SANTA CAME!!!!

SANTA CAME! SANTA CAME! TIME TO WAKE UP!

Christmas morning came way to early!!! We awoke the girls early (ie: 7 am) so that Gpa and Gma and uncle Brent could watch the girls open their presents from Santa.

Alexis.... Santa came time to get up!!!!

Hali....Santa came time to get up!!!

Hali got a bike... She said "It is just what I put on my list to Santa!!"

Alexis got a slide from Santa.... she loved it! She also loved the chocolate out of her stocking.

The girls opening presents from Mom and Dad

After we had all the presents open Gma and Gpa headed to my sisters to watch her kids open presents from Santa. We then cleaned up and got ready for Gage, Tori, Gma Kathy and Gpa Gary to come over.

CHRISTMAS EVE 2008

CHRISTMAS EVE 2008

( We took this picture outside Rodizios on Christmas Eve.... Can you see the Christmas joy in all of their eyes? The three on the left are my girls...Hali, Tori, and Lexi. On the right are my sisters three....Madison, Kylee, Braeden. )

We spent Christmas eve in SLC with my sister and her children. We went to the movie at 2:30 and then hung out at my sisters until it was time for dinner. My mom, brother, sister, brother-in-law(and his parents), me, mike, and our girls all went to Rodizio Grill for dinner. It was really good and I think we all ate to much!!!

After dinner we headed home to open the girls Christmas Eve presents and go to bed to wait for Santa to come!!

Alexis and Hali got matching Christmas Jammies.... so cute. Although, they wouldn't sit so "cute for the picture!" Thank goodness it is time to go to bed so Santa can come!

Hali is 5!!!!

HALI IS FIVE!!!!! SHE IS OFFICIALLY "BIG"!

It's hard to believe it has been five years since Hali was born. She was such a blessing in our lives. She definately changed mommy's life for the better!!! I have lots of memories from the day she was born. She had a scary, scary delivery. So, holding my daughter for the first time was extremely memorable as I looked at her through my tears. I think once she was delivered everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief. She was, and still is, perfect in every way!!!

So this is the first year Hali has really known it was "HER" birthday all day long. I was awaken by a cute little voice this is how the conversation went...

Hali: "Mom do I look bigger?"

ME: "Why?"

Hali: "Today is my birthday"

ME: "Happy Birthday!"

Hali: "I am 5 now... I am big!"

Later as we were sitting down for breakfast....

Me: "Hali come eat some cereal..."

Hali (talking to Alexis): I get to pick out my spoon because today is my birthday and the birthday girl gets whatver they want!

Are we in trouble or what!!!!

Hali couldn't wait for it to be time to open here presents. Grandma Shuler's present showed up at the door around 4:oo and it was immediately opened before I had the chance to say NO! After she opened it she said: "this is exactly what I wanted!!"

HALI'S PRESENT FROM GRANDMA SHULER

We had both sides of our family over for pizza, present opening and of course cake and ice cream, and Hali enjoyed being the center of attention all night!!

Hali had several ideas on what she wanted this year for a cake. First choice of course was a "princess" cake. I talked her out of that because we had a cinderella cake last year, and a princess castle the year before. She finally decided on a "my little pony" cake.

HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY HALI!!!!!

AND HERE IS HALI FIVE YEARS AGO!!!