Visit from the Morlett and Herrington Families

My sister and her family came up to visit us for a few days after Christmas. She drove up here on the 27th with Alec and Liam and then Enrique flew up two days later and joined our crazy crew. The kids had a fun time playing with each other and there was never a dull moment around here. We had a 6 yr, 5 yr, 4yr, 2 yr and a 9 month old = Chaos :-) Thank goodness for coffee and wine. We took the kids to fairytale town one day, to the park, they played in the jacuzzi and rode bikes around the neighborhood. It was so fun seeing them and thank you guys for making the trip!!

The kids at Fairytale town.

My mom and Mike joined us on New Year's Eve and we celebrated our Christmas with them since we didn't get to see them on Christmas Day. We made a yummy dinner - Jim BBq'd steal on his new BBQ and we opened presents and rang in the new year. We also celebrated my sister's birthday (which is actually on January 9th) and I made her a cake and she opened her presents from mom and I. Talk about packing it all into one night - Christmas, New Year's and a birthday party!

My mom with 5 of her 6 grandchildren

My sister, Kristen, my mom and me. Love these girls!!

The table all set and ready for dinner

Dinner time - Cole led the prayer :-)

Opening presents - a lego set for Alec from C & O

A new wig for Olivia to go with her Tangled dress

A new suitcase for Isabella from Grandma and Grandpa Mike

Cole toasting in 2013!

 A new lego set for Cole!

 A unicorn Dream Lite for Olivia

Kristen opening up some of her birthday presents

Kristen blowing out the candles on her cake. Happy 38th Birthday Kristen!

Time to celebrate New Year's Eve with the New Yorkers!

The kids counting down to the New Year!

Sisters! Happy New Year's!!

Daddy and Cole working on putting together The Black Pearl lego set from 

Grandma and Grandpa Mike

Olivia also got her first lego set for Christmas from us (ironically called "Olivia's House) and this was the first set I had ever worked on as well. While Jim and Cole worked on his, Olivia and I built this doll house. We both had so much fun and it is so adorable.