Jesse and Jocelyn Come to Visit

On Saturday, Angela, Steve and the twins ended a Disney cruise and came by for a visit. We all gathered at my mom and dad's to see them, and celebrate with a little pre-Christmas party.  

 Tessa loves her grandpa and she loves to give hugs to him, too.  Look how cutely she gives hugs!

 She gives kisses, too.  Cute, huh??

 This little munchkin warms my heard.  Watching these two makes me so happy!!!

 ouch! She can be a little grabby...

 Look at this little darling and her little ladybug boots!

 Here are all the kids opening their matching Christmas duds.  They were so excited for their new clothes!

 These two were so cute.  Emmy was so happy with her new outfit!

 We gave Jocelyn a dress.. I think she liked it.

 Cute girls!

 Emmy photobombed....

 Eli gave Jesse a little flying alien thing!

 These two got along SO well!

 The big girls!

 All the grandkids... oh wait, except one!

 Everyone--except Colin! He was in the playroom!  haha.

 A new grandparents photo, with Colin this time!

 Love Emmy's face here!

 Love Sydney's face here!

 Emmy needed a photo with her grandparents alone!  LOL

 Here's one of all the girls...Emma was on her way out, so we snapped a few really quickly.

 Here's one of my mom and her two little girls...

 Me and Ang...

 All the big kids, so cute! love Dora's little hands.  She's such a cute little person!

 JAZZ hands!

Doctor of the Year

Whit won this enormous award this month--Doctor of the year!  They called to let me know in advance, and I had to keep it a secret for almost two weeks.  If you know me, you know that nearly killed me!! BUT I kept my mouth shut AND I got all four kids to the hospital in time for the surprise.  It was really hard because I had to get ready and get the kids ready AFTER Whit left so he wouldn't suspect.  I had two kids to collect from school, too.   With my mom's help, we made it!! The kids were so happy and proud! But not as proud as me.  I always knew he was the best doctor out there, but now the secret is out and everyone knows!  LOVE YOU WHIT!! 

 We all had a free lunch there afterwards.  Our kids were the only ones there.  Haha.

 Here's my mom and Brian. I thought this one looked pretty with the white poinsettias and the red shirts!! My mom looks gorgeous!

Brian looks suitably ... scary! Ha.

 Kids loved the event balloons.  I am guessing they didn't really grasp the significance of the whole thing.  Oh well.  They know their dad is awesome!

I am so proud of you Whitney!  You are still my number one blessing.  I thank my heavenly father every single day that he sent you to me. :-)  This award didn't change how I feel about you, but it does confirm that you're generally awesome.  In every way!

Boogers!

While I was shooting photos of the girls, I caught these.  TOO FUNNY!  I think the obviously funny bit is Emmy's activities, but Tessa and her hair grabbing was pretty cute, too! 

I LOVE these girls!! more than words can ever express.  I am so lucky to have them in my life.  I am sad Dora will start school next year.  We have such a sweet dynamic at home right now.

Three Girls Wish you a Merry Christmas!

I got some cute shirts for the babies and an outfit for Dora.  They all happened to put them on the same day (haha) and I had to take a few photos!  I think I got some cute ones.  I love this little baby--she is SO SMILEY! I love this age. SHE HATES BOWS! 

 I love that these two are being pals!

 Tessa is a biter and a HUGE HAIR PULLER!

 Dora really is the glue that keeps the kids together.  She plays with any of the other three and loves them all.  She takes care of the baby, caters to Emmy and explains things and plays with Eli, too!

 Isn't this one too beautiful for words!

 She carries Tessa all around and loves it! Tessa loves it too.  Free rides!

 Look at my three baby girl heads!  Give Tessa a week and we will have a real thatch of hair there, too! I bet it stays darker, though!

 BEAUTIFUL!