Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We had a fantastic Christmas this year! It did start a little early...Tyson likes to wake up while it is still dark outside (6:30), so he and I laid on the couch upstairs, watched cartoons and waited for Lily to wake up. She is a good girl and woke up about 7:45.

Lily got a new baby, stroller, high chair and bed from Santa.Tyson got two monster trucks from Santa...although it looks like he is more interested in the snacks in this picture!Christmas chaos!

We were able to just relax all morning and take our time enjoying what we got. Then I made homemade egg mcmuffins (don't you love how McDonald's has a hold on that!) They were delicious!

Our annual family picture in front of the tree. I know Brandon looks a little funny, but while I was setting up the camera the kids looked sooo cute!

Our family!

(Tyson made sure that Lily held her new baby!)

Around noon we headed over to my Mom's house. All of us were able to meet there at the same time! It is always so much fun to have everyone together! We ate yummy food, opened presents and watched old home video's that Ange and Cam found!

Ange and I always make the family take an annual family Christmas picture!

Tyson just had to hold his new lion and Bumblebee transformer!

I love my family!

I was so excited Christmas morning to dress Lily in her cute tutu skirt! I love having a girl! My sister Tiffini made me these amazing necklaces ( I am trying to grow up and wear jewelry) but Lily would not let me wear them! She was wearing her pink necklace and my two new necklaces all at the same time!

After my Mom's we headed over to the Russell's. We opened presents, enjoyed some great poems written by Stan! Then we ate a yummy ham for dinner!
We always love spending time with Stan, Marilyn, Zak and Colin and Cori!

It was a perfect Christmas!












A few days after Christmas we headed to Colorado to see our cute Niece Addie get Baptised!
Here is what I packed!
The kids were "great" at helping me pack!



At the hotel Brandon and Lily snoozing!
Lily had a horrible cough so each night she slept with one of us. None of us got much sleep, so any nap time was heaven sent!


While we were there we did a little Eagle Court for Zak!
All of the Russell boys are now officially Eagle Scouts....or is it that Marilyn has become an Eagle Scout 4 times over ;)!

Lily and her Papa!

Lily wasn't very chummy with anyone except for Mom and Dad! By the last day she did finally warm up to Papa...lucky guy!

I was sad to leave because Tyson had so much fun with his cousins! They would run and play and scream and play for hours. Tyson didn't even care to eat he was having so much fun! (in fact he lost 2lbs while we were there!)

Here he is with his cousin Paige.

Here are cute Lily and Trey standing on chairs...naughty...naughty!

Paige, Tyson and Brinley playing until the last minute before we left!

We had such a great time in Colorado! Thanks Derek and Jill for letting us destroy your house!

We saw Princess and the Frog with everyone.

The Girls (and Colin) went and saw Sherlock Holmes while the Boys took the kids bowling! AWESOME!

We got to see Zak get his Eagle.

We and got to see cute Addie be baptized and confirmed a member of the church!
We had a great trip!

I love Brandon's Family!



I stole this picture from my Mother-in-laws blog.

Here are all the Russell grandchildren.

Chandler, Addie, Paige, Tyson, Brinley, Trey and Lily.

In all the pictures of all the grandkids together Lily was screaming! That's my girl!

The video is of Tyson Christmas Morning. Enjoy!