Saying Good Bye to Pluto the elf
Checking out the circuit set
Playing our new Pictionary game
Sunday, December 24, 2017
Christmas Eve
We got home from Mimo's and we got too lazy to get back out and go to church. We had a quiet evening letting the kids play with all their toys from the past couple days. Lindy got Pictionary from Aunt Anna and Uncle Brian so we all played that together. We finally found a game Lindy will play with us! We did all our Santa preparations - got his milk and cookies out - and made the kids go to bed!
Christmas and Birthday with Lynn
Sunday morning we got up and had church and then we headed over to Lynn's for Christmas with her. Her birthday is also Christmas Eve so we celebrated that as well.
We had a very traditional Christmas meal of Moe's Mexican food! ha! Lynn usually fixes a brunch but that was going to be tough with Christmas being on a Sunday and church on Sunday mornings. She decided to do lunch, and while the kids and I were in MO for Thanksgiving, the family decided on a taco bar lunch?? The week leading up to Christmas, Lynn ended up with a stomach bug and she didn't feel like cooking, didn't want to cook and we didn't want her cooking us food! ha! Moe's to the rescue. It actually turned out pretty delicious.
We moved on to presents which of course the kids were all about. They got presents from Mimo and from their aunts and uncles. They got lots of new games and books. Mimo sponsored a search and rescue German Shepherd for Lindy and she thought that was super cool. Will got a really neat circuit set he has done some really cool things with. They both got books they have really been wanting. One that wasn't out to the public yet - having your aunt run a bookstore has its perks!
We finished with Christmas and moved into birthday. Mimo opened her birthday presents and we finished the day with birthday cake.
It was another good Christmas celebration!
We had a very traditional Christmas meal of Moe's Mexican food! ha! Lynn usually fixes a brunch but that was going to be tough with Christmas being on a Sunday and church on Sunday mornings. She decided to do lunch, and while the kids and I were in MO for Thanksgiving, the family decided on a taco bar lunch?? The week leading up to Christmas, Lynn ended up with a stomach bug and she didn't feel like cooking, didn't want to cook and we didn't want her cooking us food! ha! Moe's to the rescue. It actually turned out pretty delicious.
We moved on to presents which of course the kids were all about. They got presents from Mimo and from their aunts and uncles. They got lots of new games and books. Mimo sponsored a search and rescue German Shepherd for Lindy and she thought that was super cool. Will got a really neat circuit set he has done some really cool things with. They both got books they have really been wanting. One that wasn't out to the public yet - having your aunt run a bookstore has its perks!
We finished with Christmas and moved into birthday. Mimo opened her birthday presents and we finished the day with birthday cake.
It was another good Christmas celebration!
Christmas Eve church outfits
Lindy took our picture
and then Will took our picture!
Wall of presents!
Happy Birthday, Lynn!!
Ellie and I in our matching buffalo plaid!
Saturday, December 23, 2017
Christmas with Bob and Suzette
Saturday, December 23rd, we headed to Mint Hill for Christmas with Bob and Suzette. Because Molly and Corbyn had to leave early afternoon, we opened presents first thing when we got there. The kids loved that!
The kids were super excited to open their first Christmas presents of the season. They were both super excited to get Amazon Echo Dots. I wish I could tell you how many times the word 'Alexa' has been uttered in our house since Dec. 23rd. I wish I got paid every time Lindy says it. She might possibly be ontrack to wear out her name. They love them. They play music and they ask questions and they talk to each other. They even learned to call people from them. (When they had friends over and they called their friends' moms. And Nana. And Lindy and her friend accidently called one of my high school friends and left a message - that went something along the lines of "Is this recording? I thought we were calling your brother. This is the Southerns. We can't answer the phone so don't bother us. Alexa, hang up." My friend forwarded me the message so we got to hear the whole thing!) Needless to say, calling is no longer allowed in our house! ha! They got other fun presents, like a laser game and a Barbie and dog that has puppies, but Alexa is definitely the fave present from GrandBob and Suzette!
We enjoyed a nice lunch together and we played with Ellie outside. It was a great first Christmas of 2017!
The kids were super excited to open their first Christmas presents of the season. They were both super excited to get Amazon Echo Dots. I wish I could tell you how many times the word 'Alexa' has been uttered in our house since Dec. 23rd. I wish I got paid every time Lindy says it. She might possibly be ontrack to wear out her name. They love them. They play music and they ask questions and they talk to each other. They even learned to call people from them. (When they had friends over and they called their friends' moms. And Nana. And Lindy and her friend accidently called one of my high school friends and left a message - that went something along the lines of "Is this recording? I thought we were calling your brother. This is the Southerns. We can't answer the phone so don't bother us. Alexa, hang up." My friend forwarded me the message so we got to hear the whole thing!) Needless to say, calling is no longer allowed in our house! ha! They got other fun presents, like a laser game and a Barbie and dog that has puppies, but Alexa is definitely the fave present from GrandBob and Suzette!
We enjoyed a nice lunch together and we played with Ellie outside. It was a great first Christmas of 2017!
Ellie got a cozy coupe!
GrandBob and his Grand youngins
Suzette playing the VR racing game!
Friday, December 22, 2017
Almost Christmas
Our final and last activity in our packed Christmasy fun weekend was the celebration of Lindy's special day. Because her special day was on a Tuesday, we celebrated Sunday afternoon. By her choice, we did the same thing we did last year. We hung out with Ms. Marci and the dog she is training to be a guide dog. Last year we hung out with a dog named Daisy and this year we hung out with a dog named Mae. Mae is from the Guide Foundation for the Blind. Ms. Marci brought Mae over to our house and Lindy got two uninterrupted hours of training Mae and giving her lots of belly rubs. She pretty much asked Ms. Marci two hours of uninterrupted questions too! Ms. Marci is so very sweet and kind to spend time with Lindy and she is so sweet with Lindy. We are glad we've struck up a friendship with her and Lindy was so excited she was training a guide dog.
Lindy lost another tooth on Monday night, 12/18. It had been loose for a few weeks and it's shocking she let it be in there that long. Normally if she has a loose tooth she gets it out as fast as possible. She enjoyed getting her dollar from the tooth fairy.
Lindy's actual special day, the day she came home from the NICU, was Tuesday, December 19th. She woke to a handmade sign by daddy and balloons at her breakfast spot. I went and ate lunch with her at school. She chose her best friend, Josie, to sit with us. Josie did sit with us for about 10 minutes but then her dad picked her up for a dentist appointment. Then she went and got another girl, Sophia. That night Lindy chose to go eat at Wendy's for her special day dinner. I think she likes the Coke machine there - ha! At least it was something different than McDonald's, their normal choice. The kids sure do love their special days. It is a special day for Drew and I and it's a day all to their own - not one they have to share with their sibling.
Wednesday night when I got home from school Lynn and I took the kids to Greensboro. I needed to get a Xmas present from a store over there. We ate dinner at Panera Bread and then we drove through the Sunset Hills neighborhood. I've always heard about the balls they hang from the trees and wanted to see it. To say we underestimated the amount of Xmas balls in tree is a true statement. Street after street after street all had them up in their trees. Everywhere you looked there were balls in the trees! It was super cool to see them all.
Our dog, Aiden, celebrated his 3rd birthday on December 20th. Hard to believe we've had him almost 3 years. We got him special treats from the pet store over the weekend so the kids gave him one in the morning and that evening. I think he enjoyed his day. ha!
I finished working on December 19th for the year and the kids finished school on December 21st. We came home after school and I took Lindy to get her fingernails done. She had gotten a gift certificate for her birthday so I thought some Christmas nails would be fun. They did her nails with some cute snowmen and they made her wait for them to dry for ever. I finally made an executive decision to leave since no one was coming to check on them. They were super cute and she liked them.
We threw a change of clothes in a bag and we headed to my parents' house in Mooresville. My sister and nieces flew in that evening and we all got to their house about the same time. We dropped the dog off and then we all went out to eat. We spent the night and the kids got to play together on Friday. I think my mom, sister and I went and did some shopping. We ate dinner and then the kids and I headed home that evening.
Lindy lost another tooth on Monday night, 12/18. It had been loose for a few weeks and it's shocking she let it be in there that long. Normally if she has a loose tooth she gets it out as fast as possible. She enjoyed getting her dollar from the tooth fairy.
Lindy's actual special day, the day she came home from the NICU, was Tuesday, December 19th. She woke to a handmade sign by daddy and balloons at her breakfast spot. I went and ate lunch with her at school. She chose her best friend, Josie, to sit with us. Josie did sit with us for about 10 minutes but then her dad picked her up for a dentist appointment. Then she went and got another girl, Sophia. That night Lindy chose to go eat at Wendy's for her special day dinner. I think she likes the Coke machine there - ha! At least it was something different than McDonald's, their normal choice. The kids sure do love their special days. It is a special day for Drew and I and it's a day all to their own - not one they have to share with their sibling.
Wednesday night when I got home from school Lynn and I took the kids to Greensboro. I needed to get a Xmas present from a store over there. We ate dinner at Panera Bread and then we drove through the Sunset Hills neighborhood. I've always heard about the balls they hang from the trees and wanted to see it. To say we underestimated the amount of Xmas balls in tree is a true statement. Street after street after street all had them up in their trees. Everywhere you looked there were balls in the trees! It was super cool to see them all.
Our dog, Aiden, celebrated his 3rd birthday on December 20th. Hard to believe we've had him almost 3 years. We got him special treats from the pet store over the weekend so the kids gave him one in the morning and that evening. I think he enjoyed his day. ha!
I finished working on December 19th for the year and the kids finished school on December 21st. We came home after school and I took Lindy to get her fingernails done. She had gotten a gift certificate for her birthday so I thought some Christmas nails would be fun. They did her nails with some cute snowmen and they made her wait for them to dry for ever. I finally made an executive decision to leave since no one was coming to check on them. They were super cute and she liked them.
We threw a change of clothes in a bag and we headed to my parents' house in Mooresville. My sister and nieces flew in that evening and we all got to their house about the same time. We dropped the dog off and then we all went out to eat. We spent the night and the kids got to play together on Friday. I think my mom, sister and I went and did some shopping. We ate dinner and then the kids and I headed home that evening.
For Lindy's special day we had Miss Marci and Mae over!
Sweet Mae was so pretty!
She enjoyed belly rubs more than she did training though!
Her actual special day!
Lunch with Josie
Dinner with Wendy. ha! Dinner at Wendy's!
A small sampling of the Christmas light balls we saw
Aiden's birthday! One of his treats. Practicing patience!
Getting her nails done!
Aiden got a haircut and looked so handsome!
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