Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts

Monday, December 28, 2015

Christmas 2015

Before Christmas started off we all gathered for some new family pictures. It was great to have Kelsey and Curtis finally here. I will post more on family pictures in a different post.. but it wouldn't be complete christmas without everyone home.

He's kind of one cool dad but even cooler when he lets his daughters pick out his outfit for pictures.

The hubster


Of course the Sunday of Christmas requires a new outfit for yourself and daughter.

Chilling with dad watching Jimmy Fallon. Got to stay up late since she was so happy.

CHRISTMAS EVE!



Santa sure showed up for Charli this year. It seems like he was pretty excited to celebrate Christmas with her this year.

And the new Christmas pjs! We tried to convince Dad to get matching Elf jammies with us but he said no way. Its like he knew there would be pictures taken. hahaha. Party Pooper.


But I think we are the cutest elves. Even though people have threatened me with black 
mail on this picture. 

CHRISTMAS DAY!!
A few things you have to know about Nelson Christmas Day. Its a long day... isn't Christmas always long for everyone? I feel like its triple as long. But for all good meaning. Kelly and I started Christmas at our house around 7 am so we could start the day off on time. It was nice to enjoy each other while Charli was still sleeping. Rude Parents I know.. 

Kelly got some great stocking stuffers. Like a back scratcher, charging iPhone cords for all his vehicles and of course some Beef Jerky & a Christmas Orange. It seems like Santa was sick of him stealing things from others in the house ;)

I was spoiled with some great gift cards in my stocking. A few from Fiiz and Farrs Fresh Ice Cream. Also Santa knows how to spoil me with candy! 








A little funny story shall we. 
In October Kelly was wanting to get a new shot gun to go duck hunting. I was totally fine with it because every man deserves a good hobby away from home. But of course Kelly spoiled me as well and bought me the Apple Watch I had wanted. They had just come out with the Rose Gold one.. its bomb. So we both decided that was our early christmas. Sweet right! Kelly definitely wanted to drive his point home because a few days before Christmas I was looking everywhere for my Apple Watch box so I could take something out of it. I couldn't find it. Kelly was absolutely no help with looking for it. So I gave up. Then some presents started showing up under the tree. There was a long rectangular box. I knew right away he took the box and wrapped it so I couldn't whine about how there was nothing under the tree. And so he could say "I told you thats all you were getting."
Funny Husband...
If only I would have known I would have wrapped his gun up. :)



We took Charli's gifts to Grandma's Malone's house and opened them up there.


As you can tell she loved getting some little people in her stocking!
This girl also loves CLOTHES! She has to hold them when ever we are shopping for her. 


A big castle for one cute elf princess. 

Grandma Malone got Charli an adorable outfit she wore later that day. 

We enjoyed Breakfast at the Malone's and then headed over for a second breakfast at Kelly's parents house. It was yummy. I feel like I eat much more on Christmas day than thanksgiving. 

Charli WAS SPOILED ROTTEN by so many people for christmas. 
Between books, toys, clothes and even candy. She definitely is loved by many family members.


Grandma Nelson got her this coat. She wouldn't look at anything else in the bag. She wouldn't let us take the coat away from her until she was wearing it. SHE LOVED IT. LIKE OBSESSED WITH IT!


We then were off to visit my Grandparents. We hung out at my Grandmas church building. Playing basketball, talking to aunts and uncles and seeing all the kids get excited over tiny remote control cars.




We then were on our way to one of the last stops. Great Grandma Smiths house. We loved being able to hang out with her and see how her Christmas was. She looks forward to everyone being there that time of year. 
We then met up with Kenneth & Marla's Family at Krystal's house. It was a fun way to end the night. Although at that point Charli was past tired with all the stops and visits. 



See I told you WORN OUT! .. This was the second we put her into the carseat.

DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS!

All of Kelly's family wanted to go sledding. Kelly's brother was able to get in contact with a co worker who has some land in West Point. It was fun. The kids loved riding around behind the snowmobiles. I let Charli hang out with my mom and sisters since it was FREEZING.
It was also the first time I had ever been on Kelly's snowmobile that he bought last year right before we had Charli. Man it is fast! It almost scared me how fast that thing would go. 




It was a tradition growing up to take a picture with all the stuff you got for Christmas. 
A few days later I finally was able to snap this picture of Charli. 

Another Sunday Swag Picture. She's stinking cute right!


This little girl knows where all three pianos are at Grandma Malone's house. 
She doesn't have a problem with reaching the keys either. 
She does love to climb the stairs and steal the stuffed owl pillow in my moms bathroom as well.


Throughout the whole christmas season we enjoyed some long winter naps. 
Charli also enjoyed sleeping with a blanket during nap time. 


Thursday, December 25, 2014

Christmas Day 2014


Christmas always starts out early for us. Mainly because our day is filled with lots of people to visit & well ever since I was little I remember starting before the sun was up. I think that came because my dad was always excited that he would wake us up early. 

Well 7 am came and we were up... 




Charli being cuddled

So as we began to start Kelly said why don't we start with the youngest. Kimmy gave us a gift at the family party on Christmas Eve for Charli. So as Kelly held Charli I opened it up. Well, as much as I believed that it was for Charli it wasn't. I had spent the last few days teasing Kelly that his sisters were probably helping him with Christmas (like usual). Well I was right. They tried to disguise it in Dora the Explorer & Disney Princess wrapping paper.. Well... after opening the first box their was a smaller box wrapped.. I started to unwrap it and saw this pretty little white box with a shiny clean Apple logo...

Ahhhh.... it was an iPad Air... what!!! Kelly said it wasn't going to happen. He lied. I did a giddy little dance on the couch and Kelly just sat and laughed at me. I was SO SO SO happy & surprised!


I sadly forgot to take pictures of Kelly opening things this year. 

I surprised him with a couple new belts, shirts. He also got a new bluetooth speaker for the garage since the old one doesn't work with our new phones or iPod. Kelly also went with me to get a boot dryer & warmer. 

A couple months ago his coworkers were asking if he had one and he came home and told me about them.. Well Mrs. Clause came through and he now will have dry boots every morning if he remembers to put them on the dryer.


Charli swinging away Christmas morning

After getting dressed and packed for the day. We headed to my parents for a breakfast and to watch them open up gifts. My mom got a really nice ring from Shane Co. I kept repeating the commercial and my mom recorded me doing it on video. I was shocked that my dad actually didn't have anyone really help him with my mom's gifts this year! (high five dad)

Then, we headed to Kelly's parents. Ate more breakfast and chatted with family. Then we started gifts and stockings. We got a gift card to Chili's & a giant bag of Mega M&Ms. They aren't regular M&M's they are GIGANTIC!!

Family Photo.
We had a great time hanging out with everyone and watching the excitement on the nieces and nephews faces when they told us what Santa brought them. I just couldn't help but get excited for next year when Charli will hopefully understand Christmas a little more.


Car Celfiè
We then headed to my grandma's house for lunch, games and more family.

My grandma has started a new thing at guessing how much spare change is in the jar.. well this year my sister Marci won. ( I was ticked!) .... the total was $200 bucks.. Are you kidding!!!

We played the candy bar game and hot dice with my cousins Sam & Josh. We then left to go to see Grandma Smith... at this point I was pretty darn tired... Kelly had a cold the week before and I was starting to get the congestion.



A little fourth generation picture with my Grandma West, mom, me & Charli!



Kelly reading Grandma Smith her gift for the year! 12 dates with us, she has to pick them..
There are already a few she wants to do. Do a session at the Ogden Temple, Go to Taggarts, Drive to her homestead... She is getting excited to go do things with us.


Aunt Vickie's gifts came a couple days late. My family looks forward to these gifts. Ever since I was a little girl my Aunt Vickie would send us Christmas gifts. She always does such nice wrapping with her tags & bows. 

It's always such a joy to open them and talk to her on the phone.. Just another Christmas Tradition.
I am so glad that my Aunt took us on as her girls when my Dad's Mom died shortly after my parents got married. 






Of course Charli had to get some Christmas pictures... I put her inside my stocking.
It was hard to get her out of it because she was just starting to straighten her legs out more.

But honestly the best gift that was given this year is this little girl. She is the world and more.
Love you bug!



Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Christmas 2013

Before I get started on this Christmas festive post, I have to share my love for these stamps.
They are alphabetical and look like a typewriter. I bought them for Makenzie's scrapbook, I have continued to find excuses to use them. I bought them at Hobby Lobby for $5



Christmas Eve!
Kelly had to work half the day, I spent most of the day at my mom's house hanging out with the old parentals. I needed to wrap everything & get a few other things. My dad had to get somethings for my mom & so that meant me going with him! We went to Brigham City and Smith & Edwards. (Jealous right?!) While we were at Smith & Edwards I found an awesome White Elephant gift for later that night! I also made a pasta salad for the party as well.

Kelly went shopping after work, I only say this because he didn't tell me when he would be home nor did he call to see why I wasn't home.

My family has a tradition of going to get Chinese on Christmas Eve @ Lucky China. My dad started it when we were little & believe me we threw a fit, we hadn't been around Chinese much and it just didn't sound appealing to us. But, now you can only eat at Lucky China only on Christmas Eve. Its a big deal!

Kelly's family always has a white-elephant party at his Grandma Smith's house. It's filled with laughter, food & occasionally some bad toots that no one admits to doing. Its always a great time & his grandma enjoys having everyone over!

This year we went to Grandma Smith's. It was a joyous time, it started with the White Elephant exchange. The hot topic of the year was New Moon DVD (stupid Twilight). Kelly's Aunt Carol bought 8 of them from Blockbuster since they are going out of business. So of course every gift from their family contained New Moon.
At Smith & Edwards I found a Duck Dynasty Chia Willie (Willie Robertson). You can grow Willie's beard. Awesome right?! I haven't really watched the show but I instantly thought of some people who would totally want it. Was I right!? You bet. After it going around with its few steals, it ended up with Kelly's mom!

Some gifts were a little crazy. Krystal & Chris brought a plastic desk & chair set, an old popcorn maker. That popcorn maker we were going to pick up from them since my air popper went out a while ago. We never made it over there so of course they made us 'fight' for it. Although we didn't end up getting it. It was much funnier to see the look on Kelly's siblings who ended up with both of those items because they didn't really want it!

We shoved our faces with Peppermint Trifle & Pumpkin Cheesecake. Then, it was time to head home... I will be honest I was so excited, Kelly thought I was nuts. I just love Christmas & I am glad that I still get little butterflies of excitement for it.

We put up our lights earlier this year but Kelly didn't connect the top parts to extension cords, then it snowed, he had a cold & we only had the garage ones on for awhile. He finally got back on the roof and hooked them up. The one section above the door didn't work.. bummer. Some of the ice fell off and took the lights with it & we are pretty sure that damaged the lights.

But anyways, we have lights on our house.. Candy Canes, Frosty & Penguin. It made me happy!
Especially that it was Christmas Eve & they finally were mostly on!




Day 24.

Kelly had to take Day 24 to the party tonight to open it... I bet you can't guess what it is.
After a lovey dovey message, he ripped it open and it was new pajamas. Of course I had to get some cute bottoms for myself.
We got home, put them on & turned on the Grinch!



Finally something underneath the tree!

I had to wrap Kelly's last and final day of his Christmas Countdown!
This one made me so excited! I had to set it by the tree & snap a picture of it!

The countdown was totally based off what was inside this box. I bought the item in October not having a clue that I would be crazy enough to do a whole countdown but here we are... the final day!


Christmas Morning!
We woke up at 7am & I was completely fine with that...
I am only a morning person on Christmas!

We started with the very first gift.... DAY 25!

What was it?! The Piston Cup! Best Husband!
He even got a certificate!

I think he enjoyed it!

Then it was stocking time.
I did mine first, there was chocolate. (shocking? nope!)
Then at the very bottom was something a little bigger. I pulled it out...
a iPod Touch.
I was happy happy happy. I have wanted one for all of my music!
I have tons & tons.
Kelly even picked out a bright blue one & 32 GB.. YAY!

Kelly's Stocking:
I didn't know that you have to put a real orange in his stocking so the ones that he had stuck in mine, I put into his before giving it to him. (That was a Nelson Family tradition I didn't know about ooopss.)

Socks, Jelly Belly's, Chocolate & chapstick...tons of candy.

A new shirt, Santa knew what he would like...


Nala was in the middle of everything... as you can tell!



Santa brought a few cool things to us... He did well this year!
Monopoly, Wireless Blu-ray player, movies, gun cleaning kit, boots, coat & shirts.




This year's gifts for Kelly's family:

I found these cute Milk jugs on Pick your Plum. I bought a ton of them.
A few candy canes, red & white jute...ta-da!


Kelly's Parents... I had this idea since the summer.
They have a huge garden.. I mean HUGE!
Its where you find Kelly's dad through the months of May to September
So... I made this with Kelly's help of staining, screwing, color picking.



I had to share this... Kelly's mom is constantly finding things that I will love!

A Coca-Cola snack jar. Its so old fashion vintage.. I was so happy for this & of course my Lip Smackers flavored Coca Cola as well!




Already Grounded?!
Yup.
Kelly got this Mustang RC Car for Day 23 of his Countdown.
After we got the batteries, he was driving it around scaring Nala.
She hates this and his helicopter from last year!

Kelly wanted to start cleaning the house, I was perfectly okay with that.
I was putting things away when I heard the car start & Nala barking..

So he ended up grounded!


Hope you all had a Merry Christmas!
We sure did!