December Past and Present!

Happy New Year!

We went over to ring in the new year with the Kuhn family....well our countdown was altered a bit!  We had a night filled with Pizza Zone pizza, opening Christmas presents, playing XBox Kinect, popping a few fireworks, and just enjoying each other's company!  Brooklyn loved the fireworks but Colson could do without the loud sounds.  He was a trooper at first and then wanted to go inside!  It was so fun getting to play the Kinect and watching the kids play also...that thing is amazing!  Rick's grandfather was in town and my kids love Pap!  They were so happy to see him and sit by him!  Earlier in the day Christy came to visit from Oklahoma for a bit on their way back home and it was good to see her and the kids!  Luke is getting so big and looking like a kindergartener already!  Marissa is a doll and was not shy at all about playing with the kids!  It was a fun day that ended with a 10 second countdown at 9:00 for the kids so we could give them the fun of the countdown to the new year!  We called it an early night and were glad the next day that we did!

Colson just ran right up to Pap and gave him a hug!

Brooklyn is his little girlfriend!

All of the kids with Luke and Marissa before they left.

Colson telling Brooklyn that he has the present opening under control!

Ricky liked his present!

So did Everett!

Sawyer will grow into his!

I got to help the kids play Ants in the Pants!  They had fun!

Brooklyn loved her Jesse and Colson loved his Woody!

Loving the sparklers!

Buddies waiting their turn to play Kinect!

GROUP HUG!  Colson didn't care to be involved!

Ricky and Curt competing in a game!

HERE'S TO A GREAT 2011!!!!!!  BLESSED WITH A FABULOUS 2010!

Fun at the Children's Museum

We are so blessed to have a great Children's Museum in The Woodlands which is pretty close to us!  It is a great place for kids around the age of ours!  They had a fun storytime and craft while we were there and we played with about everything there was!  It was great family time!
Colson's favorite was the story time and Brooklyn's favorite was when I read to her The Magic School Bus book!  It is interesting what they say when you ask them their favorites!

 

 

 

 

The Lewis Family Christmas

On Christmas morning, we all met at my mom and dad's house!  The kids were excited to see Uncle Frank "Marshmallow", Aunt Susan, Malorie, Neil, and Madison because they had not seen them yet since they came into town!  We got there after playing at home for a little while and had our traditional Christmas breakfast complete with Curried Fruit, Sausage Casserole, and a variety of muffins!  YUM!  We then spent a long time going one by one opening presents.  We love to go one at a time in order to see the joy in everyone's faces!  We spent the rest of the day getting Christmas dinner prepared (thank you Mimi), playing with toys and games, watching new DVDs, and playing our traditional family games late into the night!  Memaw and Pop came to join the Lewis clan for dinner and we loved having them join us!  We love our time with our family from Memphis and Jackson and feel so blessed to have them there every year for Christmas!

Brooklyn pulling her own make up out of her stocking from Mimi and Poppi!

Blast from the past!  We both played with Mouse Trap when we were little and now our kids will!

Colson loved his laser gun!

Who says we can't have Jelly Bellys at 10 in the morning?!

They went exploring with their new luggage and binoculars!

Another blast from the past...ALPHIE!

Colson with his Great Grandma!

We made our own crayons!

Brooklyn with her Poppi!

Our family game...Tripoly!

Christmas Eve and Morning at Our House

We got home from the Alford home pretty late but still had plenty of time to get Santa set up for the night.  The kids excitedly put on their Christmas jammas and ran to the kitchen.  We set up cookies and milk for Santa and oatmeal for the reindeer.  When Brooklyn was 2 she decided that we needed to give oatmeal to the reindeer.  Even though she doesn't like it, she says they will!  We also set up right next to it the picture of a nativity scene that Brooklyn drew herself.  She wanted to show Santa that it was Jesus' Birthday!  She got stayed awake so late because she was worried that we weren't going to go to sleep so Santa could come!  Colson was just snoozing away! 

Ready to lay out the cookies!

Colson was in charge of the oatmeal for the reindeer

They wanted to sit and wait on him!

Santa came!

The one morning we wanted the kids to wake up early, they didn't!!!  We were supposed to make it to Mimi and Poppi's house at 8 and the kids didn't even wake up until 7:30!  Well, we had to wake Colson up!  Brooklyn was so thrilled with her Panda Pillowpet and Marmaduke movie and Colson took a little while to warm up!  I think his favorite gift was his bucket of dinosaurs!  He loves to pretend play with them and always asks for them!  His hippity hoppity ball and her inflatable hamster wheel have already given tons of laughs!!!  Brooklyn's response was, "Thank you Santa!"

The kids must have been good this year!

Taking a bit to wake up!

All smiles!  So excited!

She went for her stocking first!

They were so excited to open everything!

Such a fun gift!

Has caused several fights but many laughs!

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!

Off the the Lewis home for Christmas there!!!