CHRISTMAS 2011

I must say how much I enjoyed the month of December. It all started back in July when I picked up that first Christmas present so by the time December rolled around I was only looking to pick up 2 birthday gifts and 3 more Christmas gift and to top it all off it was all paid for!!

My Mother  (Mere) had moved in with us this last year and JP move out into his own house. Having Mere here made decorating for the Holidays so much fun. We started on Thanksgiving day putting up our Christmas trees as we always do , but this year we had 5 trees! Mere had two in her room the  carousel horse Christmas tree and a smaller whimsical tree in her office side. I put up a 10 ft tree in the living room a 7 ft slim tree in the kitchen and a 6ft LSU tree in our bedroom for Dudley. The inside of the house looked great!

JP thought it would be fun to have a competition with his father on decorating the outside of the houses with Christmas decoration  both boys did a great job but Dudley was declared the winner. JP did a great job, he had to start from scratch so I am guessing in about a year or two Dudley may need to watch is back.

December also brings Birthdays, JP Dec 13 and his girlfriend Samantha Dec 7  This year the Saturday between each birthdays  we borrowed the shuttle bus loaded up Samantha’s family and ours went to Copelands for dinner and afterwards dove around town enjoying the Christmas lights. We all had such a good time we are making it an annual event!

Second Wednesday  of the month we had Christmas Bunko and I was the hostess,  really even this did not stress me out well maybe for a day or two I was a little stressed but I did it to myself with these crazy Christmas top hats I was making for the girls to wear.

Dudley and I spent a Saturday At Howell Park for “Bikes for Tykes” see previous post  http://brumfield.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/bike-give-away-howell-park/ Dudley and I are so proud of JP and his heart for the poor and hurting , we had watched him work so hard on the Christmas festival collected over 1,000 brand new bikes!

Has I sit here at my computer Wednesday afternoon still in my Jammies ( my last day off for the holidays)  I reflect on what a good Christmas this was, JP and I talked about how this was the best Christmas since Melissa passed, oh we miss her like crazy and know things will never be the same but we could feel her spirit  so ever close.

Here are a few pictures  enjoy………….

Bunko Babes Christmas Picture

Some of the hats I had made for the Babes to wear

Dudley and Kimberly

Dudleys seat every Christmas morning, saddly to warm for a fire this year

JP gave is Dad an Xbox360...lol

Mere loves her frogs!!

Yes I am posting this picture oh my! (the gun a marshmallow shooter was a great stocking stuffer)

JP and Samantha (she is a real trooper came over at the crack of dawn)

 

Here is to a great New Year!