You know me. I am a sentimental person. I just can't help myself. So knowing this was our last Christmas in my childhood house was bittersweet, especially since Kristen wasn't there and mom left earlier than she had planned to be in KY for the birth of Christopher David and Avery Christine on New Year's Eve. (Wouldn't that have been cool to have the twins born in different years?) Depending on what happens with the sale of the house we may be able to squeeze in 1 more trip. I'm hopeful.
Brunch with Tiffany (my twin tower) and Nancy Metzler, Coach Brown, and Coach Lucky and Patti Luckenbaugh. I also saw Pam Weidman and Sandy that day, but I forgot to take pictures when we went to the high school:
Dylan reading with Uncle Atim:
Mom and her son:
Nothing like starting the day setting off firecrackers in your jammies with G-pa:
Followed by a haircut from your personal barber,
who gets paid in kisses:
Dylan loved the tree swing:
But he REALLY loved playing in the snow. He did not want to come in. Ever. Probably because he had no clue G-pa was thinking about dropping the snowman's head on him:
Helping daddy:
G-pa, G-ma, Dylan, and Snowman:
G-ma and the snowman. *sigh* I love the Christmas lights:
Autrey, Dylan, and I tubing (with Meagan holding Colton inside):
Someone was excited for Christmas morning:
Mrs. Claus stealing Colton's sugar as he examines his cute Future Missionary tag:
All Dylan wanted from Santa was cars.
And couldn't be distracted long enough for a 'real' picture with G-ma and G-pa:
But G-pa is just as bad as Dylan in that regard...
Tickle time:
The girls (and Ken) went to see Hugh Jackman...I mean, Les Miserables. I saw it on Broadway twice and the movie was fantastic. I didn't enjoy watching 1 part involving Anne Hathaway and a, well, gentleman client, but I loved the rest. We came home and had our traditional roast beef feast:
Crowns from the Christmas crackers:
We went to Hershey's Chocolate World:
Which made little Buzz so happy, even though he didn't get any sweets 1st hand:
On the Chocolate World Factory Tour ride:
The shadow makes Meagan look like she has a beard too. Bah ha:
By the Chocolate House:
Hot chocolate and cookies:
Some day, little man:
Big brother loved it:
Awwww:
He snarfed his cookie in true Dylan fashion:
Fun in the hot tub. We all have fun in the hot tub. *wink, wink*:
G-ma made Batman and Superman capes for Dylan. 2 Videos of him running around the house in them:
Little Batman and Big Batman:
Some of the intense Ping Pong action:
Drove the boys nuts when mom (and her bad back) would beat them:
Good-byes the day Meagan and Ken flew out, a day or two before mom:
After mom left we went to the YMCA splash pad. It was all foggy from the heat so I didn't get a picture of Colton's 1st time in a pool. He liked the water though. And Dylan played in the snow as often as he could:
2 tubing videos. Sorry, they are sideways:
And when it got too cold to tube outside, we went sledding down the stairs. 3 sideways videos of the antics. The 2nd one is when Aut and Dylan hit the Cuddle Bag I was sitting on and knocked me back into the kitchen set. I apologize for the weird high pitched laughing/talking voice in that one. (Think Emperor's New Groove - "Is that my voice? Is that MY voice? Oh well."):
Autrey and I went on a double date with Tiffany and her fiance', Chad, who were cracking themselves up working the cameras:
Brunch at Baker's Diner with Carla, Laura, Tiffany, and I:
Miller Christmas in 2 years will hopefully be in the new house in Utah!
