Some Good, Clean Fun!

I told him he could only squirt a little of it, but you know how that is....it's like trying to squirt only a little bit of whip cream out of the can when you're eating strawberry shortcake! What a blast he had getting clean last night!!! Something tells me we'll be buying a whole lot more of this Mr. Bubble!

Christmas 2011...

(The 'boys'....waiting patiently for daddy to wake up)

(Remmy rips right into his presents...and a few of Kiersen's too!)

(The Santa Gift - His Aligator Boat!!!!)

(What, no more presents for me???)

(Kiersen's Cabbage Patch Baby....Funny thing is, his birth certificate name was Larry Cayden)

(Kiersen & Uncle Steve)

(The gang)

(Kaiden got his shark ship and hasn't put it down since then)

(PawPaw's girl)

(Exhausted!)

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As typical, Christmas was busy again this year. First we woke up bright and early to open gifts at the house, hopped in the car and headed to Grandma & PawPaw Bouchette's for more gifts, loaded everything in the car and headed back home to unload, repack and head to Grandma Nan & Paw Paw's house for more presents. Let's just say that Kaiden & Kiersen (and mom and pop) slept very well that night.

A Snack for Santa...

(Remmy....trying to tell me that HE wants the oreos!!!)

(Pretending to be asleep...he's determined to catch a glimpse of Santa this year!)

(Waiting for a peek at Santa too!!!)

(Reindeer must've been hungry...)

(And Santa must've been REALLY hungry!)
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Well....Kaiden made sure to put out extra carrots for the reindeer, and nearly a whole pack of oreos for Santa! Kenny joked that Santa may be too fat to make it back up the chimney after eating all those cookies! It's hard to believe after all that hustle and bustle at the north pole that the big day is finally here! Merry CHRISTmas everyone!!!

Christmas Eve 2011...

(Kiersen and Uncle Gary)

(Pops)

(Kiersen's First Present)

(This is the Simba He's Been Wanting)

(Carree & Kiersen)

Christmas Eve 2011....Kiersen's first Christmas....Kaiden's been wild (told me he's waited long enough for Santa to arrive).....lots of good food, family and fun at Gary & Delle's house. Where am I going to put all this new stuff???? Missing all the ones we've lost....Grandma and Grandpa Bouchette and Uncle Barry....they're not here, but they'll always be here in my heart. Super excited that next Christmas we'll have a new little one to love (that wasn't phrased right.....next year we'll have a new little nephew to love is what I meant to say). Santa has arrived and this Mrs. Clause is going to bed....HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!

Awhhh....

Kaiden loves his little sister!

Nine Months Old (12/19/11)

Kiersen turned 9 months old on Monday. I feel like she's growing and changing every day. She is very active now and rarely stays in one place for too long. She enjoys feeding herself with her hands, splish splashing in the bathtub, crawling on Remmy, playing trucks with her brother, and recently started clapping her hands, which is adorable. I can't believe my baby is 3/4 of the way through her first year!

Boys in the Kitchen...

Last weekend Bryar stopped by to see Kaiden. Perfect timing since I was just baking up a fresh batch of sugar cookies (compliments of Pilsbury). The boys enjoyed decorating them....and the counters....and the floor.....and the table! There's nothing I love more than seeing little hands at work in the kitchen!!!

Christmas Shoot 2011

(Doesn't it look like he's up to no good?!!?!)

(NOT Happy!)

(My lil' elf)

(I love this picture)

(Kaiden and his darn faces....)

Right after Thanksgiving we took the kids for their Christmas pictures. Between Kiersen being fussy and Kaiden making crazy faces, we didn't get too many that stood out, but I thought I'd share a few of them anyway. Merry CHRISTmas everyone!