SLM & CDB: Merry Christmas!

I know it's been awhile. We have been spending the past couple of months working and hanging with the girls - Isabelle and Chloe. We bought a fake Christmas tree from Target right after Thanksgiving and put it up. It looked amazing for about 2 days. The girls figure out how to climb up it and sit/break the branches. They also figured out how to take the ornaments off and bat them around the apartment. We would wake up to tons of little red ornaments strewn all over the apartment. The branches now droop and look pathetic, and under our couch there must be 10-15 ornaments.

I made too many cookies this year for Steve. He ate a lot of them. We decorated the apartment with a lot of candles and little trinkets. I also got two red blankets that are very festive. Isabelle and Chloe enjoyed my blankets more than I did - they slept on them every chance they got.

We had Christmas Dinner last night - Twice Baked Potatoes and Steak. Steve had beets and I had red peppers (I loooooove red peppers). The steak had way too much seasoning on it and was salty and peppery - I now know how to make steak better for next time. Tonight we will have little appetizers and drinks. We will have little hot dogs in bbq sauce and wrapped in crescents, little bake clams, meatballs, brie cheese (Mike's mom's recipe), and veggies.

We opened gifts today! We bought the girls little cubes and a tunnel that connects them to play with and it is a major hit. They love it so much! They chase each other through it and wrestle in it. Steve and I got each other a lot of little stocking stuffers and some gifts. Steve got me new UGG boots, diamond earrings, teaching stuff, make up, and nail polish. I got Steve a very nice dressy going out shirt, candies, funky socks, underclothes, t-shirts, a comfy shirt, and then getting him glasses in January when his insurance will be active for the new year.

Christmas wasn't the same not being home. I am sure that my family is just getting up and opening gifts. I really hope they all like the gifts this year. I went through hell getting Brendan's gift and Dad got what he wanted lol and with Mom's gift - I had it picked out when Brendan came to visit - I saw it and knew. I hope she likes it :)

I am absolutely going to be better about posting and sharing pictures. I will be sending out Christmas cards next year.

We will be upstate from Saturday until Sunday and I won't be able to post.

Here are so me pics from the past couple of months. The kitty pics are for my Mom and Malaina and Sky. :) Enjoy!!!