Christmas Morning at our house...

This Christmas morning was one of my favorites! It was so much fun watching Addie discover her presents from Santa! Check out this sleepy face...She had just come down the steps with her blankie in tow....and realized that something was different... This is her look of confusion.....Why are there people here this morning...and whose toys are those in my living room?

Her new car was one of her favorite gifts. She spent most of the morning in that car and she even learned to say the word "car" too! She thinks she is big time!

"Look Momma.....theres another new toy!"......Her new train table was a hit too, but the track didnt stay in place for much longer...

And of course she enjoyed the kitchen too! What a morning we had! Tim and I had a big ole country breakfast. We listened to Christmas music and watched Addie play hard for hours on end!

It was definitely a day to remember! What fun we are going to have with her for many years to come! I am a bit sad that it is all over. Tim headed off to work this morning and I already miss having him around. Addie is not going to like it one bit when she wakes up!

Christmas at my Mom and Dave's house!

Sunday we celebrated Christmas with Addie's Mamaw and Grandpa Dave! Addie spent the night there Saturday and after Tim and I got back from church, I headed over to help them get ready for our night. I spent the whole day there just playing with Addie and putting together some snacky foods! It was such a nice day. Tim came over after he helped "Santa" put Addie's kitchen set together....We all sat down to this beautiful table and enjoyed some of our favorite foods! Addie absolutely loved this new stroller from her Mamaw and Grandpa Dave. She must have pushed that thing around for over an hour.

Before we exchanged gifts, Tim, Mom, Dave and I all took Addie to our church to see a live nativity presentation they had planned for the church families to enjoy. Addie liked the adventure out, but was not too thrilled to be so close to the sheep and other animals they had there!

Mom and Dave got Addie the Rose Petal Cottage for their house. She loved it! It will definitely be something she will grow into, especially as pretend play becomes so fun for her!

Busy...busy....busy in her little cottage!

It was a really great night with lots of good food and some wonderful company! Addie is so loved by her Mamaw and Grandpa Dave and that makes me so happy!

I also have some great pictures from Christmas morning when Addie first saw what Santa brought her for being such a sweet girl! I will post more in the next day or so. I really hope everyone had a great holiday and soaked in some precious time with their families and friends. I have so enjoyed my time with my loved ones and wish I lived closer to those I could not spend time with over the holiday....Is it too much to ask that they all move to my neighborhood so that we could spend Christmas together?

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Well, I am feeling the Christmas spirit now! I finally got all of my shopping and wrapping done and was able to really relax the past couple of days. We had Christmas with my Mom and Dave on Sunday before they headed out of town, and tonight Tim, Addie and I plan on starting a few traditions ourselves. We will take Addie to the family service at the church at 5:00 and then we will head home to make some of our favorite foods to munch on until it is time to head to bed and wait for Santa! Before bedtime, Tim insists that I watch "Its A Wonderful Life" all the way through and that this will also be a part of our "Christmas Eve at the Hewitts"! I am feeling very blessed this Christmas and just so anxious to see Addie excited about the holiday! I have tons of pictures to share with everyone and plan on posting some great memories in the next coming week! Happy Birthday to my Dad on the 22nd........and a special Birthday wish to my "Mamaw" today....We miss you!

Addie and Daddy Weekend

I have class this weekend, so Tim and Addie get to spend some quality time together. I am counting down the minutes for our holiday festivities to begin. Tim has some time off next week and I am so ready to soak in some good times with him and Addie. We are going to a Christmas Party with some of Tim's friends on Saturday night ,and then my Mom and Dave are having a Christmas party of their own for us on Sunday night before they head to West Virginia to spend the holiday with my Papaw. Im sure I will be taking lots of good pictures and have plenty of fun stories to share! Now, I am off to bed and early to rise for another loooooong day of lecture!

Silly Girl!

Addie is obsessed with her belly button these days! She loves to point it out to people and doesn't care where we are or who is around, she pulls that shirt up and shows it off! This must have been a grumpy day...notice the paci.....she doesn't ususally get one of those until bedtime!

And another mean face for you.......

Addie and I are finally taking our last trip to the post office this morning to mail off one more gift and a huge stack of Christmas cards! I dread waiting in that long line with Miss Priss, but hopefully she will be in a good mood since she is sleeping a little longer this morning. We are both looking forward to having Tim home next week!

And the Santa saga continues....

Thought I would make some of you laugh and share this snap from our photo shoot with Santa....

What a temper! Too bad you can't even see her adorable Christmas dress. Don't worry, Tim and I plan on dressing her up again and snapping away, this time without "Santa" nearby.

Addie and I are going to try and finish up some last minute Christmas shopping today. I have gifts to package and get in the mail, so I am assuming they will be fashionably late! That's okay....I actually love getting surprise gifts after the holidays, so maybe my gifts will be a welcomed surprise!

Getting ready for Christmas...still....

Do you think Addie wants me to come and get her or what? And poor Lily, she just looks frightened!

Unfortunately, I am still having a hard time shopping this year for Christmas. All I have the motivation to do is buy for Addie....what is wrong with me? The child does not need much at all and really won't know the difference anyways, but I still just want to spoil her rotten. Don't worry, Tim and I are sticking to our guns and have not made any purchases since the "big one" last month (her play kitchen), but when I do go out to shop, I always end up in the baby section or the toy aisle! What I should be doing in those aisles is picking out something for a child that really could use those things....a new toy or a new outfit to wear for a little girl who doesn't have many new things to play with or new outfits to choose from. Perhaps that will be a goal for Addie and I this week as we venture out to finish up Christmas shopping!

Last week I posted about the new tree that Tim and I purchased and planned on using for years to come since the darn thing was outrageously expensive....remember? Well, this morning I spent a good chunk of time, taking all of my ornaments off that stupid tree and we hauled it back to the store for a refund! The lights were slowly burning out and it just kept getting dimmer and dimmer. So Tim and Addie and I made our way up to Garden Ridge where we ended up lugging another tree back home to redecorate and take our chances on! Geeez......I've had enough tree decorating to last me a while..wish us luck!