Christmas Eve & Christmas Day

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas holiday. We made the rounds and spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day morning with my family and Christmas Day evening with D.J.'s family. My Mom and Kierstin put on a show on Christmas Eve and sang a few Christmas songs, it was very cute. Kierstin and Audrey had a blast opening presents and got a ton of new things. We had fun spending time with our families and we hope everyone has a blessed New Year.

The girls visiting with Santa.

The Christmas tree and some of the presents.

The girls in front of the tree on Christmas Eve.

Kierstin's favorite Christmas present....Buzz Lightyear!

Audrey playing with Buzz.

Kierstin in her reindeer antlers and flashing red nose.

Kierstin & Grandma Gayla performing their annual Christmas Eve show.

Kierstin & Grandma Gayla after their show on Christmas Eve.

Daddy & Kierstin feeding the reindeer on Christmas Eve night.

Grandma & Grandpa reading a Christmas book to the girls on Christmas Eve night.

Audrey & Kierstin on Christmas Day morning.

Kierstin with one of her favorite presents from Aunt CC & Uncle Matt...Batman Race Car.

A Family Picture on Christmas Day!

The girls with Grandma & Grandpa on Christmas Day! (Yes, the pic is side-ways, I cannot fix it for some reason).

Uncle Matt, Aunt CC, and the girls.

Grandma-ma Mary and the girls.

Audrey rocking in her new rocking chair with Kierstin smiling away in the picture.

Great Grandma Dolly & Kierstin on Christmas Day at her house!

Dave, Judi, Matt, Gianna, Kierstin, & Audrey on Christmas Day.

Matt, Gianna, Kierstin, and Audrey on Christmas Day! (Yes, I know this pic is side-ways, I cannot fix it for some reason).

Kierstin & Woody.

Gianna & Kierstin enjoying the lawn chairs pretending to be at the beach.

Geno, Matt, Gianna, & Kierstin looking at their new presents.

Happy Birthday, Dave/Dad/Grandpa!

Today is Dave's 61st birthday (D.J.'s Dad). We hope you have a great day!

Happy Birthday! We love you!

Merry Christmas!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!

We hope everyone has a blessed Christmas. Be safe, stay warm, and love each and every person you see.

Merry Christmas from D.J., Sarah, Kierstin, & Audrey!

Merry Christmas Eve!

Merry Christmas Eve!

We hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas Eve today. Please be safe, have lots of fun, and eats lots of yummy food! We love everyone very much!

Holiday Lights!

Wentzville has a Holiday Lights Display at a park that you can drive through and enjoy the lights. One night a year, they let you walk through and look at the light display up close. D.J., Cortney, and I took the girls last night and had so much fun. It was cold, but we bundled up and braved the cold. Kierstin had a lot of fun walking through the park and looking at the lights close up. At the end of the walk, they had refreshments, hot chocolate, and a visit from Santa!

Kierstin & Daddy in front of the light tunnel at the beginning of the light display.

Cortney, Kierstin, D.J., & Audrey in front of the light tunnel.

Kierstin standing by a snowflake.

Audrey & Kierstin by a candy cane & lollipop light display.

Kierstin standing by one of her favorite light displays...the penguins.

Kierstin in front of the gingerbread house.

Aunt CC & Kierstin by the Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree light display.

A Family Picture at the end of the walk....brrrrr!

Audrey & Kierstin with Santa.

Audrey enjoying a cookie with Daddy!

Kierstin & Aunt CC enjoying cookies & hot chocolate.

Kierstin's Christmas Play

Tonight, Kierstin had a Christmas musical/play at her school. They sang songs, used props during the songs, did sign language during the songs, and did a wonderful job. The kids have been practicing at school for a couple months and Kierstin would not tell us anything about the songs because she wanted it to be a surprise. It was a great musical/play and the kids did an amazing job....we were so proud of Kierstin. Here are some pictures:

Kierstin in front of the Christmas tree at her school.

D.J., Me, and Kierstin before the musical.

Daddy & Kierstin

Aunt CC, Uncle Matt, and Kierstin before the musical.

Aunt CC, Uncle Matt, Kierstin, and Audrey before the musical!

Grandma-ma, Grandma Gayla, Grandpa David, Kierstin, and Audrey before the musical.

Grandma-ma and Kierstin before the musical.

Before the musical started, they played a short video of each kid saying what they want for Christmas....Kierstin said she wants a Buzz & Woody toy...which she is getting from Santa...sssshhhh!

The kids had props during their songs....it was so cute and all of the kids did a terrific job!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Turkey Day!

We hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving!

We love everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Turkey Cookies

This morning, Kierstin and I made Turkey Cookies (Sugar cookies decorated like Turkey's). Kierstin was very excited and she decorated them all by herself...she did an awesome job for a 4 year old! Here are some pictures:

Family Pictures

Here are some of our family pictures taken last month....Amanda did an awesome job and took over 150 pictures, so these are just a few of my favorites: