Christmas 2009! (its been like this for days... my mom just pointed out that it is in fact 2008) sometimes I worry myself...

Our familyMe and Mrs. Shireman

(my good friend and elementary school teacher)Jared and I at the Shireman's Christmas PartyTheir adorable grandson, SawyerMark and JessBaby Charlie on Christmas morning My locket from Jared (we were

all laughing because he put

a picture of himself inside as a joke) too funny!!
Jared with his favorite gift from me
My new scarf!
....and tennis racket!! YAY!!

Charlie on his new horse
A MESS!!
Jared with all of his siblings
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Christmas was absolutely wonderful around here!! We had such a great time with my family from Monday through Thursday. We went to a Christmas party at the Shireman's on Christmas Eve Eve which was super fun (as always). We look forward to their party every year, we get to catch up with a lot of lifelong friends while we are there. Thanks Shireman's for having us!!

Then on Christmas Eve we cooked all day and went to mass. We had a lovely meal for dinner and got in bed early so that Santa could come. He was really good to us this year! We got everything we wanted, and then some.

After we finished Christmas with my family we headed south to see Jared's fam and spend Christmas evening with them, where we had another HUGE meal and many more presents. I don't think I can fit into the jeans that Santa brought after these last two days :)

Thanks everyone for such wonderful food, presents and fun! We are so thankful for the time that we were able to spend with our families during this holiday season and look forward to many more fun times in the future.

Today I went shopping with all of my Christmas gift cards (they burn a hole in my pocket) and I found some great deals!! I haven't seen 70% off in a really long time, if ever at some of those stores, so I was glad to take full advantage!

We hope that everyone had a great Christmas!!!!

Here are some pics from the past week!

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