Christmas Memories - 2010

Christmas came a week early here, but my post is a couple of weeks late.  Happy New Year to all of YOU!
We started our celebration off by driving the five grandchildren for a tour of Honor Heights lights.  All the way to Muskogee, every light we saw, Nathan clapped and yelled out, "more "Crismas hights"....more "Crismis hights"!!!  When we finished "light lookin'" we went out for pizza.  What fun!  The children's parents went out for a nice meal together while we did our thing.  When we all returned we tore into the gifts.

It is my tradition to give each child a special dated Christmas ornament. 

Huh Oh!  I didn't get a picture of Gracie opening her ornament.

But, she seemed to like it, and the Zebra picture frame.

Nathan is still receiving the 5 part series of 

 Baby's First Christmas ornaments like the other
grand kids did in years gone by.

I slipped up on Rudy again....man it is hard to get a little smile out of him.

I love it when a gift is a big hit.....doesn't happen to me often.

Nathan is really in to Toy Story 3 now and he loved the 

character figures and book.

Okay, yes.....there is a story behind the one below.  Armadillos have long been a big thing around here.  Katie called them  "Marmaduke" when she was little....don't ask me why.....confusing the cartoon dog with the critter, I guess.  We once bought her a stuffed animal Armadillo while on a trip....she was very young, and she was not impressed with it at all.  This Christmas my dear son bought me a very real looking ceramic/plaster, or some type of  breakable Armadillo.  What a shock to open it.......it looks SO real - I had it in the bedroom for a while, but had to move it to the porch, as it startled me every time I came into the room.  

David is quick to tell everyone about a season or two ago, when I was so frustrated with the Armadillos tearing up the yard and I took action.  I have always had a fear of guns, but I told David I wanted to learn how to use a GUN..........that,  I was sick of the critters.  My dear son-in-law Craig  gave me a few safety lessons and I was soon on the hunt.  David found it so humorous because I bent down  and walked with my aim like none other than "Granny" from the "Beverly Hillbillies".

The picture below is of me being silly with my new Armadillo and a small grill lighter shaped as a gun.

 Christmas Cheer!!!

GRANNY GET THE GUN!!