Monday, December 26, 2011

I'm {Still} Dreaming of a White Christmas...Part Two

And the afternoon fun...


She was soo excited to get the American Girl doll that looked just like her!

Dane has been begging for a something from BYU. Here it is!
 
He was stoked for new game players!

Playing "Swammi" to guess what's inside


So excited for new puffles from Tash

Who would've guessed beanbags would be this entertaining?




Snarfing down Christmas dinner

Modeling the new bride outfit her doll got


Annual Christmas photo

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas {Morning}...

No snow. Not even a hint. Days of sun before Christmas. It was a strange December. But Santa came anyway...he sure did!
Memorable Christmas moments:
*Kids waiting at top of stairs as they've done since they were tiny.
*Daddy taking WAY too long to emerge from bedroom to see what Santa brought!
*A mysterious ringing coming from under the tree. It's Mom's phone...no, it's Daddy's...it's not?! Well...whose is...is it MINE??? *SCREECH* 13-year-old burrowing through gifts to find the ringing package!
*Much anticipated, highly awesome Christmas breakfast (kids talk about it all year!)
*Stopping all festivities to get ready for church, *sigh*
*Mom/daughter loving singing in the beautiful Christmas program
*Meeting with the Bishop for last-minute tithing settlement (what?! Yep, had to get it done!)
*Rush home to change back into jammies
*Posing for annual Christmas Sunday photo (kids groaning and wishing it wasn't so)
*Cheap-o camera battery dying, forcing Mom to use good camera...wow! Nice Christmas photos for once!
*Dragging out gift opening for ten hours...that's right...church will do that you!
*Littles parking themselves on new beanbags for the entire day and declaring them the best invention ever
*Much indecision on what the traditional Keckley Family Christmas Dinner will be! Make chicken croquettes AND Ronni rolls to please everyone (*tired Mom*)
*Family snuggled together watching a movie to finish the day