A Very Merry Christmas 2011
December 26, 2011 by Aimee • 24 Comments
This was perhaps the most Merry Christmas EVER! After weeks of Christmas hustle and bustle, we traveled to Stud’s parents house to spend almost a week relaxing and enjoying the true reason for the season. As you can see my mother-in-law could publish a book on tablescapes! She takes a bit of this and a touch of that and ends up with a work of art! UPDATE: My mother-in-law started a blog – ZuHaus at Home!
Little B calls Gigi’s kitchen, ‘Monies Mucho Munchies!’ She LOVES being head cook and wait staff at this sweet cafe! Right here they are making Gigi’s Famous Mac and Cheese! It is Little B’s favorite!
We left earlier to Gigi and Pa’s house than I had planned. {Gigi & Pa’s Baby Boy couldn’t hardly wait another second to go home for Christmas. LOL. Seriously! I hope my babies feel the same way about me someday!} The only thing I hadn’t checked off was a visit with Santa! So we headed to the mall in their little city where they charge $20 for one picture and you can’t even use your camera for other pictures. Seriously! I’ve never paid more than $5 and this includes use your camera in addition to the supplied picture. I had to swallow hard and let it go, but really, $20!?! Is that the going rate in other places!? I’ll DEFINITELY plan ahead next year!
Baby B told Santa he’d like a Machine Gun and Karate Belt! {Yikes? Really?!? Thankfully on Christmas Eve we found a Dojo open and purchased a White Belt for only $5 and Academy had a really cool machine gun with a flashlight on the end for just $10. Santa came through.}
Little B told Santa she’d like Fairy Dust and Wings so she can fly. {Pretty sure she’s in that stage where she doesn’t totally believe, but she wants to believe so she decided to put Santa to the test.} Thankfully, Santa found darling earrings and a little LaLa Loopsy doll – big smiles from Little B!
Big B told Santa he’d like a lego set and a YoYo ball, never stopping to think he could ask for something different from what he’s told us prior. Until as we were about to leave, he had a thought and asked Santa if he could please have one of the reindeer’s bells. I thought Santa would scurry him on so he could make another $20 with the next kid, but instead he reached inside his bag and dug around a bit. He pulled out a large leather strap with bells and told Big B that he needed to hold onto these so he could fly, but if he’d have mommy bring him back the next day he’d make sure to put one in his pocket for him. The next day I was worried about the letdown, but we headed back to Santa and as soon as Santa saw Big B, he stepped over to him, reached in his pocket and gave him the bell he’d promised. The bell was even tied to a leather string. Sweetest Santa EVER! Big B has carried that bell with such pride you can’t even imagine!
Here’s a picture Stud sneaked when the elves weren’t looking. I think he ended up on the ‘Naughty List!’
When we got home we finished some last minute food preps and then threw two plates on Gigi’s antique end table for the girls to share. Within 10 minutes, Little B and her cousin had scurried through the house and set up a beautiful tablescape of their own. Isn’t that so unbelievably precious!? A proud moment for Mommy!
{Boxie and Desde had stockings filled with bones}.
What beautiful pictures. I love the repurposed shutter – pinning it! Your family is beautiful. Merry Christmas. xo
Looks like you had a very happy holiday! Merry Christmas to you.
megan
craftycpa.blogspot.com
Precious family
Oh those darling little B’s.
Merry Christmas, friend! I loved this post! Love your B’s! And your sweet in laws! I think that is hilarious that your MIL never posts comments, and just lurks! That is too funny! Doesn’t she know you love “sweet notes”!?!
Tight hugs to you, sweet thing!
TrinaThanks Trina!!! She now clicks “like” on all my FB posts and that’s her sweet “out of her comfy box” love note to me!! Always makes me smile!!! I loved seeing your precious boys on FB earlier! Every time I see them I am reminded how GREAT God is to hear and answer our prayers!!! XO!!!
awhhhh! I love seeing the “real” family and gal behind your beautiful blog thank you so much for sharing!
) And how lucky are you to have a talented mother in law too?! 
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Jaime
So Very Precious and Sweet… I am so happy to hear your Christmas was beyond Blessed and Joyous… Here’s to a Wonderful New Year!!!! ****
Your Christmas looks amazing! Yes, it costs $20 bucks to see our Santa too, or at least that is what the photo cost and you can’t use our phone. I love the last minute gifts the little ones want… and you like “what?” My MIL is just like that too.. always will send me a text or a small comment on fb when she likes something, but never really comments! Your MIL has some great style!
Love the family pictures. I hate it when you can’t take Santa pictures with your own camera–there’s are always such poor quality! Looks like you had a lovely Christmas:)
It sounds like a wonderful Christmas, Aimee!
Hi Aimee,
Sweet pictures of your family.
Merry Christmas!
Dee
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Imaš prekrasnu obitelj, pozdrav svima!!
What a sweet family! I am on a lookout for an old shutter that I can use for a decorating piece
Amazing photos! Looks as a good time was had by all. LOVE the shutter! I pinned it, for next years decor idea. I just happen to have a few old shutters.
Aimee,
What a lovely post about your family.
Looks like a wonderful time, and how nice to hear that you get along so well with your mother-in-law, and that you are so happy to be a part of their family, that is rare to hear,
but love hearing it.
Your children are all just adorable,
and cute as can be, just like their Mom and Dad. Your mother-in-law looks like such a sweetie, and is very pretty too, and your Father-in-law looks like a sweetheart too.
What blessings you have………and realize…..Good for you!
and the centerpc. made by the girls, how cute was that!! Definitely will be doing Tablescape Thursday in a few years!! lol
Thanks for sharing hon,
This is my first time to visit your blog and so glad I did.
Blessings for a Wonderful New Year,
Nellie
Isn’t it fun to see the young ones join in and have fun with tablescaping too. They are talented! What a wonderful Christmas. Have a happy New Year too.
I had such fun reading your post! Your are so sweet with your family and in laws! So happy to have you link up to the Tuesday To Do Party at The Blackberry Vine!
Happy New Year!
Smiles!
Jami
http://www.blackberryvine.blogspot.com
What a fun day and a lovely tablescape! Love the centerpiece and those big smiles.
What a beautiful family you have! just stopped by from Funky Junk and enjoyed meeting y’all.
Happy New Year!
What a lovely relationship you have with your mother-in-law. I’m now a mother-in-law (although new grandchildren yet) and am really trying to be the type of mother-in-law you have – the kind who is encouraging, thoughtful, and loving. Sounds like a great Christmas.
They are darling! Happy holidays!
Saw you over at Southern Hospitality blog. What a pretty vignette, and I love how you write about your family. I am also lucky with my mother-in-law and I so relate to that special bond! No MIL jokes around here.
Merry Christmas!