Another Birthday

Well, after you reach 30, you just don't look forward to birthdays like you once did. I cannot believe that I am turning 33. That makes me feel SO old! I have now been out of high school for more years than it took for me to complete Kindergarten through 12th grade. Now that is frightening!

The good news is that I have the best hubby and children in the world who make all birthday celebrations fun! My sweet husband took me to eat dinner at Chops on Friday night. It was so nice to have a date and "grown up" conversation! Thanks to Grammie and Granddaddy for watching the kiddos. We then went back to Mom and Dad's house where we had cookie cake...yummy... and opened presents. My sweet family gave me a Wii Fit.

On Sunday night we celebrated with Mom for her birthday too. We went to eat at Sapporo for a great meal! Mom and Dad gave me a beautiful Pandora bracelet. If I have to get older, at least I have the best family to celebrate with!!

Christmas Celebrations

We had such a wonderful Christmas. We were so excited to celebrate with Joshua for his first ever Hayworth Christmas extravaganza! We started Christmas Eve and Grammie and Granddaddy's house. We had a wonderful Christmas dinner and then it was time to open presents! Everyone had SO much fun and loved everything that they got. Anna Caitlin's favorite gift was her new cool camera, Drew loved his superhero dress up clothes, and Joshua loved the paper :)

Christmas morning we got up early to see what Santa brought. The kids must have been very good this year! The hit of the morning was the Wii. Anna Caitlin and Drew loved to play the bowling game and Mario Kart. Joshua loved crawling around and playing with everyone's stuff! We enjoyed a yummy breakfast at Aunt Shanna and Uncle Brent's house and played with their toys too.

Next, we headed out for Christmas with the Hayworths. This family keeps growing and growing! We added Joshua and Trey this year! It was so much fun to hang out with everyone and eat, open presents, and play. What a wonderful Christmas!!

Drew's Singing Debut

Drew made his singing debut at church for Christmas. I have to say, this was one of the most entertaining things I have seen. Knowing Drew, I had NO expectations as to how it was going to to go. He started on the third riser and eventually worked his way down to the first riser. Once he got to the front, he got right into the microphone and coughed...it echoed right through the entire church. As the singing progressed, Drew decided he was tired and laid down on the first riser...but he continued to do the hand motions from his spot. I am sure that all of the angels in Heaven were getting a big kick out of his performance!!

Gingerbread Houses

We made our annual gingerbread houses at Grammie and Granddaddy's house. This year we made one instead of two. Drew tends to lose interest and drift off. Anna Caitlin and Drew had a great time decorating and eating the candy and icing!!

The Elves Are At It Again!!

Those silly elves, Brittany and Bailey came back to wreak havoc around the Hayworth house the month of Christmas. They have their hands full this year watching over THREE muchkins. They arrived the weekend after Thanksgiving and brought the kids a very special present...the Little People Nativity. What a great gift to remind us the reason we celebrate Christmas. Joshua thoroughly enjoyed chewing on the Little People all month long!! They got into all kinds of mischief. They made there own paper sailing boat, got into a marshmellow throwing war, and even climbed all the way up our fireplace. We can't wait to see what they will get into next Christmas!!

Thanksgiving Fun

This year we celebrated Thanksgiving with Grammie, Granddaddy, and the Poythresses the Sunday before. Grammie cooked up lots of yummy Thanksgiving food...especially the dressing!! We celebrated with the Hayworth clan on Thanksgiving Day. We went over to Aunt Kay's house where we got to play with all of the aunts, uncles, and cousins. It is so much fun having a big family to get together with! Joshua got to sample his first Thanksgiving meal...he has been hooked on table food ever since that day :) Grammie and Granddaddy came and spent the night with us and we built a fire and watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The next day, me and Mom were off at 5 AM for our annual shopping trip!! Daddy and Granddaddy spent the day with the kiddos.

Santa and the Pink Pig

We made our annual trip to Phipps to see Santa and ride the Pink Pig the weekend before Thanksgiving. The kids did SO good with Santa!! Anna Caitlin actually sat in his lap for the FIRST time since she was 10 months old!! Drew stood beside him and Joshua sat in his lap. Joshua LOVED Santa. He was completely intrigued with his beard. And I did not have to be in the picture!! Yay!! That is two years in a row :)




After we went to see Santa, we went over to Lennox to ride the Pink Pig. This is Anna Caitlin's very favorite part about Christmas. The kids had a great time, although Drew was very upset that he did not get to ride in the front car. Even Joshua loved all of the lights as we went through. What a fun day!