Christmas this year...

{door to my laundry room plastered with your cute faces...}

One of my favorite things during the month of Dec. is receiving all of the WONDERFUL Christmas cards from everyone. I love this. Everyday I feel like a little girl running out to the mail box to see what piece of love I get inside. It really makes everyday so much fun.

Another thing that makes me happy is my tree. I L.O.V.E. my tree. Yes it is fake, but believe me it is worth the "fak-i-ness". A couple years ago I bought it for my birthday presents, that is what I told Spencer, and brought it home and was giddy. Every year we pull it out of the box I get giddy. But this year when we pulled it out... I was distraught. My beautiful 9 ft. tree was not going to fit in my 8ft. ceiling house. I was about in tears... what was I going to do? I was not about to sell it. Who would have thought I would have moved into a 8 ft. ceiling house... I wasn't thinking! I know. Anyway - Spencer brought out his saw and went at it. I was prostrate on the floor watching and mumbling to myself. Spencer thought I was crazy, which who is to say I am not? So I sat there watching steel branch after steel branch be torn off. Sad.

But don't fret my friends, my beautiful tree was cut at the perfect spot and was scrunched in the corner, and yes all my lights still worked on it. Which was my biggest worry... I mean taking a saw to a tree with lights? Scary.

I pulled it together and the giddiness was alive once more.

Every year I buy 1 - 3 new ornaments... this Santa was this years addition.

{by the way every year I buy H & R one... this year I bought them antique little glittered houses...

to document thier first Christmas in our first house... awwwww.}

This is H's addition. I loved the little angle.

I love how he came home and places it right in the tree.

Spencer's gift waiting in some antlers Christmas morning.

Christmas eve we do as most families do... we open one present... Pajamas.

This was a picture before they opened up the gifts.

{after which H was very very disappointed he couldn't open one HE wanted to open. Poor soul.}

By the way - my children never fight. Ever.

The above picture is what life it like with the two of them 24/7. {sarcasm}

The picture below is of Spencer when he saw my "family gift surprise"!! Can you see how thrilled he is. I bought a Wii, and forgot to tell him. ha. Hey, he will soon find out how fun it can be, or will be humbled by the whopping that will start to take place.

And this is for you all who need a good giggle. How hot is Spence here? Never "dare" or really plan a lady gaga gig and think that spencer won't participate. He takes the cake, no?

Hudson thought he was funny funny, I wondered who I had married... but Reagan's reaction was hilarious. She just sat there silent staring. The next morning R and I were eating breakfast and she looked up at me out of no where and said, "Mama, Daddy dancing at daddy's party was scary. "

I agree a little scary. But funny, yes funny.

Spencer at his work's Christmas Party. Classic.

Christmas 2010 also had:

• Montage 2010 Christmas Party
• Hudson's Christmas program - him slumped 1/2 way down his chair, nice.
• R's introduction of her imaginary friends... Kiki and Toni
• 1st Christmas at home
• Lots of baking
• Lots of music
• Loads of fun