Christmas Begins At 7:00 A.M.

So Our Christmas started at 7 AM.....Well.....mine did at least. Justin's started at 9:03 and Annie's started at 10:13. But who is keeping track? Anyways. We had Justin's parents and sister over for Christmas morning presents and cinnamon rolls. Yummmmmmy! That was the start of one unhealthy eating day for me....but thats beside the point....Justin and I opened presents and enjoyed the silence, while everyone else waited patiently for Annie to awake......including a few "I am just gonna check on her" wake up attempts by Justin's dad. She finally woke up, my child likes to sleep in...thank goodness! She opened up her gifts which included clothes, toys, and books from her auntie Katie and a VERY cute miniature Graco baby doll set from her Grandpa and Grandma Carlson. Once the set was taken out of the box and assembled, by yours truly, Annie tried to get into each thing. She tried to sit in the stroller, and managed to actually get into it, and after that she climbed into the bassinet. I guess she figured they looked just like hers, so why not! It was cute! I only have pictures of her in the bassinet, Auntie Katie will have to send me the others! She also got little bath tablets that change the bath water different colors. It is really cool! These pictures show the water as blue, but it was actually purple!

Annie thought it was cool that the water was different....I didn't think she would even notice...but as you can see, she was pointing at it and saying "Dat". Which means "That?"

Annie got two baby dolls this year, however, she only likes to push Bella around in the stroller. All day long......back and fourth!

I taught her how to say Cheese!
Then at about 12:00, we headed over to my parents house for presents! Annie got this four wheeler and a bouncy/ball house! She loves the house...not too sure about the four wheeler. She also got lots of books and toys!

After that, we went to Justin's Grandmother's house at 3:00. Again, Katie will have to send me those pictures...I always forget my camera! There, she got tons of stuff from her Ya-Ya and a camo bear and bathtub boat from her Great Uncle Steve! Then we went over to my Grandmother's house at around 6:30. There, we were told of a new arrival coming in August! Heather and Eli are expecting! Woohoo! It's about time we get another baby for Annie to play with! We got home around 12!!! That's usually how every holiday goes around here!

Then, the next evening, we had my Dad's side of the family over for X-mas goodies and for the little ones to get a chance to play together! This side of the family actually has other kids for Annie to play with! My cousin Brianna has a son Isaiah, and Beth and her Hubby have two boys, Athan and Cash!

This is my cousin Beth's baby, Cash. He is 6 weeks older than Annie.

Here Annie is showing everyone how to do a somersault!

Marcus and Athan

Isaiah

Every time we get together we take a picture of Beth and I, and our two kiddies. This one was taken two weeks after Annie was born.

This was taken in June, and I believe Annie was 9 months and Cash 10.

And this was taken on Friday. They grow up so fast! And apparently Cash likes the way stripes make him look! Haha

This first video is of Annie and her dolls. She likes to put them to bed and sing "Rock-a-bye Baby" to them. Although, all she says is "Baby" and rocks back and fourth!


And this video is of Annie pushing Bella around in her stroller.

Tooth Count....1,2,3,4......5!!!!

We finally got Number 5!!! He has been peeking out for a while....and has finally come out into the world, or mouth, of Annie! Woohoo! The sad thing is.....now she is lopsided. She has two on top and two on bottom, both in the middle. And the newest addition is on the left side, on the top......Not balanced at all....drives me crazy! But hey, at least she got another one! Apparently my brother and I both took forever to get teeth. And by forever I mean, I just got a baby tooth removed a year or so ago, and there was no permanent tooth under it. And my wisdom teeth never came up because my back molars never came out, so when it came time to get my wisdom teeth pulled....they took my molars instead....leaving the wisdom teeth to now act as my molars. That was in 2005.....and they are just now starting to come through! Crazy..I know! But the good side, I have NEVER had a cavity...knock on wood!

It Snowed!

Okay okay.....it didn't really snow. Justin and I went on our annual mountain road trip to the snow on Saturday! My parents watched Annie so that she wouldn't have to sit in the car for that long, even though she does really good in cars and usually always falls asleep. But this is a trip that Justin and I usually do by ourselves. Anyways, we had a lot of fun and I spotted a few "Monster Bucks" as Justin would call them. While I was spotting....Justin filled the truck bed with snow! That is also a tradition! We brought it all the way home and Justin made a snowman in the front yard with some old potatoes and olives! Haha.Lots of people stopped and took pictures....I guess it would be pretty weird to see a snowman in a front yard when the weather is nice a sunny and no one else has any snow in there yards....and the fact that it NEVER snows here....But anyways....we went outside and played in it and had snowball fights. I must say....snowballs hurt! I'm not a fan of that game! Annie didn't like touching the snow with her shoes and every time we tried to get her to stand in it she would lift her legs up so that we wouldn't put her down! It was pretty funny! Anyways...enjoy!

Annie's First Hair Cut!

Annie had her first hair cut Yesterday. My friend Kurston cut it at her salon. Now I know her hair isn't that long, but it was growing really weird and I couldn't take it any longer. It looked like she had a mullet. She has about 3 cow licks and she has less hair right above the back of her head then everywhere else. Its pretty funny looking. And everyday it is going in a new direction. She can thank her Daddy for that. Not me, I have the straightest, finest hair EVER! Not one cow lick on my head! Justin has a bunch! Anyways... I wasn't quite sure how she was going to do, you know, having to sit still and all. But she did very good. Kurston gave her a squirt bottle and she played with it the entire 5 minutes we were there. We just had a little taken off the back and her bangs trimmed. Or should I say her "One" long bang trimmed.

Justin's family went to Hawaii last week and brought back a little hula outfit for Annie. We even got her to dance in it!

Here is our family X-Mas present this year! With help from Justin's parents, we were able to get a new T.V. Thank goodness! Our old one was a huge box that was starting to go out! And yes we have little stockings this year, but only because Annie can reach the normal size ones and I didn't want her pulling on them and having a stocking holder falling on her little head!

And this beauty if from my parents for X-Mas! It is a high "Counter Top" table. It matches our coffee table too. We love it! As you all know.....we had converted the dinning room into Annie's play room months and months ago. Before she was even crawling! But now she pretty much has the run of the house so I took the gates down, picked up the carpets and foam letters, and moved her toys into her room! Now we finally have a table to eat dinner at! Oh, I sold our old table at a garage sell about a month before I made the dinning room into Annie's room! Hahaha! So it has been a LONG time!

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Holiday Lights!

Tonight we went to a local "Zoo" that does a Holiday Lights show every year. This was our first year going and we had a lot of fun! Annie didn't pay much attention to the lights. She was more interested in walking, grandma's hot chocolate, and the snake friend she made! But hey, she had fun! All the lights were really pretty. We ate hot dogs and kettle corn, and washed them down with hot cocoa. It was also REALLY cold, however Annie and I were both wearing many layers, so we were nice and toasty. The scary part of the night was when my dad was holding Annie and he accidentally tripped over a log and almost landed right on her! Luckily he caught himself before he fell! It was totally scary! But all in all, it was a fun filled night!

They even had signs that were spelled wrong! Computers have a thing called "Spell Check" you know.....

Annie sat on Santa's lap for the first time, and she didn't like it! I was surprised because she is very friendly and will go to anyone!

Justin got his booty stuck while trying to get off of the train! It was hilarious!

Grandma saw Airplanes!......Or maybe they were cars on top of a hill driving.....but she thinks they were airplanes!

We rode the carousel. It was Annie's first time....she wasn't amused.