Friday, January 9, 2009

Post Christmas

It's a couple of weeks past Christmas and the house is in order.

If only I were!

Good news is only two things broke over the holiday -- the entryway closet doorknob stopped twisting. And Ashton shattered the kitchen light when he hit it with the tv remote.

Why the tv remote was in the kitchen and why Ash was jumping the island is anyone's guess?


ash xmas sunday, originally uploaded by brandyvanderson35.



So tomorrow I'll be replacing all five entryway doorknobs so they coordinate (a beautiful brushed silver) and painting the area to boot. Goal is to have house touched up and new looking by February. I love fresh starts.

All in all, I'd say surviving the holiday with only two accidents (and none of them physical, a major feat in this family) is cause for celebration.


wyatt christmas morn, originally uploaded by brandyvanderson35.


Wyatt, who still won't let anyone touch his Christmas "truck," is glad to have all the teases back in school.



And even though we all wished the break could have gone another week, we had plenty of time to fit in bowling,

rubes and ash bowl

wyatt sucker

ice skating,

cade skates

family skates

New Year's Eve dancing, face painting, and more skating.

cade robot

ash darth maul

Ruby was so busy dancing with Jeremy she didn't make it to the face painting.

But she did skate.

ruby skates new years

And last, but not least, Ashton's tie that went missing first week of December (at chuch, no less) showed up in the lost and found just after Christmas.

ash christmas sunday

cade sunday xmas


ruby and jer

2 comments:

Shawni said...

It looks like a great Christmas my dear Brandy! I love these pictures!! Missing you guys. That Ruby is a beauty just like her mama...you guys look so much alike. And the boys...well, how could a few cute boys not be a site for sore eyes after following around the drama of four girls day in and day out!? They are so cute.

Nancy said...

I love your family! And I'm glad you found Ashton's tie, I guess you can use it next year for Christmas!
Ruby Red on Ruby, I love it!