A Go Cats Christmas gift!

For Christmas the Timmerings got us UK/UL tickets for the dream game!

We were so excited for such a fun day!

 We started at the Old Spaghetti Factory for lunch...Santa was there...see him in the back ground! Riggs put that on Instargram!

 Then ran like hell to the Yum Center...in the freezing cold and Jenna with no coat in a sleeveless sequins top!

 We headed to the Cardinal Spirit room before the game!

 Jenna bought me a drink called a Cardinal crush...I think that is why they won...

We all really enjoyed the game ...even though the cats lost this year!

 On the way out we ran into Derrick Anderson! Bonus!!!!

Christmas 2012

Well some time in the night he came...Santa came to the Hardy house!

He came to see Sarah Kate!

He came to see Lila!

He came to see Rollins!

and yes...he even came to see Riggs...who asked the jolly bearded man for the iphone his parents would not get for him...and Santa came through with a lime green XC case and everything!

My sweet, sleepy eyed littles waiting to see what Santa had left on Christmas Morning.....

They were all so excited....joyful is really the right word!

Especially this one....and I really soaked his delight in this year...wondering if next year when he is in middle school he might not be so easy to delight...knowing the magic might be slipping....

It was the perfect Christmas morning!

and the greatest of gifts was each other for sure!

Santa really knows our littles...and the stocking loot sure proved it...Chick-fil-a  polynesian sauce for Lila!

Running socks for the boys!

a card to go to bed 15 minutes later than their normal bed time...what was Santa thinking!?

Gran -Gran loved her stocking too!

My little giver gave me a ring.....and I loved it!

and he loved the shoes I picked out for him!

It was a frenzy of fun and then I sat in my slippers and with my mimosa...took it all in...and waited for the rest of my family to arrive for Christmas brunch!

It was a wonderful brunch too!

After more present opening....

and more family time by the tree...

We rested....and got ready to go to Bumpa's for the evening.

Bumpas too was a frenzy of gifts and fun...

and more family and love...

special gifts were plentiful and love was all around!

After a very long day of Christmas chaos...we came home...crawled on the couches..and drifted off..full of happiness! 

 It only comes once a year...thank goodness...that way it stays special...and full of magic...there is nothing like it...Christmas I love you so! Can't wait to do it all over agin next year!

Christmas Eve at Bumpa's 2012

There is nothing like Christmas eve...as supper time rolls around...it sets in that it's here...it's really here...it's finally Christmas!

 Littles gather around the tree waiting until it's time to open gifts.....

 and this Christmas I was most thankful that the magic still lived in all my littles....every one of them...

 I am one lucky lady to have these four precious littles to make Christmas magic for!!!

 so with happy in our hearts we ate....we drank....and we were merry in deed!

 and then we opened presents....

favorites were.... running gifts for Riggs....

 games for Rollins.....

 Liv dolls for SK.....

 and a vet set for Lila Ray!

 Gran Gran let them open a gift too this Christmas eve....sweet Christmas pajamas!

 and the slippers SK had been wanting.... just like gran grans

 It was just perfect.....our Christmas Eve at Bumpa's!

 We danced the night away to Dance Central.......

 and played pass word until it was time to go home at get ready for Santa!