This has been a whirlwind year. I can't believe how much the girls have grown and how much has happened in a year's time. It's been especially busy around the Ponderosa during the Holidays.
Pete was finally able to get my atrium window repaired from the lightning strike almost 2 years ago. Have I mentioned how much I loathe insurance companies? I am just ecstatic about doing away with our "wildlife access". :)
Ali Grace got a new bedroom makeover thanks to both her grandmothers. She had outgrown the pink paint and frankly I had gotten sick of the Miley Cyrus quote on her wall. Miley isn't exactly the role model she once was, Amen? So, her Gran came and painted her walls after my friend Tammy gave me a GREAT paint color suggestion. Then Nanny came and helped us pick out new linens and curtains. We finished it up just in time for the Christmas holidays.
And speaking of holidays... we decked the house out as usual..
Ali Grace was decked out for her her Social Christmas Formal...
She got dressed at Aunt Jess and Uncle David's house and Aunt Jess helped her get her duds just perfect.
Downtown was decked out too!.....
I so much enjoyed being off a couple days before the girls got out of school. I got a few things done around the house and I especially loved picking them up early and having lunch just the three of us.
We all had a great time watching Ali Grace's dance class in the Christmas parade. I should have gotten pictures of the various parade floats that are so unique to small town Christmas parades. (And I use the term "floats" quite loosely. Ali's Dance class also had their Christmas recital. Several of her EBA classmates also dance with her and she really has enjoyed it. They were awesome in their performance!
Addie, Ali and Colten all went caroling with the Methodist Church in Louisville. Poppy drove the truck and pulled the trailer full of carolers. This is one of our favorite Christmas traditions!
And before we knew it Christmas Eve was here...
The elves brought the Cooper stockings on Christmas Eve and the Cooper grands were ECSTATIC!
After good food, presents and stockings, Ernie, Beth and Colten headed home and the house was quiet..
This year was the first time in a long time it was just us four here for Christmas. Of course, there are plenty folks running around the Ponderosa, but we had the house to ourselves this year and that was kinda nice.
Around 6:30 in the morning Christmas Day, the quiet definitely ended!
In all the excitement, Addie got her hair hung in the Christmas tree!
But she loved her Barbie horse and her iPad mini!.
Ali Grace got a new TV for her room and lots of new clothes.Nanny and Poppy came over for breakfast and watched as the girls gave an official inventory of all the things Santa had brought. It really was a wonderful Christmas on the Ponderosa.
Tomorrow we're leaving for Old Town to celebrate Christmas with the Lyles clan. We'll be back on Sunday and I'm looking forward to getting the rest of the decorations put away and watching the DAWGS on New Year's Day. I hope your Christmas was as magically wonderful as ours!
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