6 Already!!

We celebrated Brandon's 6th birthday at the bowling alley this year. Our first time of doing a special not at church party and he loved it! We allowed him to invite some friends from school and a couple showed up along with the Culver clan so he had tons of fun munching pizza, bowling with friends, and tearing through some wrapping paper! I can't believe how big my baby is getting and on the night of his actual birthday I was telling him of the day he was born and he looks at me and says we need another baby boy....oh boy!!

New Year's Eve and I am Officially Caught up on Blogging!!!

We headed over to the Culver's for some pizza and rock band fun....we made it until about 3 then headed home and much to everyone's amazement Rachel stayed awake the ENTIRE time! But she was punch drunk tired by the end of the night and I think asleep before we got out of the drive!

Rachel getting in on the video games...I wonder where she learns this???

The boys comparing notes...they actually were on the computer very little but this is just SO them!

Papa Chet has another student!

The kids hung out by themselves most of the night either playing Star Wars, video games of some sort or Twister.

Waiting for the ball to drop Brandon was insistent he was going to stay up and see this after it dropped and the kissing started he was grossed out and went quickly back to playing!!

It is about twoish here and Rachel is still holding on!

then she decided she needed to get active and stay awake by playing some Rock Band...and of coarse head banging is a must!

They are fading fast and we headed home shortly to get everyone to bed!

Christmas

Well unfortunately I woke up Christmas morning not feeling so hot but the day must go on...so the kids tore into their presents and breakfast went into the oven for my Mom, Dad, Leigh, Mem and Russ to join us for a few more gifts and delicious food to eat! After breakfast I took the first of my naps of the day then headed out for my Grandma and Grandpa's for lunch. Then back home again for one more nap before heading over to Grandma and Grandpa Lawson's house followed up by one last Christmas celebration with Chet and Cindy. Yes it was a busy day!

Brandon LOVES the movie Wild Hogs...don't ask me why?! {it is an awesome movie...it's just that he is six...not typical kid stuff!}

And Rachel LOVES Brother Bear so she was excited to get her own copy she could watch at home and not just at Mam's house!

We always do a white elephant gift exchange on the Lawson side and this years funniest gift was the Ford Meter Box hat Chet got!

Rachel and Caydence got 4-wheelers from Papa and Mamaw Lawson Caydence wasn't really sure what to do with hers but my dare devil child know exactly what to do and by the end of the evening she was standing on the seat and riding....do the gift givers pay any medical bills incurred...I better check the fine print!!

Christmas Jammies

One tradition I have taken from Bonnie {Jess's mom} is new jammies on Christmas eve night so the kids wake for Christmas and look super cute for pictures....I don't know if that was her motivation but it sure is mine!