Carlee made a special box purse for Grammy that she painted with watercolors. She put a handle on it by using pipe cleaner. Inside was a beautiful bracelet that Carlee and I made together. 
Here Grammy is with her surprised face.... amazed at the bracelet. Grammy is the one who gave her her first jewelry making tools...... So while all this gift exchange was taking place Zachary had been busy opening up a Toy Story wrapped gift (Carlee's Talking Jessie Doll, the one gift Carlee was really hoping for). No one was watching him, because we were busy watching Grammy and Carlee. That Jessie doll was probably the last gift that was going to be opened (if Grammy had any say so). So it was all a bit anti-climatic.
Carlee handled it so well and was not upset at all. Why would she be?? She just got the Talking Jessie and now she could open all the other presents with a happier heart because in her mind all she needed was Jessie.
And here she is with her Jessie, who has not left her side since Christmas day. She is such a good companion. Carlee has never been into baby dolls, but Jessie gets well taken care of (Carlee feds her sometimes, brushes her teeth, tucks her in bed, talks to her and loves on her).
So I began making ornaments with the kids pictures last year and this year I found another idea and made an angel ornament using the kids footprints, hand prints and picture. It was another hit!
Another great gift from Grammy and PawPaw was the hand bells (since Grammy plays hand bells at church). Carlee has already memorized "Mary Had a Little Lamb." It took her two tries. This girl has a musical ear for sure.
So at Grammy's it was basically a Toy Story Christmas. Since they saw the movie with them it was definitely fresh on their mind. Zachary got a Talking Woody doll, which he is glad to have. He's probably not as excited as Carlee, but he is a boy.
Oh Yes! Now they have the movie to watch with their dolls. Fun Times! 
You can't have Christmas without some type of clothing. We all got something special. This shirt, hat and purse makes Carlee look like she is 10. The week following Christmas, Carlee put on every single new piece of clothing she received. It was awesome! I did not have to tell her and did not have to argue about it one bit. I'm loving this phase! Ask me in another week if I like and it and we'll see.....
Daddy got hooked up with some nice shirts as well. This man needs clothes every year!
We were so thankful to get a new Toaster oven. We use it often and love it!!!
Oh Yeah, movie tickets and ginger snaps..... I see a date night in our near future!
I got some adorable shirts from Langford Market. Date night clothes!! Are you getting the hint?
We did an updated photo collage for Grammy's and PawPaw with Nathan, Carlee and Zachary during Thanksgiving. They appreciated it! Pictures are always good!
So the gingerbread house came out once again this year. Greg's favorite part, I'm sure. This man has some mad skills when decorating gingerbread houses. He could have a second job during the holiday season doing this.... Here he is just about to get started. This house was more secure than last years house. Zachary is eyeballing the icing waiting for a lick..... will he get one???
Of course he will and about three more licks....
Carlee and Zachary love to get involved with the process too. Here they are licking the sugar from the gumdrops off the table. I'm sure daddy will need every candy for decorating....
The finished result..... The rooftops are different because Greg's hand was killing him doing the left side of the roof (all straight lines... looks like icicles coming down)... well, I guess if he gets a job selling his creations he might be capable of doing one or two a day. We'll have to sell them for at least $50 in order to make it worth it. hahaha.... I am only kidding.... He made it very similar to the picture.
If you have been keeping up with these new Christmas posts, then you will have to scroll past the first Christmas post to get to the post of Christmas at my mom and dad's. It's titled Christmas on New Year's.
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