First Christmas Gathering

was at Grandma and Papa Coles on Sunday, December 16th instead of Christmas Day this year. We didn't know if we would make it due to the storm, but we ventured out, better late than never we said :) I was worried it wouldn't feel like Christmas having it earlier this year but it was really nice, more relaxing. Everyone was spoiled as usual! Alaina got alot of books (her favourite!), an outfit, doll, webkinz penguin, a word whammer for the fridge and a wagon! She sat in her wagon most of time after that lol She wasn't as interested in opening the gifts as I had hoped, she was soo busy watching her cousins and wanting to go play with what they had she didn't realize she had fun things to get into. I think Christmas morning will be alot different and more exciting, at least I hope so. I'm not putting anything under the tree until then and we are going to let Alaina open all hers first :) I forgot to take pics, I'm soo bad at doing that every year there :( Maybe Aunt Erin or Grandma will have some I can get and post later on.

Winter Wonderland

We had our first snow storm of the year on Sunday, Dec 16th. So I asked Alaina if she wanted to go out and play while daddy shoveled. Of course, she did, she loves to go outside. So we got bundled up and she played. She didn't want to sit in the snow but had fun brushing it off her slide and walking around. I had to make her go back in the house before the wind gave her little face frost bite, she wasn't very happy!!!

She wanted to swing, crazy kid! Sure was hard getting her in and out :P

Oh Christmas Tree...

We decorated the Christmas Tree on Dec. 1st. I'm alittle behind posting about it. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves LOL

Alaina had to go to bed before we were done, so she got a picture with the finished tree a seperate day :)

She's been really good not touching the tree, doesn't bother with it at all if the lights aren't on. She's only tried to pull the beads off once and a couple ornaments, mostly santa a couple times, much better than I thought she would be!!

Christmas Pics

We took Alaina to Walmart to get Christmas pics done this year. I know a pic with Santa at the mall will not be an option this year! And these will be the last professional ones for her now until the baby arrives! Alaina did really well, I almost got suckered into most of the poses but the new walmart has changed some of their package prices and it is Christmas so I have alot of money to spend elsewhere! So here are the two we settled on, Enjoy! :)