A White Christmas!

Well, we were so lucky this year to get to experience a White Christmas. Hayven was so excited because she does not think that Santa can come unless it is snowing outside. They were not sure what to think about how cold it was outside even though they were very bundled up. We did not get to stay out as long as I would have liked, but they had a great time. We came out once after their naps and then came out again later after dinner because it just continued to snow all day and build up more and more. I was so excited that my girls got to experience snow this year because we were not able to travel anywhere to find snow. These will definitely be pictures to look at in the future because we do not get snow here in Texas.

Here they are when they first came out, Hayven was not afraid but Jordyn was not so sure what to think.
Hayven throwing some snow in the air.

Trying to make Jordyn go in the snow and she did not want any part of it.

Our family picture in the wonderful snow!

Jordyn throwing snowballs at Daddy!

Hayven throwing snowballs at Daddy!

Look at how much snow there was at night after snowing all day. Jordyn was finally excited to go out and play in it.

Hayven loves playing in the snow, she wanted to go skiing!

Here we are trying to build a little snowman and funny enough it did not melt with all the other snow today outside.

Hayven wanted to make a snow angel and had so much fun doing it!

Jordyn gave it a try making a snow angel just like her sister.

Christmas 2009!

This year we got to celebrate Christmas one day early because Price had to work on Christmas Day. Fortunately, for us the girls to not know the difference and so they were just excited that Santa came to see them. They got a large barbie dollhouse for both of them to play with. Jordyn got a pink car, dora and boots, a tag reader, several books, and more. Hayven got a leapfrog handheld game, some games to go with it, ballerina barbie, and more. They were both so excited about the presents that Santa had brought for them and have continued to play with them daily for a long time. Now, we have got to figure out where they are all going to go and get rid of some of the ones that we already had. Later in the afternoon my mom came over and brought them both American girl dolls and accessories to go with them. They love their new dolls and have had to take them with them everywhere. This makes me really excited because this is what I wanted for them for Christmas was to have a favorite doll that they will want to take with them and play with for years to come. It was a great day and we even got to watch it snow outside as well. We did not get to go to the church service because the weather was so bad and we were not going to attempt the roads to get there. It was a good day though getting to hang out at home as a family! Thank you Lord for this wonderful day that we got to spend together to celebrate the birth of Jesus!

Here is what the room looked like after Santa was finished!
The girls coming downstairs to see what Santa brought them. We had to literally wake up Jordyn at 9:15 to come in and see!

This was Jordyn's favorite book that she got!

Hayven loved her new princess pajamas.

Jordyn driving her new car!

Here is Jordyn with all her new presents!

Both girls with their new barbie dollhouse.

Hayven posing with all her new presents.

Jordyn doing her sassy pose!

Both of my sassy girls!

Jordyn opening her salon chair for her new doll.

Hayven with her look alike American girl doll!

Jordyn would not show me her new twins but this is what I got with her Oma.

Getting ready for Santa!

We had to do Christmas a night early and so last night the girls got to put out reindeer food on the front lawn. Also, they put out pralines and milk out for Santa Claus. They were so excited that Santa was coming to see them and went to sleep extra fast!

Here they come with their reindeer food!
A little sprinkle here and little sprinkle there!

Hayven was so excited to be putting this food on the grass!

She was having so much fun!

Jordyn liked putting it on the sidewalk!

Here they are eating the pralines that we put out for Santa Claus!

Christmas with the Clark Family!

On December 23, we celebrated Christmas with the Clark family. It was a fun time for all and the 4 girls always enjoy getting to spend time together and play with one another. We got to have some yummy hens, rice, green beans, and rolls for dinner after opening some presents. It was fun and the girls were so tired when we left that they were passed out in the car within 15 minutes of leaving. The girls got lots of fun toys and dolls that they have enjoyed playing with.

Jordyn had so much fun getting to hold her cousin's new puppy, Piper. The puppy laid in her lap and fell asleep and I just thought it was so cute.
Hayven got a cheerleader Barbie and she thought it was great!

The girls are patiently waiting to open presents!

Aren't they all so cute!

Jordyn got her ballerina doll and loves that it even came with a bar that she can stretch at.

Jordyn opening her presents.

Hayven likes her baby doll that Gammie and Pops bought that has curly hair too.

Grand Prarie Lights!

Price got this great idea the other night to go out to Grand Prarie and see the lights that they have there right by Joe Pool Lake. It was craziness! We waited in line for an hour before even getting into the park and then it was about 2 hours to get through the whole thing. And then of course it is an hour drive for us back home. Needless to say, it was fun, but not planned very well. We did not get home until midnight and the girls are still recovering from being up that late. The lights there are very pretty and they have a place for you to stop in the middle to see Santa and get some snacks and stuff too. It was a great time and the girls enjoyed it especially since they got to ride in the front seats with us to look at the lights. We will try to do it again next year, but definitely earlier in the season than the week of Christmas!

The entrance to the lights!

We liked this part where they had tribute lights to the soldiers!

Walking to go in and see Santa and get some hot chocolate!

Hayven next to some lights they had!

Trying to get both the girls to look at the camera!

Jordyn looking at the bear and the rest of the lights instead of at the camera.

The end of the lights, it was a beautiful show!

Halpain Family Christmas 2009!

We had a great Christmas party today with the Halpain family. The kids always have a great time when they all get together. We had a great lunch today and a fun time getting our first Christmas presents of the year. The girls had a hard time containing themselves all day because they wanted to open the presents that had their names all them and really did not want to wait til later. But, we managed to contain them and they waited for everyone else to open their presents. This was a hard Christmas for our family because of the loss of my grandfather, but we had a great time and remembered him on this special day.

All the kids at the table enjoying their lunch.
Some of the kids waiting for us to start opening presents.

Jordyn showing her new pink sweater boots that she got.

Hayven showing her new pink sweater boots.

Hayven opening her new pajamas.

Jordyn enjoying opening her presents.

Trying to get a good picture of all the great grandkids! Hayven, Katie, Devin, McKinlee, Jordyn, Tanner, Natalie, and Jamie!

Tried to get one of them standing up so that you can see their whole pajamas, but obviously they were done taking pictures at this point.

Jordyn loves for me to take pictures of her and so she was posing for the camera and then wanted to see herself.

Hayven singing and dancing away!

Our neice, Katie, looking so cute in her new nightgown.