Christmas

Christmas this year we went to Michigan to spend it with the family. We spent Christmas Eve with my family all day long. Shawn, my dad and brother-in-law Joe went out to lunch together and us girls stayed back at my sister's house with the kids and they made sugar cookies for Santa Claus. When the guys got back and we were all done baking we open gifts and then we had dinner. It was a great day and was so glad that we spent the whole day together because after that I did not get to see my family because they got sick with that flu that is going around. I'm so happy we got to spend the whole day together but also sad that I did not get to see my family the rest of the time we were there.

Christmas day was spent with Shawn's family. The girls got up that morning to see that Santa had came and ate their cookies they made and left them a letter and filled their stockings and left them gifts. This year Santa only brought one gift each for the girls to Michigan and then brought the rest to North Carolina. We told Santa that we just don't have the room in the van to bring everything home. So Santa brought Sydney a netbook computer and Brooke got her IPod that she wanted.

Christmas this year with Brooke was so much fun. Everything is got she loved and would say that is what she wanted. My sister got her a pair of boots that she wanted and when she opened it that was her best gift ever!!! She pulled them out and hugged them and said I love them and I wanted them and had to put them on right away. Don't get me wrong Sydney loved everything also but Brooke this year was so much fun.

The girls also got to go sledding when we were in Michigan with their dad and papa's. They had so much fun. We also got to see some of our friends but not everybody.

We left a day early because bad weather was coming for Michigan. We got home and Santa did bring the rest of the gifts here so the girls got to open all of those. In all the girls had a great Christmas and we had a great time in Michigan even though everybody was sick and we did not get to spend time with my family.
Brooke making herself look pretty with the lipstick.

The cousin's---- Hailey, Sydney, Gabe and Brooke

The girls getting ready to bake cookies for Santa Claus. My sister got them aprons.

Cutting the cookies out.

Gabe getting lunch.

Cookies ready to go into the oven. They did a great job.

Decorating the cookies. Brooke looks like she is eating the frosting instead of decorating.

Cookies are finished and now they are trying one to see how they are.

Hailey showing her finished cookies.

Brooke eating one of her finished cookies.

Sydney eating one of her finished cookies.

Time to open the gifts

Gabe wanted to help Sydney.

Time to open!! GO!!!

This is where Brooke got her boots from Aunt Kathy. I love them, they are my favorite she said.

Brooke putting on her boots.

My mom and dad opening there gift from us kids.

It is a TV!!!!

Girls playing with the glow dome that Sydney got.

Sydney with her gift from Santa Claus.

Brooke with her gift from Santa Claus.

The girls with Papa getting ready to start sledding. Brooke was so happy to see snow.

More gifts at Mimi and Papa Wilson house. Brooke got that Michigan State shirt from them and had to put it on right away.

Girls opening up more presents from Aunt Lisa, Mimi and Papa Wilson.

Brooke got winter crocs and as you can tell she wanted them on now.

When we got home the girls open up the rest of their gifts from Santa and from us. Brooke got a new ride.