Christmas!!!!!!

It's that time of year again...Thanksgiving comes and goes and it causes panic. I always freak out that I haven't ordered Christmas cards OR bought any gifts! This year is different...I am much calmer than usual. Maybe because I am doing everything online?!

There are SO many things that I love about Christmas...I mean we basically count down from Easter, right? Decorating, are you kidding?! SO much fun! One of my favorite things about "the season" is exchanging Christmas cards. I have kept the cards from years past and always go back and look at them before I send mine. I enjoy seeing families change each year. Someone got married, got a new dog, or had a child. I rip open the envelope (saving the return address) and post them around our kitchen door frame. I do look at them when I open them, but I seriously look at them everyday and notice something new. Maybe it's my lack of attention to detail...it takes me a little while, ha! Tiny prints has the most awesome Christmas cards. Here is one that I really like. 

Favorite card on Tiny Prints

Now to choose a picture! I like this one but I didn't have my flash on and I will need to doctor it...

Mulligan for the season?

As I was uploading this weekend's pictures, Addie climbed up next to me, picked up Andrew's iPad and opened her learning game. What in the world?!?! She is currently looking at pictures on Facebook...seriously?! When did she grow up?

We love going to Oxford to see our friends. If we are good at football, that's a plus. Clearly this season was strictly social. We had a great weekend with friends and got lots of good pictures. 

 It was Sean's first trip to meet M.E.'s family! We got to hang with them for a while Saturday.

Family photo in the grove 

 Haley and KJ

 Staring at someone

 Uncles! Charles and Matthew

 Girl pic

 It's been a long time since we all got together for a pic

 No tears this year!

She seemed pretty happy...

Rambling

For the first time this year, the fireplace is on. Andrew hates when I turn it on, but because he is working, Addie and I can do what we want. We are currently curled up watching Cars 2. We have both been stopped up and of course I am an adult (sometimes) and can blow my nose. Addie doesn't know how to get rid of it so she's just been throwing up mucus. Yuck! Before I leave for school each morning, we lay in my bed and watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. This morning was a little bit different. While enjoying Mickey, Addie threw up a little bit on our comforter. Mind you, we have an oversized california king. Now I have to take our huge comforter to the laundromat because it won't fit in our front loaders. The funniest part of it was that she started dancing right after. Love this age...

I have to share what we did at school today! I have been teaching about Washington D.C. for the past week. Well, I happen to have an awesome friend (Mary Ellis) that lives and works in D.C. We "facetimed" with her this morning in my classroom! My students each came up with one question to ask her. I hooked my iPad up to my projector and displayed her beautiful face on the screen, ha! One at a time, they stood in front of the iPad and asked the question. They thought it was awesome!!!

On a different note: tomorrow I am getting the iPhone 4s. Finally! I am SO excited. If they are out by the time I get out of school, I will be crushed. Let's hope for the best.