Another wonderful year of cheer is over. We have had so much fun being a part of the Northside Cheer team. We have had an AAMAZING Coach in Krea and we are thankful for all she has done! It is so sad to know that next year Caiti will be at North and not cheering for Krea anymmore. It was a hard goodbye for all the girls. On a happier note, we will see Krea more since she is a part of our Power Elite Cheer Team!
This is an edited pic of me from Seminar in Dallas. Oh la la.... tee hee!
We thought it was fun to make a ketchup and mustard pic! lol
Caiti calls this the 'guns' photo. She has aquired some muscles through her cheer career! And she's got em blazin' here! lol How appropriate that there are also guns in the case behind her! This was taken in line waiting to get on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney! 
The boys hooked some fish in the Winter Wonderland section. They were 'ice-fishing'. lol
The Carousel is always a big hit and I really am unsure why we only ride it once when we are there. All of us took a spin. I don't think you are EVER to old to ride it. :0)
Madeline had her eye on this horse from the time we got in line. It was so funny because there were 3 younger girls standing on front of us and we heard them talking about it too. We were plotting our strategy to beat them to it. All that, and those girls ran right past it to another section and Madee was victorious in her quest to ride the blue foiled pony! hahahaha
Wow, it just doesn't seem right that another year has gone by. Time flies when you are having fun or so they say.... we have been so busy this year! It has been such a blessing to have gone through all of the things that happened this year. Good or Bad. Happy or Sad. Because, in everything there is a reason and a lesson. I love my life, and that is the one thing I can control!! Ya, know? We each have the choice when we get up to choose happiness. That is my resolution this year. To wake up everyday, and know how INCREDIBLY BLESSED I am, and to hang on to that all day! Thank you Jesus, for my amazing family, my incredible career and all of the wonderful friends you have placed in my life! Won't you choose happiness this year too?
Both girls asked Santa for a Digital Camera. The boys asked for Lego Sets. And Santa delivered as usual! Thank you Santa! Mommy got a new bracelet and daddy got lots of new dvd's and a massager! ;0)
Madee got some new Pirates of the Caribbean goodies! She loves Capt'n Jack Sparrow! Yeah!
After we opened presents here, we went to Grandma Nancy's house for a big lunch and then we were off to Preston's house to exchange gifts with his family! We got Preston an autographed bat from the Cincinnati Reds! It has the whole team with the exception of Ken Griffey Jr from last season! He was speechless and it was so cute! He got Caiti a pretty charm bracelet and a cute set of PJ's! A big thanks to the whole Shelton Fam for their gift of movie money. We will have to get together soon and check out another show! ;)
Every Christmas Eve we go to my mom and dads for dinner and gifts. We have so much fun and eat way too much! Look at all the presents under that tree! WOW!! We started out with our amazing meal. Mom and dad prepared Prime Rib and Shrimp, baked sweet potatoes, corn, green beans, fresh rolls, overnight salad & devilled eggs. We also had several pies to choose from for dessert, sugar ceam, chocolate cream, peanut butter, coconut cream and lemon chiffon layer pie! YUM! It was delicious.
Mom got each of the kids a new Christmas outfit. Don't they all look so cute? In the back row is my nephew Jacob, my niece Allison, Madeline & Caitlin. In the middle are my boys, Thane & Seth. Then in the front we have my nephew Jesus, my niece Alejandra, Mia and my niece Kailey.
Caiti got Hollister leg warmers. She's rockin them out for you here! hahaha! All of the kids got lots of clothes, some games and the girls each got a ring from grandma.
Papaw did his best to keep the flow of presents even to each child. Gavin stepped in and relieved him after a bit.
Grandma Roxie was so excited to get her gift from Papaw. He got her a 1 carat diamond necklace. As you can see, she was not expecting it! ;0)
The biggest hit off the night were the Wii's! Mamaw got them before the Thanksgiving rush, and I am glad she did. It appears that you couldn't get one anywhere after then. We had trouble even finding some of the accessories! Anyway, it was so cool to see their faces when they opened them. Our family got one and my sister's kids got one as well!
It was an excellent night and I love spending time with our family. It makes me so excited to dream forward to the day I have all of my granchildren surrounding me on Christmas Eve! ;0) Not that I am in any hurry though! A BIG THANK YOU to Grandma and Grandpa for all of the gifts, the amazing food and the buckets of love they pour over us everyday! 
We celebrated Christmas with Gavin's mom and dad, his grandparents and Aunt Lavena tonight. It was a good evening of family and the kids loved their gifts!
Caitlin and Madeline got new iPod Nano's with video. They are so excited about it! The video feature is new on this generation of nano. The ones they got last year did not have it. Madee's is ice blue and Caiti's is seafoam green.
Thane and Seth both got Ninetendo DS's. Thane has a red & black one and Seth got the white one. They each also got a game. They have been wanting these for months! 
BUMMER..........sigh! We were scheduled to travel to Dayton, Ohio today for a cheer competition, but the 'blizzard' forcast scared the other parents off. So, we were a little upset. It was going to be a great day out and we still made it a great day. I was able to wrap some gifts, the kids cleaned their rooms and this evening we met Caiti's boyfriend and his family for dinner and a movie. We enjoyed a great meal at Tapatios and then went to see Alvin and the Chipmunks. It was a cute movie and we had a blast! Here is a big shout out to the Shelton Fam! Thanks for a fun evening! :0)
