Merry Christmas 2011!

Merry Christmas from our home to yours!

I hope your Christmas is Merry and Bright and filled with special memories with your family!

Many more Christmas blog posts to come.

Merry Christmas!

Love,

Jen, Tom, Summer and Tucker

2011

Our most precious gifts...Summer and Tucker!

A Thankful Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving was wonderful! It was our first time hosting at our house and Tom did a great job. I am the organizer and Tom is the cook so we work well together. He did 2 turkeys...one smoked on the Big Green Egg and one in the oven (brined the day before). He was a busy chef and everything turned out delicious with plenty for leftovers for days! YUM!!!

It was a Thankful Thanksgiving that started off with Summer and I watching the Thanksgiving Day Parade (recorded so we could fast forward the commercials and any boring parts in case you were wondering how I kept a 2 year old interested). After that we had a big brunch at my parents house and then home to get ready for the Thanksgiving Feast that we had that evening so GAB (Great Aunt Beth) and GUJ(Great Uncle Jerry) could make it!

To think we are about to have more yummy feasts again this weekend with Christmas Eve (Tom) and Christmas Day (my parents) meals!

We are so thankful for these 2 sweet children of ours! Summer 2 1/2 yrs old and Tucker almost 8 weeks old.



Aunt Lis with her little "burrito".

GAB gets to meet Tucker! She had a great time holding Tucker their whole visit. He is such a cuddler that he didn't mind one bit!

Jerry took over carving one of the Turkey's so Tom could focus on some other yummy Thanksgiving item.

Summer with her special place mat.

Summer is ready to eat!

Melissa and Damian

The Chef himself!

Mom and Dad

Tucker hung out in his glider for the meal.

Aunt Beth brought Summer a special gift...big girl nail polish!
Summer had her fingernails and toenails polished!

Thanks for coming to visit GAB and GUJ!

So I just realized these next photos needed to be rotated. Oops! Just turn your head or computer! LOL :)

Meeting Santa Claus!

Meeting Santa was pretty special....

more below!

Sadie, Leah, Tucker and Summer in their Christmas PJ's all ready to meet Santa!

Summer and Sadie being silly!

Christmas cookie decorating!

Meeting Santa Claus!

Summer loved meeting Santa this year! She happily sat in his lap and let him know that she wants a Snow White doll for Christmas (since then she has added an item every time we have seen Santa at the mall so it's up to Snow White, Dora doll, and a Hello Kitty toy-not a bad list for Santa to keep up with).

Tucker just hung out while we did the photos. Leah and Sadie were visiting so they came to meet Santa as well. Santa comes to our neighborhood and we can make an appointment to see him. The pictures turn out great (thanks Mr. Brett) and it's such a nicer experience then waiting in line at the mall.

Leah was impressed with Santa but however Sadie was not. We even tried hiding Santa but with her not feeling well we weren't able to get her in a picture.

Pops with the sleeping elf!

Getting ready to exchange Christmas gifts with the Sawyers!

Leah gets to hold Tucker again!

I told you Jason came as well! :)

Smiles from Tucker our sweet elf!