Monday, December 26, 2011

Merry Christmas 2011!!!

Christmas Eve is also my dad's birthday so we all got together to celebrate during lunch.
Palmer and Izzy are having fun in the chair and then I captured this look.  Yep, Mackenzie was walking up...look at the concern all over both of their faces...priceless!
Palmer got down so Mackenzie decided she'd pose as the cat in this picture...LOVE that girl!!!
Happy Birthday Daddy!  We love you!!!

On Christmas Eve my mom has her extended family over to celebrate Dad and Jesus' Birthday!  It's always so much fun and it has become such a part of our Christmas traditions!!
Mackenzie got to open gifts first because she's the youngest.
Aunt Marilyn knitted her a scarf and she loved it and I mean LOVED it!
Mom and I went together and got the boys all marshmallow guns...it was a hit.  I'm not sure about this picture.
Dad made sure that the marshmallow ammo wasn't given until the boys were leaving...I thought it was a bit overboard, but soon realized he is a genius!
Parker Family Picture

Christmas Morning...Santa Came!
Mackenzie's most beloved present was a purse...she loves packing it up and dumping it out!
A baby bed and a cash register!!!!!
Loving her purse and baby that Santa brought!
Izzy decided to hang out under the table for protection from the madness!
A little Princess Yahtzee anyone???
This is the closest that Chloe and Palmer have been without a bark or a hiss in a very long time.

Mackenzie, Matt, and Melanie begged me to stay at Mom and Dad's in Christmas night.  They went to dinner at Mel's families house so I decided send them pictures to entice them back.  The animals started playing with all of Mackenzie's toys.
Palmer was sleeping with monkey...
Chloe and Ariel were taking a nap....
and Izzy was trying to figure out if Mr. Fox was real.


Thursday, December 22, 2011

It's Christmas time in the city!!!!!

I love this time of year!!!!  My favorite Christmas song is still Winter Snow...love the song, love the voice, and love the message!!!

My Christmas Tree this year...some of the lights bit the dust.  I think I'm going to have to breakdown and buy a new tree next year, but it lasted about 6 years so I guess I got my money's worth!

Breakfast with Santa!
One of the events I help with each year is this Breakfast with Santa.  I'm so happy that my friends bring their families out to support the Hospital!  Thanks guys!!!

Ok so I was at Wal-mart looking for Izzy some treats and I saw these that were in the shape of stockings...please remember these were at Wal-mart.  This is what they looked like in the package...

And this is what you get when you open them....someone has a sense of humor...

Saturday morning making cookies and playing with the Walker girls!  Love them and how precious are they in their matching shirts???
Christmas with the Walker girls!

Christmas in Yellville!
We had a great time at my Mema and Papa's house!

Me and Beth (my cousin's wife..love her!)
Mom, Cord (my cousin's son), and Dad
My Mema!  I love how she got the Razorback gifts and she's probably the least likely fan in the room...she was a good sport with her Razorback Santa (aka the Razorback gnome...no worries we told her)
This was my gift...it will be back next year!!!

The week before Christmas we played at lot at Mom and Dads.  One night mom got out her guitar and we were singing Christmas Carols.  Mackenzie decided that she needed to play us a tune:)   I'm just saying that Matt and I never got to play with either of Mom's guitars...just sayin'.


Someone was really excited about staying up late to go look at Christmas lights with Aunt E!



Sunday, November 27, 2011

Aunt Erin's Annual Cookie Party!

My Christmas Card this year..I love it!  Whitney English helped me pick it out and I love her stationary!

The Cookie Party! 
 The invite was also Whitney English...love!

So four years ago when all of my friends started having kids, I decided to have one big Christmas party as my gift to them so I didn't have to buy individual gifts.  So while it's fun for them it's great for me too because I don't have to search for all the "it" items.  You know a 2 year old will love Dora but that is soooo yesterday for a 4 year old...I can't keep up with all that business...therefore the Cookie Decorating Party was born.  This is the fourth year and I hope we can continue doing it for a few more years!!!
 Food table
 A few of my little friends....
Each year I move out my furniture and move in little people tables.
It makes everything so much more fun! (Spencer and Isabella)
Ava Lile, me, and Kate..these girls weren't having any part of pictures when there are cookies!  Love these two!  One day Kate will reach for me...one day!
Emily, Audrey, Molly, and Harrison
Hayes, Laura, Dayle, and Brock...I have a feeling these two will be good friends!  These boys are also sporting the aprons that I made for all the kiddos...this year's theme...stockings.
My Karoline!
My Sydney!
Lottie
Mackenzie loved eating the sprinkles!
Ellie and Sydney...such cuties!
Audrey and Harrison...I love that these two are now old enough to enjoy the cookie party!
Ellie, Mackenzie, and Sydney
Taylor, Jan, and me
Mackenzie, me, and Sydney
Love these cuties!!!!
My girls
Audrey, me, and Harrison
Harrison loved the sprinkles.

I hope everyone had fun!  So glad for all that made it and missed those that couldn't come...hope to see you all next year!