Parties, Parties, Parties!!!

This Christmas season started really early for me. I started playing Christmas music and decorating back in October. I dragged this holiday spirit out for as long as I could!!! But I must say that I'm SO READY FOR IT TO BE OVER!!! I usually hate to take down decorations and hate for the Christmas season to end, but for some reason I'm more than ready this year. Don't get me wrong, I had a wonderful Christmas season! But for some reason, I'm just ready to move on into 2010 and start a fresh year with high hopes!

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FAMILY CHRISTMAS PARTY

We started out our Christmas celebrations with the Pew/Higginson/Oram party. I love it when we all get together. We always have so much fun and eat yummy food!
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Here is Hannah and Abby leading everyone in a Christmas song...

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Paige reading everyone a Christmas story...

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Kylee, Becky and Hannah acting something out while playing "Christmas charades"...

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Brian not sure what to do for his charade - haha....

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Kylee acting out her charade - the kids loved this game (I highly recommend it at your next family Christmas party)...

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David being "typcial Uncle David" and messing around with all the kids. He came straight from work so he was in the mood to take down some kids...

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Sydney and Madeline leg wresting - it was on...

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CHRISTMAS

A few days later came Christmas morning! It was so much fun celebrating Christmas this year with Kylee. She's almost 4 1/2 now so she really understood everything about Christmas. I love that she understands the true meaning of Christmas too (Jesus's birthday).

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The night before getting Santa's cookies and milk ready...

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Sleepy but VERY excited to open all her presents that Santa brought her...

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David had quite a few funny faces Christmas morning. He didn't know he was going to be getting so many presents from me. He was a little confused and didn't know what they were. Get ready for a "face" show...

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Ughs!!!! He loves them...

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Not sure what this is...

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Then realizing what it was and looking at me in total surprise...

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Showing off his new phone to the camera! He hasn't put this thing down since he opened it...

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After Kylee opened all her presents under the tree, she had a special present that Santa left for her on the patio...

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Woo hoo! A new big girl bike...

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Putting up the last ornament on the Christmas tree counter...

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Kylee was a very good girl this year!!! She still had more presents to open at Grandma and Grandpa Montez's house too! She was loaded with gifts this year...

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And yes....Santa ate all his cookies and drank all his milk...

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She was ready to go and have fun with all her new toys...

I recorded everything on our camcorder while at my parent's house so I didn't get any pictures from that portion of our day. But my Grandma and Aunt Queenie were in town and it was so much fun to spend this Christmas with them.

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MP CHRISTMAS PARTY

A couple days after Christmas, all my friends got together for our annual "MP" Christmas party. I always look forward to this party because it's the one time during the year that we all get together. We all live in various parts of the county and don't get to see each other very often anymore. So this is always a very fun party!

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Kimberly and John! Came all the way from Texas! We love the Bakers...

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Our beloved Heidi!!! She brought this dang electric-hot potato ball that shocks you. Leave it to Heidi to bring the fun and dangerous games! We love her...

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This is about right....

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I love my girls! Kimberly left before we took this picture so we are sad that she isn't in the picture. We are also missing Heather who couldn't make it this year from Idaho. But we missed her so much! Tausha made these CUTE beanies for us. Love them...

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Heidi and her friend Dane. It was fun to have the "singles" of the group bring their guy friends. It adds something special to our party! Yay....

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Jodi rapping to "I'm a Little Teapot" during a game of truth or dare - haha....

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The one and only, Christina Margarita Contreras!!!!! She's the raddest girl ever...

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Jodi and her friend David...

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The lovely couple, aka - The Pews...

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No MP party is complete without this amazingly delicious treat! It's become a tradition that Mary (Heidi's Mom) has to make this for us every year. So good...

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We ended 2009 by having a little party at the Walkers house with them and the Williams'. It was a fun party filled with games and FAR TOO MUCH SNACKING, but I'm so thankful for the great people in our lives. This 2009 year was a roller coaster ride of ups and downs but I'm thankful for every down and loved every up! I wouldn't change anything that has happened to us over these past 12 months. We have learned so much from every experience. I can't wait to see what 2010 has in store for us. Happy New Year everyone!