FIESTA BOWL BOUND

As I have mentioned on my blog before, Tracy graduated from Oklahoma State and hubby is a big fan. This is the first time ever, that OSU has gotten invited to a major bowl. Who knows if it will ever happen again. So, Tracy, hubby and I are traveling to Phoenix, Arizona to watch OSU play in the Fiesta Bowl. Actually, I am not going to the game , I am just tagging along for the ride. I have never been to Arizona and have always wanted to go.

Phoenix is 16 hours from Oklahoma City. We will leave tomorrow and spend New Year's Eve in Albuquerque. Then we will spend two nights in Phoenix and spend a night in Albuquerque on the way back.

I plan on taking lots of pictures.

LITTLE GERMAN GIRLS

I think I have written before on my blog that Jamie's dad made a career in the military and they spent over twenty years in Germany. They still have a love for Germany. His mom has a stash of German dresses so, for Christmas she took Abby and her cousin to have their pictures made in the dresses.

CHRISTMAS MORNING

Everyone has left and the house is very quiet. I think we all had a really good Christmas and was happy with all the gifts they received. I know I was. Santa was certainly good to Carter and Karlie.Lulu liked to watch the cars go around on Carter's race track.
Carter was Santa and handed out the gifts to everyone. We have all been waiting for one of the grandkids to get old enough to do it.
Karlie decided she needed to help also.
We kept telling Karlie that she was having a bad hair day, but she didn't care. When I look at these pictures, it reminds me so much of her mommy when she was that age. Except, Karlie's hair is not as curly as her mommy's was.
Kim and Abby left to go back home to Arkansas on Christmas Eve. It looks like Santa was pretty good to Abby also.
We are going on a trip. I will be back later in the week to let you know where we are going.

GRAND KIDS CHRISTMAS 2011

They opened a few more gifts tonight. When you put the two little girls together, they spell trouble.

I walked into the computer room and this is what I saw. This pretty much sums up what happens when the two of them are together.

OUR GET TOGETHER

Michelle and family arrived last night. Tracy fixed for everyone to eat at her house. The kids had a ball playing together. The monster(Carter) chased the little girls all over the house and they loved it. I didn't get that many pictures, but Abby and Karlie would hold hands and run all through the house. It is a good thing Tracy has a big house now.

This guest bedroom has a chalkboard on one wall. It was the little boy's room from the family that lived in the house before Tracy bought it. So, Tracy just left it like it was, so the kids can play with it when they visit.

In this picture, you can see how close to the same size Abby and Karlie are.
Tracy is probably not going to appreciate me putting this picture on, but it is cute with all three on her back.

ABBY OPENS GIFTS

Since Kim and Abby have to leave on Christmas Eve to go back home, Abby opened her gifts tonight. We decided it would be best before Karlie arrives tomorrow.

A tea set from Aunt Tracy.

Yes, Abby is a little girl and Aunt Tracy bought her a Thomas the Train Set, because she loves trains. Karlie loves trains also and she also bought Karlie one.
Michelle and family will be arriving tomorrow and we will all go over to Tracy's house tomorrow night for a get together.

ABBY'S HERE

Kim and Abby arrived yesterday. It rained all day today. Just a really nasty day. So, we did not do anything. But, Kim has lots of things planned for tomorrow. Kim did dress Abby in one of her Christmas outfits and took some cute pictures of her under the tree.

Abby being silly.

CHRISTMAS DECORATING

I am finally finished decorating. I think I have done a good bit of decorating, until I read these blogs where they have just gone all out. One blog I read, the lady has decorated 14 trees in her house. Yes, she does have a big house but still, I cannot imagine decorating 14 trees. We do well to decorate just one. I have most of my shopping done also. One last trip to Target. I will make that as close to Christmas as possible, so I have to make only one trip. The gifts are all wrapped. So, now I just need to clean.

Tracy has vounteered to make cookies this weekend, so the grand kids will have something to munch on while they are here. Don't know about all kids, but ours are sweet eaters if they are allowed.

Kim and Abby will be arriving on Sunday. They will be leaving to go back home on Christmas Eve. Michelle and family will be arriving on Thursday. We will all get together at least one night over at Tracy's house. Some will be staying over there at night also.

Our tree. Kim and I looked everywhere for mesh, but we waited too late and it was all sold out. So, next year we will buy it really early and put it on our trees. I think trees look so pretty with it on. In fact I think mine looks plain without any ribbon or mesh on it. But, hubby thinks the tree is beautiful.
Candy corn has been replaced with Christmas M&M'S.

ABBY VISITS SANTA

Abby has been asking her mommy all week if she could please go talk to Santa. I am so happy she got to go.