Christmas Eve and New Years Eve

We finally made it to Christmas Eve....not with out TWO advent calendars to help us get there with style. It is tradition in the Maulsby/Hines households to do Christmas opening on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Day we do Santa and stockings and relax and play with new toys. So below are some pictures from our Christmas Eve night. We missed Mia and Miss Chloe got RSV two days after Christmas so we weren't able to open gifts with Mia.

Corbin is hugging and thanking Bones for his gift and for his gift of finding his old, cool Star Wars men!


There was a lot of Boomer Sooner gear for Christmas! (as always) Corbin got the Wii Nerf game....we think Poppy wants one next year. Let the kids play, Poppy! Chloe loves to color and had fun opening this year. She would say, "next present please!" Chloe and Bones playing with princess dolls.
Bones is playing with Chloe's dress up princess gift that we got her!

I am not sure, but I think Corbin is excited about this gift?

Thanks for my "American Girl" Ity Bity doll, Poppy! I love her!

Kisses and Hugs all around!
Yes...yes...that is right...Bones is still wearing the dress up earring!

Corbin and Daddy are tracking Santa on the web. He went back several times that night to see if he was getting closer.

Mama and Corbin are making "reindeer food" to put on our grass so Rudolph and the others will hit our house first on the block! Oats for the smell and glitter so the sparkle will catch the reindeer's eye!
I am thankful and grateful for a wonderful Christmas!



As for New Year's Eve.....Daddy and Mama went out to eat with several friends and then back to our friends house for games and fun. Mummy and Poppy were kind enough to keep our kids. Since Chloe was sick we felt much better leaving them with Mummy, Poppy & Bill and Carol Brewer.
Corbin tried really hard to stay up till midnight...but this is how they found him at 10:00 p.m. He was out for the night!
We look forward to watching our kids grow in 2009!!!