Before the Chaos ...

In less than 48 hours Christmas will be here. It will be complete chaos... Usually at this time it is last minute trips to the store and last minute wrapping. This year I was able to get everything done by the beginning of this week. I wanted to be able to sit back an enjoy being with the family this holiday season. Destine' came home from her first semester of school with awesome grades. Four A's and One B, maintaining her high GPA. We are very proud of her and all that she has learned in her first few months away at School. Kylie has been very good. She is helping with her brother and sister. She is keeping her room neat and she is putting her toys away as she plays with them. She is making sure "Tinsie" our family elf is only taking good reports to Santa every night. Bella & Jaxson are enjoying christmas cookies and being as good as baby's can be. Jaxson got another tooth. Bella is expressing herself in many ways but make no mistake Bella will be heard! If Bella isn't happy, no one in the house is happy! We foresee a hostel take over in our near future. Daddy said "poor Jaxson and I are going to build us a nice shed in the back yard".
Our last dance class of 2011. Kylie did a nutcracker show for us on her last day and even Sissy got to see it.
We don't turn the swings on anymore but they are the only seats that have harnesses in them where they can not climb out. Bella being the monkey that she is swings herself using her feet.

Jaxson's toothy grin.

Kylie and Daddy have been very busy this Holiday season. They have baked different cookies every weekend during December.

Bella is a "Chow Hound". Never knew what that meant until I saw Bella eat. She eats like crazy. She shovels Spaghetti and loves cooked carrots.

Jaxson loves sugar cookies. It's usually a bath night after cookies.

Bella is going to be the girl that says "look I can stick my whole hand in my mouth". She can fit this whole play cookie in her mouth and only has a little sliver showing.

In the next few hours we are going to bake some last minute Christmas treats, make ginger bread houses and read a few Christmas stories and just enjoy some good old quality "family freakin' fun". We are so blessed, god has given us so much this year. We can't wait to celebrate his birthday and enjoy the complete chaos of Christmas.