Saturday, December 26, 2009

Christmas 2009

We hope that you all had a very Merry Christmas!!! We sure had a great time with our little family, but we also went to see our parents throughout the week and enjoyed spending some time with them. We really enjoyed every moment that we had together and are grateful for our friends and family that sent us really nice cards, gifts, or texts letting us know how they are enjoying their wonderful holidays! Ethan really enjoyed Christmas and when anyone would say "presents" he would drop everything and run over to open the gift!! It was really great to watch the little twinkle in his eyes! We hope that you all enjoyed the 2009 year and hope that you all have a great New Year full of excitement and adventures!!! Here are some pictures of our different family Christmases!
As a little girl, Sharifa's family always made a sugar cookie cake for Jesus' birthday and would always sing "Happy Birthday"!!! So we decided to start doing this for our little family Christmas traditions! As a little boy, Steve's family would always make sugar cookies and would use the rest of the dough and make logs for all the boys in the family. We decided to do this also as part of our own little family Christmas traditions!Ethan blowing out the candle for Jesus!! We let Ethan eat his log while reading the Christmas story from the bible.
Christmas morning, Santa came and stuffed Ethan's stocking with treats and lots of different cars!!!!
Santa didn't just give Ethan cars he also got him a way cool car track!!!!
While daddy was putting the track together mommy helped Ethan open another present from us!
He got a really cool guitar!!! He loves this present so much we have all the songs memorized!!
Now that the track is put together Ethan and daddy try it out!! Thank you Santa!!
Ethan got daddy a new calender for the new year!
Aunt Ash got Daisy new PJs! Thanks Aunt Ash!Aunt Ash made this really cool quilt for Daisy, if you look close you can see Daisy written in the blanket!! That's so cool!!! Thanks!!
Aunt Ash and Uncle Dave got Ethan this really cool book that he loves to play with!!! Thank you guys!!!Steve got this shirt from his brother Brad, he also got NFL cards too! Thanks Brad!!!
Ethan got mini Handy Manny and tools from his Phillips cousins, Uncle Brad, and Aunt Claire. Thanks guys. He loves them!! Just a little note-- Uncle Matt and Aunt Sierra gave Ethan a bigger toy of Handy Manny and his tools, Ethan loves to use the tools to fix everything!! Thanks for the cool toys guys!!!
Mommy and Daddy got Ethan his very favorite show; Phineas and Ferb!!!
Sharifa got Steve this really cool new Cowboys hat!
Steve got the new Madden football game from Sharifa!!!
Sharifa got the earrings from Ethan, the book from Steve, and the movie also is from Steve. Even though Steve got the movie for Sharifa Ethan loves to watch this movie over and over again!!!Thanks to everyone!!!!!

Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa Phillips
Grandma and Grandpa got Ethan a really cool car track to go along with the others that Santa got him!
Ethan loves to read so Grandma and Grandpa got him some Pixar books that he just really adores!!!
Ethan got some really cool new clothes too! What great Grandparents!!!
Ethan and daddy trying out the new car track that Grandma and Grandpa got him!
Ethan hanging out with Lenard while watching a basketball game! They really enjoyed each others company!!
Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa McClaskey
We went to Sharifa's parents' Christmas party and saw Santa!! Ethan thinks he's great as long as he doesn't have to sit on Santa's lap!!!
Mommy helping Ethan open a gift from his stocking that Grandma and Grandpa M stuffed for him!
Ethan playing his flute that he got from Grandma and Grandpa M in his stocking!!
Ethan calling his Uncle Matt on his new fancy new cell phone!!
Ethan opening a present from Grandma and Grandpa M!!!Ethan trying out his pad that Grandma and Grandpa gave him!!Daddy helping Ethan open a gift from grandma and grandpa!Steve showing off his new PJ pants that mom and dad got him! Sharifa got a pair too and we love them!!! Thanks mom and dad!!!Ethan trying out his new flute while enjoying a little ride in the doll stroller!!Daddy reading Ethan a Christmas story!

1 comment:

NJ said...

Aw that looks like a wonderful Christmas! You are looking amazing!! I love the quilt for Daisy, and there were so many fun gifts for you guys! You'll have to tell me how you like the Lost Symbol. I love you and hope you're doing well!