Christmas Day 2010

We had such a great Christmas this year.  The boys are at such fun ages for Christmas!  My parents and my brother Garrett and my brother Austin and his wife Maegan were all her for Christmas this year.  It was really great to have so much family here to share it with us!

Christmas Morning

 Opening Presents

That afternoon, we made a gingerbread house.  It had a few problem, as you can see from the picture.  Landen got sick of holding the roof on, so it collapsed.  But, I rescued it.

 Then, we had a really nice dinner- smoked turkey, twice backed potatoes, homemade rolls, pretzel jello salad, and broccoli, with pumpkin and pecan pie for dessert.  After dinner, we all relaxed by watching Polar Express together.  It was a wonderful Christmas!

Merry Christmas, from the Gee Family!

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(I need to give credit to Phil for putting this letter together.  He did a great job!)

Christmas Eve

ICE SKATING AT THE GALLERIA

  

 My older brother Garrett, my mom, my sis-in-law Maegan, my brother Austin, Nathan and Landen

 The boys getting ready to ice skate for the first time.

 Landen skating.  He actually did really well (these pictures don't really show it, but he did.)  By the end, he was skating on his own.

 Nathan attempting it.

Both boys loved ice skating.  They could have gone for a lot longer, but all the adults were worn out and their feet were killing them, so we had to make them stop.

 Our cheering crowd.

 This is how Carter ended up.  Watching all of us struggle to stay upright on skates really wore him out!

After we got back from the Galleria, we had dinner (soup and salad bar).  Then, we let the boys open their Christmas PJ's from Nana and Grandpa Matt and they got to open their Christmas book and each pick one present from under the tree.  Then, we acted out the nativity.  This is the first time we've done this with my family.  They were good sports about it.  I didn't get any pictures of it, because we video taped it.  Austin and Maegan were Joseph and Mary.  Carter was baby Jesus.  Landen and Nathan were shepherds and then Wise men, along with Garrett, and my mom was the Angel.  After our performance acting out the nativity, we read our Christmas book and T'was the Night Before Christmas, then the boys were off to bed.  It was a really great Christmas Eve!

 The boys new Christmas PJ's.  (best picture we could get- sad.)

Is this not the cutest little guy ever?

FINALLY!

Landen lost his 1st tooth on Christmas Eve.  So, he got a visit from Santa AND the Tooth Fairy that night!  Lucky boy!

Six Flags Holiday in the Park 2010

Another year of Six Flags Holiday in the Park.  This year it was just our family and the Thatchers.  We all had a great time! 

Landen's 1st Grade Winter Party

This year, I am a room mom for Landen's class again.  We had a really fun "winter" party.  The kids got to decorate sugar cookies, make a little snowflake ornament craft and have yummy food.  It turned out great and best of all the kids loved it!

 Making their craft.  (Landen, Alyssa, Rowshen, Moussa, and Sydni)

 The finished product.

 Enjoying the food.

Giving Mrs. Whaley her present.

Richardson Santa Village

For the past three years, we have gone to the City of Richardson's Santa Village.  It has all these mini houses set up that are all decorated with lights.  In each house, there is an activity for the kids to do.  It is really cute and the boys love it!

 This year, it was just me and Landen and Nate that went.  Carter and Phil weren't feeling very good.  The boys were so excited to be on their "mommy date."

 At the North Pole Pet shop

 At Frosty's House

 At the North Pole Fire Station

 At the North Pole Library

 At the Reindeer barn

Going on a ride in the sled.

Landen's 7th Birthday

This year for Landen's birthday, we had a family party.  We woke him up and opened his presents. Then, Phil made him his favorite breakfast before school.

After school, Landen invited his friend Allison to come with us for some fun at Chuck E Cheese.

 Then, after Chuck E Cheese, Landen chose Cici's for dinner and then we went home for cake and ice cream.  It was a fun (easy) birthday!

Santa Picture

Decking the Halls

Thanksgiving 2010

This year for Thanksgiving, we went down to Houston and spent it at my Uncle Brad and Aunt Maryann's house.  My parents and Garrett were there, as well as, Leah and her family, Summer and Ben and their boys, Eric and Katie and their kids, and Curt.  It was a lot of fun to all be together- all the Texas Gillis'!

 Preparing the meal.

 The beautiful tables- thanks to Summer.  Left is the dinner table, and the right is the cute dessert table.

 Stuffing our faces!

 Brad and Maryann have a pool in their backyard and the weather was beautiful on Wednesday and Thursday, so the kids spent most of those days in the pool.  They had a blast with all their cousins!

 A few pictures of Carter and his little playmates.

 On Friday, we went and saw Tangled.  It was a really cute movie!

 On Saturday, we went to one of Maryann's good friend's house.  She has a beautiful house on a lot of land and has a few farm animals.  The kids had a great time running around and exploring.  They got to feed the cows, pet the pig, search for Emu eggs and go on the paddle boat.  It was a great day!

 Nana, Garrett and Carter sitting by the fire.  The kids eating their hot dog BBQ lunch and the boys roasting marshmallows.

Thanks Leah and Mike for taking our boys on the paddle boats because their slacker parents didn't.