Saturday, December 27, 2008

CHRISTMAS FUN!




things were done a little differently this year. Rob is the oldest of six kids and his youngest sibling just got back from his mission, so the entire family came in for the holidays. it has been so much fun so far. on christmas eve we decided to take advantage of our land and take everyone out to go 4 wheeling and shooting. it was a lot of fun!!!! a little wet towards the end, but still a lot of fun. we ended up having to pull Rob's truck out of the mud. 






Christmas eve night was spent baking cookies, opening pajamas, spreading out reindeer food, reading little drummer boy and tucking in 5 very excited children. On christmas morning, Jakob is always the first one to wake up. i listened to him tiptoe downstairs while i stayed in bed. he is very expressive and dramatic and i could hear his surprise as soon as he saw the tree with all the presents and stockings. i then heard his foot steps coming back toward the front stairs only to realize he was unlocking the front door and opening it. he then says as loud as he can and at 7:30 in the morning, "THANK YOU SANTA!". how cute.

once all the kids get Rob out of bed and after they open their stockings and take the traditional picture on the stairs, the kids got to see what santa brought them. everyone was satisfied except Jakob. the only thing he wanted was the power rangers jungle fury movie and it was not there. (his grandparents had gotten it for him). we then cleaned up a bit, relaxed and got ready to do our traditional christmas meal at the Waffle House. we had a very relaxing day and enjoyed all the wonderful toys we got and watched our movies and just rested and recovered from the very busy Christmas we have had! MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE BOOTS! 

Thursday, December 18, 2008

COOKIE BAKING DAY 2008






Every year at this time my sister, my mom and I have a very special tradition to bake cookies. we usually make our favorites and package them just right for all of the kids teachers, our friends and our neighbors. through the years with the birth of a child, the festivities get a little more entertaining! we always have so much fun and the cookies are ALWAYS so yummy.

PICTURES OF COOKIE BAKING DAY

  NICO'S GINGERBREAD MAN


       DECORATING COOKIES!

EATING THEIR CREATIONS! YUM.

MY CRAZY SISTER SHOWING OFF HER 
MAD BAKING SKILLS!

OUR CRAZY KIDS!

GUESS WHAT WE GOT!

Saturday, December 6, 2008

LOCKS OF LOVE




Annelies has had long hair since she was born and she has also had the biggest heart. she is such a sweet heart, so when she heard about locks of love and what it was, she didn't want to wait. she was ready to donate and has been waiting patiently for her hair to become long enough. today was the day and she was beaming with excitement. i have to admit i was more nervous than she was, but the end result is beautiful. i am so proud of what a giving little girl she is! 

Thursday, December 4, 2008

THANKSGIVING AT SCHOOL



this year i think the kids schools did a good job at preparing them for thanksgiving. annelies and nico's school had a practice meal. annelies discovered that she really liked broccoli and they both found out that pumpkin pie is delicious! jakob's class had a big feast with lots of food and talk about how thanksgiving got started. he still has not stopped talking about INDIANS. i also got to see annelies play a turkey in her class play. she was the cutest turkey ever!!

THANKSGIVING IN GEORGIA





i love the holidays..... i love the smells, the excitement, the family, the food. i love watching my kids get all happy and bounce off the walls (in small doses). this year thanksgiving was at my house and i had so much fun planning it and preparing for it. sofia and i made an "alphabet" sign and had leafs prepared to hang on it with everyone's name on it set at their plate. (the assignment was to write what you are grateful for on the leaf). everyone had fun with this and they didn't have to say it out loud. after thanksgiving, rob and i set off (by ourselves) to tennessee. it was nice to get away for a little while anyways.... it's the most wonderful time of the year!!!