Christmas Eve & Christmas 2009

On Christmas Eve we started the evening with a party at Joe's Aunt Laurie's house. We enjoyed some great food and conversation and then we were off to my parents house. They had more good food and we play the traditional Christmas Bingo game. We won a lot of fun stuff. Including a knife set, Cineamark gift card and a shave set. Then the our little ones got to open one present. We then headed home to get ready for bed and make sure that things were in place for the visit from Santa.
Christmas Day was very eventful. It always includes 2 breakfasts starting at 9:30am, one at Joe's moms and then one at Great Grandma Bonnett's. A trip to Great Grandma Bills' house, Opening gifts at Grandma & Grandpa Bonnett's house and then finally landing at our house around 6:00pm. We then have Joe's and my parent's over to see the gifts that Santa left. We love that we have so much family here to share this time of year with, and that they have so many fun traditions for us to look forward to every year. We also feel very blessedvto have so many wonderful blessings in our lifes! Merry Christmas! Here a a few pictures...

Addy & Jess Christmas Eve

Crew awake and ready for the party!!

Bonnett Boys & Little Boy

Crew & Grandpa Dave.

The boys

The girls

Addy loves her Grandma Lani!

Brad & his girlfriend Kels. (I wish she would have got a ring for Christmas..=[ Come on Brad! We love her! NO MORE ALASKA!!! Boo!)

Ben & his soon to be wife Jess. YAY January 7th!!! She will be the new Jessica Bonnett

Addy & Crew with Grandma Lani & Grandpa Dave

Finally after many, many, many attempts, getting to open one gift on Christmas Eve...wonder what on earth it could be?!?!
So excited about her Christmas Jammies...haha

Opening Crew's present

Jammies for Crew

One of Addy's favorite parts. Leaving cookies and milk for the Big Guy!

After Santa left our house on Christmas Eve...

Looks like Santa enjoyed his cookies & milk!

Christmas morning. Crew wondering what is going on! =]

Our "Little Elf" bum

Just what she asked for! So excited about her new Train Set!!

Loving it!! Hours of Entertainment

Addy's presents

Merry Christmas!!!

S*A*N*T*A

Telling him what she wants for Christmas.

Showing me the sucker that Santa gave her.

We took Addy to visit Santa last night. She was so excited! She kept waving and blowing him kisses while we waited in the massive line. A little part of me thought she might be scared of him....not at all. When it was her turn, she went right up and sat on his lap. He asked her what she wanted for Christmas. She told him a train set. He said, "Oh, that is a really good idea, is there anything else that you would like?" She said, "No, that's all." He told her to go to bed early on Christmas Eve and fall asleep quick because he has a lot of houses to visit that night.
After we left she told us, "That was so cool!! He is so Magical!!" (Can she just stay this innocent age forever?) Thanks Mom for watching Crew for us!

Bonnett Fam X-Mas Party!

This past Saturday was the Annual Bonnett Family Christmas Party! I forgot to take my camera unfortunately...but we snapped a few pictures when we got home! It was a lot of fun as it always is! The family gift exchange/steal game is always a hit. Next year I am going to videotape it. Regardless, I got exactly what I wanted thanks to Addy rolling a 6 on the dice for me 1 minute before the game ended and saving us from the dreaded Santa Face. She was just as excited as I was about the gift. She keeps telling me, "Mom, I threw that dice and stole those pillows from Aunt Claire." Who was also fighting for them! (sorry Claire, but look how cute they look on my couch!...=] =] =]!)

Oh...the JOY, I love them!!

Last but not least...Here is a little Crew Love...He turned 2 months old on the 13th. It is smiling and talking and getting so chubby! (Joe says his legs look like drumsticks) I love this little guy and we are so glad that he is in our family. He has his 2 month old check up on the 28th. I am excited to see how he is doing/growing!

(hand moving a little too fast for the camera!)

Our Christmas "Crack Snatcher"...

When we started pulling out the Christmas decorations this year, Addy was pretty scared of the Nutcracker. We decided to put him under the tree.
That night Addy called from her bed to us and asked if we had put that "thing" away? We told her yes and to please go to bed.
In the morning Addy and I went down stairs to eat breakfast and she spotted him under the tree still and said, "Hey Mom!! I thought you put that Crack Snatcher away!!" I just about died laughing!! So if you are on crack, make sure you don't come to our house this year. Apparently we have a snatcher on the loose. (Here are a few pictures of the two of them. I am trying to get her to warm up to him. He is a really cute one, I think!?)

***HaLlOwEeN***

Our cute little frog...

and pretty little Dorothy.
(Grandma Lani made this dress for Addy, and just in the nick of time. She was so proud of it!! Thanks Mom! What would I do without you?!)

Trick-or-Treating on Springville Main with Grandpa & Grandma!

Lots of Treats!!

HALLOWEEN PUMPKINS!!!!

Addy and her little brother! She loves to hold him.

Grandma Lani & Crew

This Halloween was fun! We dropped Addy off to go trick-or-treating on Main Street with Grandpa & Grandma. Then Joe, Crew and I went back over when they got back and had Steak Fajita's. Addy loved answering the door and handing out treats. She was hooking everyone up with about 9 pieces per person!! Good thing they didn't have that many kids trick-or-treating this year. We then headed to Grandpa & Grandma Bills' for a visit. When we got home, Joe took Addy out to a few houses in our neighborhood. This is one of Addy's favorite holidays. She kept asking Joe and I all day what we were dressing up as. She was pretty disappointed when we didn't. Luckily Grandma Lani dressed up like the wicked witch. Addy thought that was the BEST!! We are still explaining to her why all the Halloween decorations are down now. =]