Christmas 2010

So I was going to post a few more Christmas things last month, but it took me so long that my computer froze or it timed out or something, and it's taken me awhile to get back to it. So unfortunately I'm posting Christmas stuff in February.  

Camrie had a skit at school that she did SO good in I'm so proud of her.  She memorized most of the words to the songs she sang and one of them I'd never even heard before.  She sang Jingle Bells and Here Comes Susie Snow Fake.  She was really cute. 

On Christmas Eve the Holmes clan gets together to exchange gifts, and I got a picture of all the kiddo's in a circle minus Kiptyn.  We have a fun bunch of kids.  

I love Christmas but I have to say that I'm glad it's over.  It's become such a hectic and stressful time of year.  I'm glad that this year I tried to concentrate more on Christ then I have in past years.  We had a couple great family home evenings that helped us prepare for Christmas.  I hope my kids understood that without Christ there would be no Christmas.  I'm hoping I can teach my kids that it's not all about gifts, but that it's about Christ giving his life for us, and it's about family, and giving more then receiving.  

Merry Christmas!

Playing in the snow, Santa, the hunt, our tree.

Jamie & Camrie

Jamie decided to go inside, but while Hunter was down for a nap me an Cam made a fun sledding hill.  Am I my fathers daughter or what?

This was SO funny.  Cam went down frontwards, backwards, on her belly, back, knees.  When she went down on her belly she stood up and had a snow goatee.  Her face dipped in the snow on the way down.  We were laughing so hard.

Again, again, again...

This was cute.  Jamie set out a little bedding on the floor and laid Hunter down, put the blanket on him and he just stayed there.

Jamie with Santa

Camrie with Santa

Hunter trying to get away from Santa

It was cute, Hunter wouldn't take his eyes off of him.

My boys

Jamie, Cam, Hunter with Santa

Ron was a big help finding the elk.  Zach was lucky enough to help Colby bring it out.  Probably could have chose a better place to shoot it, they were hiking and hauling all day and then some.

Colby's elk. A couple nubs are broke off, but he shot a 5 point.

Jamie wouldn't go near it at first, then we couldn't keep her away from it.

Hunter with the elk.

We camped in the trailer for one night.  It was pretty fun.

Hunter loved it.

I got to go road hunting with the boys a couple times.

We got to bounce around a do some four wheeling in Ron's yellow jeep.

Yes I was there.

We got our tree up. All of the ornaments are from Cam's head and up to keep Hunter from taking off with them.

Busy October

October was an extremely busy month.  My little Hunt-man's first birthday was on the 9th.  He got lots of great presents and some much needed clothes, we had a great time with family.  Hunter didn't really like the cake sticking to his hands, it was hilarious.  He did however like the taste of it, so he made do. lol.

Colby's birthday was on the 21st, I wish I'd taken my camera.  We went to Tepanyaki for dinner and it was SO yummy. 

Hunter got his first tooth, it was a top one so he looks like a hillbilly, but so cute.  It's the picture of him upside down, it's the only way we could get a shot of it. He just got a bottom one in, so now he has one top and one bottom and they're both on the same side. It makes me laugh when he smiles at me. lol.  His other bottom one looks like it will come through any day.

Then party after party, which the kids just loved, so thank you everyone for the invites.

Grandma and Grandpa Holmes came over to help carve pumpkins.  It was the first year the girls really got their hands dirty.  They did a lot of it themselves, and Hunter used his new tooth to chew on pumpkin, it was pretty funny. 

For Halloween the kids were: Pocahontas, a "bad" witch, and a vampire.  Jamie also wore the alligator to a costume party, and Hunters vampire costume was major floods, so he was a hunter for the costume party.

Glad to have October behind us, now for a busy November leading to a busy December. Gotta love the Holidays, and ALL the birthdays in between.

Camrie - a "bad" witch

 

Hunter - Vampire

Cam, Hunter, Jamie as Pocahontas

Hunter's birthday.  Shouldn't have let him open the ball first. lol.

A hunting cake for the little Hunter.

Messy.

First tooth.

Attempting to take a cute picture of my three little ones.

I LOVE that they grabbed hands for the picture. (sniff, sniff, tear)

Hunter wouldn't hold still for a picture so I said, "girls run with Hunter, hurry so I can get a picture." lol.

Icky mess.

Jamie

Camrie

Hunter eating the stem, gnawing on the pumpkin, and eating any seeds he could get his hands on.

Daddy letting Hunter help with his pumpkin.

Cam's 1st day of preschool and her 4th birthday.

I can't believe my little Cam-a-lam is in Pre-school.  She absolutely loves it.  She had a great birthday too, we went to Stockton Miners Cafe and let the kids run wild, everyone from both sides of the family made it.  It was pure chaos, but she loved it.

Camrie got a Tinker Bell backpack.

My little girl is growing up... sniff, sniff, tear.

She's so excited to have her own spot for her backpack.

 

 

She chose a barbie cupcake cake.

She got it all over her white Real shirt, luckily it came out.

Everyone showed up, it was great.

Nancy with my new nephew Kiptyn.

My Mom and Dad

Hunter kept giving Kallee hugs, she LOVED it!

Stockton Miners Cafe has an awesome banquet room.

Colby got a present too.