I ordered a canvas print. It was some kind of online limited time facebook offer thing. I had to fill the order by Dec 31 and I realized I didn't have any pictures that I wanted to blow up that big. So I tried to take a good picture. Fail. But luckily my sis-in-law Lauren was willing to do some face swapping for me and I was able to get this one. Except why didn't I notice his crazy hair before I blew it up life-size? Oh well. At least the smiles are cute. 

This was another try. I like the green grass,  but they were not enjoying their moment, so it didn't work.

For my Christmas present, MIchael decided to take me on a much needed weekend away. Tracy and Cody watched the kids (and then got sick from them, sorry) and we went to stay at the semi new Talking Stick resort. We got a really great room at the tip top of the hotel with the most amazing views you've ever seen. We were surrounded by golf courses. Pictures of course don't do it justice. Oh and please ignore the super ugly girl in the picture.

 Here is a panoramic shot. One whole wall of the room opened up. Floor to ceiling window/doors. Amazing. It was so nice to get away. Even though we were sick. Have I mentioned that the whole family has been sick since Jan 1st? But it was still nice. We ate a TON! We went in the hot tub. We saw the Hobbit. We went to a dueling pianos show. It was lots of fun.

And here are the kids enjoying a little iPad time together. Love angry birds. :)

Christmas Morning

If you thought the pics in the last post were blurry, prepare to be amazed. It's my own fault for not using the live view. Anyway.... Here are the photos that capture Christmas morning. It was fun and magical as it should be. One of the few benefits of having children. This year was especially fun because it was the first year Raegan really "got it". She loved everything Christmas and knew all the songs and whether or not they were "church" Christmas songs or not. She watched all the Christmas movies repeatedly, especially the Nutcracker, which I've already mentioned. Anyway.... she was very excited for Santa. But I was happy because she only asked santa for "presents" and didn't get more specific than that. Good thing. She also loved opening presents and wanted to help everyone open their presents. She got just as excited for everyone else's presents as she did for her own. There was much jumping up and down. Weston was just along for the gravy train. 

Holiday pictures are always the best because of the "just woke up" look. Not sure how she even saw her presents. Here she is helping Weston to open his presents.

Confession: I actually returned some of the things I bought them after I had given them. I wanted their stockings to be full and for them to have lots of new exciting things to look at. But after everything was all over I took some of the stupider toys (see tambourine above) and "moved them". When the kids didn't notice they were gone, I decided to return them. Don't judge!!! We have way too much crap as it is! And it wasn't anything exciting.

Here I am piecing together my present from Michael. He printed a picture of the hotel he was taking me to and cut the pieces into a puzzle (very intricate pieces I might add, which were rolled up and wouldn't lay flat) and put those pieces in balloons and blew the balloons up and scattered them across the room. I had to pop all the balloons and put together this puzzle. This is not the first Christmas he has used this tactic on me. He is a man of mystery and wrapping presents is just not good enough. :)

Weston got this truck from Nonnie. He LOVES it. So does Raegan. It's still an inside toy.

Santa got him this popping toy thing. (Not sure what it's called) And don't think I didn't contemplate returning this monster! But I think they would have noticed. Plus he likes it, so what can I do?

Happy boy

Happy girl

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Card Pics

Every year we have to get the whole Dickerson family together for the Christmas Card picture. It is a day no one looks forward to, but it's always nice to have the pictures afterward. The blurry pictures here were taken by yours truly. The in focus ones were taken by someone with a brain, apparently. But I'm including the blurry pictures because they are cute anyway.

She sure loves her uncle Tyler!

 I love her face in this one. Something was hysterical!

And this was the best one of just our little family. I'm not including the picture of the whole family.