Finally we get to Christmas time! Because of Heather's surgery, we weren't sure we were going to be able to get together to make Christmas goodies. But, she's a trooper, and we did get together, and Emily was able to join us, adding to the fun and the amount of food we made! YAY SUGAR!!
The kids were old enough to help a little more this year. They helped cut out shapes, and of course, decorate.
Elliott was a proud little man this month because he earned is red stripe in taekwondo! Here he is after just receiving it. His next step is a black stripe, then onto the big kids class with a real-live yellow belt.
Christmas Eve was spent with the entire Hynes family. We did a progressive dinner starting with appetizers at Jason and Kristine's, then soup and salad at our house, and finally, dessert at Larry and Yoon's. At each house the kids got to open some presents, so the anticipation and excitement built with each location. It turned out to be very fun. On a side note, Kristine bought Baby Boy Hynes his first present.; even I haven't bought him anything yet! CRAZY...FUN!!!
This is at Harmony and Had Abogi's house. The kids are all playing a SpongeBob fishing game they gave to Elliott.
This is the first year in the history of my life that we have given pajamas as the ONE present on Christmas Eve. I just couldn't resist when I saw the Steelers football team footsies! I don't know if it will be a die-hard tradition or not, but it was fun to do it at least once.
I didn't get many pictures of Christmas morning, just lots of videos! Sorry. Here are some random shots of the kids when I thought they looked cutest.
YAY CHRISTMAS TIME!
On a non-Christmas note, Elliott got the coolest thing I have ever seen come out of a quarter machine at the grocery store.....a fake mustache! Not just a plastic fake mustache, a GREAT one! It even matches his hair color. This boy is just determined to have a mustache one way or another. The creepy thing is...he doesn't look strange at all with this mustache on! It almost looks like it's supposed to be there---He's known all along, but I'm just figuring this out. So, here are some pictures of my mustache man, Lucy and Mike all donning the 'stache.
We rang in the New Year at Jason and Kristine's house. The kids were old enough to stay up until REAL midnight...not pretend New York midnight like I used to do when I was a kid. We played rock band and ate ourselves silly until we toasted in the New Year.
We can't wait for 2011. In 2011 Elliott starts kindergarten, Lucy gets baptized, Baby Boy Hynes will be born, I will run a half marathon* (*this is an optional detail in the year's schedule), we will head back to AZ for a family reunion, our Korean Aunt and Uncle will visit America for the first time, Elliott will move up into the "big kids" class in taekwondo, Lucy will be on her way to a blackbelt, and we will make many more great memories to share with you. We are glad you shared the last year with us. Keep checking the blog, and we will let you in on all the happenings of this great new year! We love you and can't wait to see you next year!
2 comments:
looks like you guys had a great holiday season!! and Elliot's mustache is unreal amazing. You're right, it just fits him. and 2011 sounds like a very exciting year, I'm on the edge of my seat already!! :)
A very fun post and the mustache pictures are classics.
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