Thursday, February 3, 2011

Christmas 20….10 … :-)

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Welp… the photo card is full so I guess it’s about time I posted our Christmas 2010 photos.  Yes, I know my promptness is unbelievably mind-warpingSmile 

Here she is performing at her preschool’s Christmas program.  Everyone in jammies… so cuteSmile

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Santa and Christmas day at our house this year.

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This is the look of a man who can no longer handle the Christmas morning excitement of 3 young children….

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I told him he needed to quit being a less.than.happy.can’t.stand.the.screaming.running.fighting.SCREAMING.children parent.  He understoodSmile

I, yes, I, Dina, the non-cooking type decided to take on Christmas dinner this year.  It was stressful and I can’t believe my mom has done it for so many years… but I really really enjoyed it.  The turkey was not charbroiled nor raw and the sides actually got done all at the same time.  My mom was a HUGE help, though.  Pretty sure she knew she should probably interveneSmile

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We celebrated the Willey family Christmas on the evening of the 26th over at my parent’s house.  This is always fun but more-so this year.  Maybe it was the ‘no need to rush on Christmas morning’ feeling or maybe it was the beer… regardless, it was A LOT of fun…

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This thing was hilarious!  I’ve always seen them at Bed Bath & Beyond but wondered who in the heck would actually buy one… ummmm… that would be my SISTER!  She bought it for her daughter Tabitha… ummm… but everyone wanted a try.  I have to admit, I even tried it when no-one else was looking and it’s …. FANTASTIC!!!!  I highly recommend it….

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Ok, the next series of pictures are SO typical mother/ daughter behavior in the Willey house…

My sister opened this present from our mom.  Mind you, the mat was not underneath…

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This is where my sister about wet her pants because she’s thinking our mother has fallen off her rocker and has given her a handle for her bathtub.. you know, all those times her 40 year old body needs help getting out of the tub…

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This is Mom trying her best to explain but my sister and I are laughing too hard to even hear a single word she’s saying…

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It’s just too hard to control…

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Mom is still trying to explain…

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Mom is starting to give up….

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It all turned out though.  Turns out, it’s this really cool tool for quilters (my sister’s quilts are AMAZING) to hold down their ruler thingies while they’re cutting.  I think it’s alternate bathroom use sounds good too though.

Christmas 2010 was a blast and I got to posting this so late, Christmas 2011 is just around the corner.  See, there’s always a method to my madnessSmile

2 comments:

The Wrights said...

Love all your pictures, Dina. I do have an issue with how big your kids are getting, especially Tucker. Wow! And nothing says I'm from Nebraska like a Husker quilt (which truly is awesome) and a Bud.
Thumbs up on being an overachiever and successfully handling Christmas dinner. Well done, friend.

Maranda said...

Great pictures as always, Dina! And I couldn't help but chuckle seeing your pictures of your mom and sister laughing so hard. I swear I could actually hear her laughing. That story just made me smile. :)

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