Thursday, December 16, 2010

UES Christmas PJ Party

Today was Raelee’s Christmas party at school. They got to wear their pjs, and later on watched Polar Express. We decorated donuts, made ornaments with their pictures, made reindeer food, played Christmas Bingo, and colored Christmas cards. The kids had fun, and i’m pretty sure they were crazy for the rest of the day : )

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Monday, December 13, 2010

Grapevine Christmas Vacation – Day 3

Sunday morning we got up and let the kids play MaqiQuest and make one more trip to the arcade. We said our goodbyes to Great Wolf and hope to visit it again very soon : ) DSC05048 DSC05050 DSC05049 DSC05051 DSC05057 DSC05058 DSC05062 DSC05064 DSC05066_00 The whole crew!

We stopped at Black Eye Pea to eat on the way home, and the kids could barely hold their head up. They were worn out, and slept the whole way home.

Thank you mom and dad for such an amazing weekend. There is nothing more important that making memories with your family. We all had a blast and can’t wait to do it again. Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Grapevine Christmas Vacation – Day 2

The kids woke up ready to head to the pool….and that’s just what we did. DSC04980 DSC04983 DSC04985 DSC04988 This is Colton’s favorite slide!DSC04990DSC04998 DSC04999  Pool monitors ; )DSC05000 We took a lunch break, and took the kids to the arcade for a while. I think the “grown” men actually had more fun.DSC05006 DSC05007 DSC05008 DSC05010  Big winners!

Next, some of our cousins from the area stopped by to say hello. DSC05018 Mom and Lyndi with all the kidsDSC05023 Mimi with her great-great-nieceDSC05024 Next, we headed to the Cub Club and let the kids make a craft and play.DSC05032 DSC05033 DSC05034 DSC05035 Kevin is the Great Wolf Lodge Elf ; )DSC05039 DSC05042 DSC05041 DSC05045 DSC05046

We went to dinner, then the older kids played MaqiQuest that night. The littles were slap worn out….so were there mommies.

Grapevine Christmas Vacation – Day 1

Mom and Dad gave the kids, grandkids, and mimi a trip to Great Wolf Lodge for part of our Christmas. The kids were super excited and have been looking forward to it for weeks. Before we checked in at Great Wolf, we headed to the Gaylord Hotel to see ICE! It was Charlie Brown theme this year and simply amazing. The whole hotel is just beautiful, and the kids had so much fun looking at all the Christmas decor…especially the trains!DSC04905 DSC04906 DSC04909 DSC04910 DSC04919 DSC04921 DSC04922DSC04926DSC04932 Everything was totally made out of ice…and YES…it was COLD!

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DSC04947  RaeleeDSC04943 GrandmotherDSC04950 DSC04952 Colton with Linus and the “blue blankie”DSC04954 DSC04955 DSC04957 DSC04959 We checked in at Great Wolf, and went from freezing…to swimming! Later that evening, the kids put on their matching pjs, and we headed down for snow and story time in the lobby.

DSC04978 DSC04979 DSC04970 It’s snowing in the lobby!DSC04974  Needless to say…the kids slept very well that night : )