Christmas Eve 2011

We had a great Christmas Eve again this year.  We decided to open all of her presents from family and friends on Christmas Eve and then we had all day on Christmas Day to open and play with her presents from Santa and Mommy and Daddy.  This worked out really nicely and we look forward to doing it again.  It gave her time to play with each present, enjoy them more, and not feel as rushed to get to the next present!

She had soooo many presents, it was crazy and that wasn't even from Kev and I yet. . .lucky little girl for sure!  We went to a fantastic Christmas Eve church service, came home had a fabulous dinner and played with some of her new toys!

Christmas Baking

Ashley has become quite the cook and we love to make messes, so we had a blast again this year making Christmas cookies and fun snacks! :)

Ready to start Sugar Cookie dough, so it can go in the refrigerator!  

Dropping in the butter

Messing as usual!  

Chefs hat on and ready to go!

Helping Daddy with a berry cobbler goodness!  

Both so serious

Cookie time. . .she was so excited to make a mess!

Pre-Christmas Fun

We LOVE this time of year, and and every year we try to buy a few new Christmas decorations for around the house!
This is our new BLUE tree this year, we love it and it looked gorgeous with our TV room walls!

Ashley has been asking for a Christmas "choo choo" for a few years now and we finally found one to fit in our front yard!

It looks adorable in our yard and she LOVES it! :)

She is so proud of her "Big Christmas bulbs"

                                               

Ashley is still not too fond of Santa or "Ho Ho" as she calls him and won't sit on his lap. . .so we took a picture next to one of our neighbors blown up Santa in their front yard!  Hahaha

Giving Santa a kiss! :)

Kev and I have always laughed hysterically at "footed PJ's" and joked we would never make our kids wear them. . .well Ashley BEGGED us for some when she saw them in Target, and wouldn't you know she looked ADORABLE in them! :) hahaha

 First Christmas with her "big girl bed" so I had to get her some flannel sheets!  She picked out some adorable white sheets with silver snowflakes.  Perfect buy, that way we can keep them on longer, even after Christmas time! :)