Ok, my OCD is coming out. I am posting part one of my Christmas pictures after the New Year, but I am cheating and changing the date on this post. I will continue posting like this and changing dates until I get caught up. My blog serves as a journal for me and I like it to be accurate! I know..... a little strange! Earlier today I went back and read posts from years past. I laughed and cried at all of the different things I journaled about over the six years that I have been blogging on here. Some of the pictures on this post won't be great quality. I am ok with that. I am not looking for my blog to be perfect. It is just important to me that I can go back and relive memories made with my family.
My pictures have been such a mess. I have my camera, my phone, Marc's phone, and when McKenzie comes home her camera! There are pictures everywhere! :)
Right before Thanksgiving we celebrated Marc's birthday. I already did a post for his birthday, but I have been so terrible with my pictures that I never posted any of the actual day. He requested fried fish for his birthday and red velvet cake. Works for me because I hate fish! I skipped supper and could eat cake guilt free! :)
I was so excited that it worked out for McKenzie and Daniel to get to stay after Thanksgiving. My girls and I always go shopping on Black Friday. We never go early, nor do we expect any great deals. It is just a fun day for us to go out and spend the day together. I used to go with my mom when she was still alive.
We're off!
We shopped 'til we dropped! :)
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The Saturday after Thanksgiving we put our tree up. It is always chaos but the kids have a blast. Macheus broke three ornaments before we finally decided he needed to go to bed! :)
Matthew gettin' all artsy on me! :)
Sweet boys....
This is just a random picture of Macheus coming down one morning. He ALWAYS drags these stuffed toys around!.
Watching a movie with Grandpa.
We changed things up this year and skipped the gingerbread man. Matthew helped the little boys decorate a gingerbread train.
Waiting on the parade to start.
On December 18th my dad celebrated his 89th birthday! I took some of the kids for a visit to celebrate with him. My mom used to always make him a homemade coconut cake. I made one last year for him and he cried. I decided that I would make one again this year. He was excited and said, "Tastes just like mama's."
He looks pretty good for 89 doesn't he!?
We addressed his Christmas cards while we watched Christmas movies. He wanted it to be fun like when grandma was alive so we had lots of treats! :)
The next day we met my sister and her kids to eat out. This is seven of his sixteen grandchildren.
Mariah with her cousin Clayton. They have always been buddies. I didn't realize how much she had grown until I saw this picture. They are only four months apart. I know he will be glad when they are teenagers and he passes her up! :)
Carrington and Macheus. He loves Carrington and she loves him too! :)
My "big kids".
Madeline and Grandpa
He was the sweetest "Santa" I think I have ever seen.
The worker talked us into doing a family shot. I didn't dare tell him that this was only part of our kids. :)
McKenzie and Daniel were supposed to come home the weekend before Christmas but Daniel got sick and it delayed it a couple of days. McKenzie was so bummed (and we were too!) I took Madeline out shopping one night and we texted this picture to McKenzie. :(
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