TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS...

And THIS was our tree!
I really wasn't in the so called Christmas spirit this year. I really wanted to take the focus off of the tree and decorations and gifts. In the end, I caved more than I wanted to, but I did it all for the sake of seeing the smiles on my kid's faces.

Santa must have felt bad for the kids, so he left them a little tree!

Gavin wakes up: notice my clean floors.

Gavin dumping out his stocking...and Zorro's butt!

Zorro enjoying a toy from his stocking

The Grinch strikes again! He unwrapped one of Gavin's gifts
and re-wrapped it in green duct tape.

About 20 minutes later...

Grisham FINALLY decided to join us! He was being such a punk and purposely wouldn't come out to the living room. He was in his room fake snoring.

Grisham starts to get into things when he sees M&M's in his stocking.

Clippo Hippo

Gavin was SO excited when he got this gift that he fell over! Check out the next picture to see what it was...

A mini donut maker! Gavin LOVED it!!!

Grisham is enjoying his chocolate so much that he was opening presents one-handed!

Grisham carrying his Santa gift

He got his very own white board and dry erase markers! Yay!!!

Gavin wrapped this all by himself for his dad.

Aaron was SO excited to get The A-Team movie!

Gavin picked this out all by himself for me. It's a beautiful, glass necklace pendant that has a piece of coral inside of it.

And this is why I said to notice my clean floors in the beginning!

OUR SWEET GRISHAM

Grisham lines his cars up all day long, every single day. This is his arrangement inside the cat tower. He gets really upset if you move one of his cars or if he lines them up on an unstable surface like the edge of the couch and they fall off. He's been doing this since he was one, but I've noticed that lately his arrangements are getting more elaborate. Sometimes it seems as if he's lining them up according to color. He's a very intelligent little 2 year old.

GAVIN'S 11TH BIRTHDAY AT GATTITOWN

How's this for a birthday cake?

I'm not really sure if he was honestly surprised to see Mamaw and Papaw there!

I can't believe how many candles were on that cake, um, I mean...pizza!

My silly Gavin

Gavin and Will on the bumper cars.

Look everyone, no hands!

Our beautiful family!

Gavin and Papaw

Gavin, "Aunt" Trish and his best friend, Will