Christmas Day 2009

Gotta love bed head! Oh, and notice the beautiful tree that Ethan and Lydia decorated all by themselves! I was going to fix it up a little, but I thought I would enjoy it and be more particular next year.

OOooh. I just want to kiss Brielle's cheeks and rub Ashlyns cute bald head!

Chillin' like Bob Dylan, on a perfect Christmas day.

Little sweetheart. I shall call her "mini me."

Not sure if scarfs compliment my chin or not (thinkin' not!) but it was a cute pic of Ash teething and a good close up of my hair accessory Aunt Suz made for all us girls. Love them!

Fran talking to her missionary in Cambodia. We love you Austen. Can't wait to see you in September!

The Eyre Shin-Digg!

Awe. So cute. Cory and Whit. They must be enjoying being baby free for a moment!

Such cute gals. Natalie and Kalani. And yes, as far as I know, they are both single!

Steve and one of his newest grandboys, Garrett. We didn't do the Live Nativity this year because of all the young babies and how stinkin' cold it was, but Steve read the scripture story and we watched a DVD instead.

Grannie and Grandpa with our sweet kids. We love you both and enjoy all the time we spend together.

Briellee Belly playing with her Grannie. Thanks Fran for sacrificing your only afternoon off to play with the kids while I studied. It means so much.

Its a girl thang. Me w/Brielle (never empty handed, okay sometimes, but rarely!) and Katie Bobadie.

Jared with his beautiful Mom and the Tinies.

We LOVE Christmas time!

We asked the kids to get their shoes on and this is what we got! They are pretty goofy I tell ya. The funny thing is I remember doing this with my Dads shoes.

Ethan and Lydia putting the final touches on their handprint wreath.

2009 Picture with Santa. This was our 2nd attempt and we only had to wait an hour. So much work just for a pic with the fat guy in the suit. (I even had to check Ethan out of school an hour early. Bad Angie.) Was it worth it though? Of course! We'll be making this an every OTHER year tradition as of now!

Lydia didn't realize that once she put the letter in there its off to the North Pole. No matter how many ways I tell her, she is still wondering what happened to it. Lydia wanted "lots and lots of presents" along with dolls and barbies. All the fellar wanted this year was Wii Super Mario Bros. and new socks and underwear. Score.

We started a new tradition at our house this year. We had an Elf Dinner and everything we had was finger foods and miniature size. It was pretty last minute but turned out really fun. The kids loved it.

Chatterton/Dean PARTY!

Me and my handsome husband chowing down on yummy bean dip!

The wonderful hosts, Clarissa and Matt.

Jessica and Chaison.

Ash, me, Mike, Belle, and Matt.

Brian, LJ, and Camille. They made cute fleece blankets for all the kids.

My dad with 8 out of 9 of his kids. (Stevo, you should have flew in!)

All the sisters (except Anna banana) and the sis in laws (except Kristine, once again, should have flown right in!)

My Grandma and Grandpa Hood with my Mom.

My Mom (can't tell huh, she looks like one of the kids!) and most of the siblings. Missing Stephen (in Air Force stationed in England) and Grant (on a mission in Missouri).

Grandpa David with some of the grandkids. What little cuties Olivia, Vincent, Sage, Kira, and Lydia are!

Sweeten Christmas Brunch

It was so fun having a Christmas party first thing in the morning but the tinies were wishing they had their cribs! Here's Ashlyn passed out on Dad.

Grandma Doris sure knows how to put on a party. She is so kind and thoughtful. I definitely couldn't have passed Math class sanely without her help around here. When she comes to help, she doesn't mess around! Our kids just love her.

Lydia and Becka are angels and Ethan a wiseman. Such a fun nativity!

Dawnie, me, Mandie, Keri, Dena, and baby Mikah. Just a few of the cute girls at the party!

6 month old Tinies

Jareds cousin, Allegra, is a phenominal photographer. She lives in Seattle but came to visit during Thanksgiving and we were lucky enough to get in with her. I mostly just wanted some cute ones of the twins but she also took a few family shots and some of Ethan and Lydia that just melt my heart. I love them all, I will put them on FB but here are my top 5! Enjoy.

Brielle is always trying to suck on Ashlyns head, so I just love this one that captured the moment!

Oooh, they are too cute for words. I know I am a little biased though.

This one made me cry the first time I saw it. It is now blown up in their room. So tender.

I love their wrinkly backs and their tiny toes, and of course their cute little heads!

This one cracks me up. Ashlyn had her first two teeth on her 5 month bday and she has been teething ever since, so she is constantly just chewing on anything and everything. Brielle has been the happier tiny for sure and just goes with the flow. Anyways, I love the basket she put them in and their little hands and facial expressions.

Thanks Allegra. You are the bomb! We love ya and appreciate your talent and love of photography.

December 2009

What spazzy kids we have! Jared is one handsome dad stuck in between those cutie pies.

Went sledding with Dad while the girls stayed warm inside!

Happy Tinies after a nummers feeding. They love their breastmilk. They won't even take a bottle anymore, must be the teething thing. Oh well, I will continue to enjoy it while it lasts.

Say what?! The tinies chillin' in their bumbos checking out the snow.

So cute. It is so much fun having two little bambinos. I just want to kiss them all day.

We've got some intense Guitar Hero going down.

Olivia, Kira, and Sage. What a wonderful singing trio!

The snow is not going to stop this girl from riding her favorite big wheel! I just had to shovel fast enough so she could scoot around!

Post Thanksgiving

Can't get enough of this girl. She is my little sidekick.

Vincent, Ashlyn, Michelle, Brielle, and Olivia at my moms for a Thanksgiving dinner. Yum.

Josh, Ethan, and Isaac just chillin'.

Brielle pulling a funny face outside with Dad.

Ashlyn sporting her 2 little teethers outside with Dad on a different, colder day!