Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from the Rogers' House! We hope Santa brings you all that you want! ;)

December 22nd - Christmas with JonThomas

On the 22nd, our friends Jonathan, Stacy, and JonThomas came over to do gifts and make gingerbread houses. Ava was in heaven to have JonThomas here, but apparently is in tattletell mode, because she kept being whiny and running over to tell when JT was playing with her toys. But like always, she was sad when he left! Girls! Anyway, Ava is crazy about JonThomas and she loves playing with him. After they first got here, they exchanged gifts. JT gave Ava a piano and a Fairies sticker book. Ava gave JT a mini-Clue game (late bday) and a Webkinz cat. Ava was so cute opening her presents and JT was tickled with his. We got them together for a few pictures, but they ended up being mostly crazy little outtakes. You can see that everything JT does, Ava has to do. I will post some of their gingerbread houses at a later time.

December 21st

December 21st was a pretty uneventful day. We slept in a little later than usual since we were worn out from Christmas in KY, but we still made it to church. After church we swung by Taco Bell for lunch. I had a photo session that afternoon while Daddy and Ava napped. After I got home, I took a small nap, and then we ate a quick bite of supper. Even though it was super cold outside, we bundled Ava up in her Christmas pj's, coat, mittens, hat, and a blanket so we could go see Christmas lights. We really wanted hot chocolate, but couldn't find a place open that sold it. On our way home we stopped by Nana and Pop's so Ava could see their Christmas tree and visit a little bit.

More December Daily Album Pages

Here are the pictures of the pages I completed for my December Daily album. I am a lot behind due to my little cold and the business of the season. I have enjoyed doing this, I just wish I had more time to devote to it!

December 20th- Christmas at Nanny's

On Saturday we headed up to KY to spend Christmas at Nanny's house. This year with money being tight we focused on the kids in the family and a lot of us didn't exchange gifts. Bo came up with some fun games to play and we enjoyed BBQ instead of a traditional Christmas dinner. The kids were even visited by Santa and as you can see from the pictures, Ava was very weary of him. It was a nice family Christmas, especially for our first Christmas without my grandfather. But, I know he was with us in spirit, and I am sure he was yelling at the great-grandkids for running on his carpet.

The Nutcracker Wars

I admit it. I have a tiny phobia/fear of nutcrackers. I find their creepy little eyes and scary little teeth to be slightly disturbing. So for the past few years, Mike and Bo have made it his mission at Christmas time to find a severely scary nutcracker and bestow that to me as a gift.

This year these adorable little decorations have been finding their way into the mail and into my home. Today the 2nd package arrived and Ava came running in with a pair of scissors (which in my defense she climbed up onto the kitchen counter to retrieve) and a box covered in nutcracker stickers. I decided to video the experience and share it with you.

Invasion of the Nutcrackers- (in 3 parts)



Part - 2 - Nothing really exciting here, just Ava trying really hard to open a present and doing a lot of heavy breathing.



Part 3 - The contents revealed