Our White Christmas

Happy Birthday Jesus, and Merry Christmas to everyone!!

We had a wonderful day indeed! Santa came to see us, we got {and were able to give} lots of great presents, we enjoyed spending time with family, and we got a real treat as a result of the weather -- a WHITE Christmas, Atlanta's first in 128 years. It was so much fun to end our day playing in the snow! :)

Here is a glimpse at our day in pictures ...

It looks like Santa enjoyed his cookies and milk,

and Rudolph enjoyed his apple :)

Checking out what Santa brought -- a tool bench and a train.

And lots of goodies in Ryan's stocking -- a Buzz Lightyear cellphone,

Toy Story stickers, a Cars coloring set, a book, a new

toothbrush, vitamins, candy.

"Hello!"

Helping Pop open his present :)

Ryan loves hats so we got him an Atlanta
Braves hat that is just his size.

We also got him a dump truck. Can you tell by his face

that he is making the sound of a truck?

Uncle Alan got Ryan a new Woody doll. It is

just like the one in the movie!

Ryan LOVES it, and refused to put it down :)

Mr. Potato Head! "Thanks Mama and Dada!"

Daddy got a new Army fleece. Now he doesn't have

to be cold at work anymore. And I think he

likes it based on his big grin :)

Uncle Alan also got Ryan some Legos :)

And Pop got him two sound puzzles :)

We cannot leave Riley out. She is always so excited

for her present, just like a child :)

Ryan got a rocking horse from Papa Tony and

Deedee, and a cowboy outfit from Wyoming.

Christmas smiles :) Love this pic!

Once we finished opening presents, R snuck outside

to check out the snow that had started falling :)

After Ryan's nap, we headed over to Pop's house to see

Aunt Laura, and Ryan got MORE presents :) Unfortunately,

he was done opening presents by this point so

Laura had to help him along. He was thrilled with

his new books and Toy Story 3 though!

Playing with the bow :)

Presents from Ama and Granddaddy - a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

pillow pet and a Jingle All the Way Interactive Storybook. I think Ryan

likes Jingle as he is giving him a big squeeze :)

Flying with Uncle Alan :)

After dinner, we headed outside to play in the

snow and build a snowman :)

Building a snowball :) And no, Ryan isn't wearing gloves.

He refused to wear them and screamed when we made

him go inside. So we gave in and let him play without them,

seeing that we don't have this opportunity very often,

and concluded that having cold hands doesn't bother him.

He caught on quickly ... probably due to the fact

that Uncle Alan was throwing snowballs at him.

He loved the snow!

Giving Uncle Alan some snow for the

snowman. Every little bit helps, right? :)

The boys with their masterpiece :)

Our Christmas 2010 Snowman :)

"Happy Birthday, Jesus!!"