It's the most wonderful time of the year!

AHHHH, the holiday season, my FAVORITE!!! And with all most of our friends having babies this year, there are SO many kiddies to buy gifts for, LOVE IT! We decided to get together with a few of them last Sunday to celebrate Christmas, round 1! What a FUN FUN DAY!!!!!
Willie was pimpin in his hat. He's the only boy with the 3 girls!!! DANGER!!!

Mya was very into the gingerbread house with all the lights and music. I love how she's on her tippy toes.

Mya and Willie

Ry's turn to hold Willie, love it!

Gracie got there shortly after. We haven't seen her since the summer. She has gotten SO big and is just so beautiful!

Char got a hold of Mya and Grace before her little munchkin woke up from her nap.

OH she's awake and Mya and Reese were up to no good in her room.

They were both checkin out the gingerbread house, LOVE this one!

I wanted to so bad to get a pic of them (looking and smiling of course), not a success, here are the outtakes...eating their chips that I tried to bribe them with...

Mya's already over it and Reese, well she wants another chip...

So we headed into the kitchen, where Willie was passed out from too many Coors lights!

CUTIE PIE!

Her legs are so strong, she'll be walking in no time!

Reese wanted to give her hugs. Reese loves giving hugs, its so cute!
Trying to get a pic of the 3 girls was obviously even harder than trying to get a pic of Mya and Reese!

Grace wanted to just start opening presents.

When Reese saw Grace, she had to join in!

AHHHHH, FOR ME!!!!!

Mya's turn!

Barney's Christmas CD! She was SO excited!!!

Grace just wanted to wear the bows on her head.

I love this one!

Mya got a karaoke machine to go with her Barney CD. Mya and Reese were DYING to get Ry to open it so they could start singing.

Willie's just takin it all in!

Mya started dancing to the CD while everyone was opening gifts...

Mya and Reese finally realized there were microphones on the karaoke machine, so they started singing their hearts out!

American Idol???

Mya wanted to test out Reese's stroller.

on daddies shoulders!

Little man, lookin adorable as always!

So, we wanted to get a group shot of all the kids! WOW, talk about impossible! We thought, maybe Mya can hold up Willie and Reese can sit behind Gracie. This is how it went....

I decided to put a pillow on the side of Mya and Willie so if they tipped over, it was soft...Well, Mya wanted to lay down on it!

Downward dog Mya, really?

So, Mya and Willie just got all cozy, Grace wanted to join in and Reese was trying to escape!

This just cracks me up!

The mommies with their babes! With 4 cameras going, no one was looking at the same one, maybe we need to try and go one at a time next time around!

The Osmond Fam

The Leonhardt Fam

The Dupree Fam

Willie with his little boy! SO CUTE!

The Beas

OK, time for a group shot, should we even dare???? Didn't turn out so bad though!!!!

Mya and Reese got these adorable aprons from the Osmonds. We wanted to get a pic of them with them on. HOW STINKIN CUTE are they!!??

We had so much fun kicking off the Christmas season with our close friends. Love you all, xoxo

Birthday Party Fun!

Last Saturday we went to Mimi and Poppy's to celebrate the November and December birthday's (Ryan and Michael's 30th, Jimmy's 21st and Grandma Cassidy's 73rd). We always have so much fun there cause there are a plethora of cousins for Mya and we just don't see the Cassidy's as much as we'd like to, they're such a fun bunch!
Mya and her Uncle Jimmy

Mimi with her 3 granddaughters, Mya, Sophia and Ava

Ry with Sophia, don't you just want to nibble on those cheeks!

so did Ry!

We wanted to get a shot of Mya and Sophia, Ry was holding Sophia next to Mya...

Not really looking but cute!

kisses

bootylicious!

Ry showing Sophia her reflection in the ornament.

Mya and her Poppy

This pic cracks me up, Mya and I have the same drunken expression, Sophia's a cutie though!

No Sophia's looking away but we're smiling.

Sophia standing on her daddy's belly...

...making the cutest little faces.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Ry, Gigi and Jimmy

Ryan making his wish...

Now Gigi and Jimmy making theirs.

one more time for the camera!!!

Ava and Grace getting some of the goods.

Mya took her donut and headed straight for the snowman.

John wanted to fly her around.

It was SO cute. The older kids (Grace, Ava, MaryKate and Matthew) were sitting on the couch watching a movie, Mya joined in!

How cute, Brendan and Sophia.

Than Ry came down and started tossing Ava and Gracie around.

Ava's turn!

Gracie's turn!

arms tired yet????

Than Ava and Mya had a moment! so precious!

hugs all around!

Cutie pie

Trying to get a shot of the 3 of them was impossible...at least they're all happy!

And of course, it wouldn't be a party if there wasn't singing and dancing going on! Complete with microphones and all!

Mya dancing and singing..

...it was so cute she was having so much fun!

Ava came and joined in too!

MaryAlice even had a air sax!

Mya wanted Sophia to sing along so bought her mic over to her!

Time for a singing and dancing break to hang with Mimi!!!!

they wanted to get back into the action so Mya took Ava's hand and they headed back!

And Sophia's OUT in MaryAlice's arms. All that dancing made her tired!

Smiles for the camera of my 2 favorites!!!

We had so much fun, can't wait for Christmas!!!!!

Happy Birthday Mags!

Maggie turned 16 last Friday. We all went to Rafferty's for dinner to celebrate! Mya was dragging Uncle Joe and Aunt Mary around EVERYWHERE! Mommy who?? She didn't even want me to come (*tear*). Thank god she's got such a wonderful relationship with the Olarras, I swear she even calls Mary (and even Joe yesterday morning) Ma! funny little girl!

Happy Birthday Mags, we love you so much and am so happy that we got to celebrate with you! Ryan also reminded me that Mags was 5 when we first started dating, WOW, that's just crazy to me.

xoxo girl...

Clearly Mags was embarrassed when we all sang happy birthday to her!

But her godmother got her to look at the camera!

Mya tried to blow out the candle!!

Mags, Mya and AnnMarie

11 years!

WOW, so today is Ryan and my 11 year Dativersary (he said we can no longer call it an anniversary since that's our wedding anniversary)!! That's right people, we started dating in 1999, god that sounds like SO LONG AGO! So much has happened in those 11 years (really so much has happened in the 3 years we've been married, jeez!). I couldn't imagine living a better life. I never dreamed that I would be as happy as I am with him.

Ryan, I love you so much and know that 'it's just going to keep getting better!' You are the love of my life!

Here's to many many more years together.

xoxo

OMG so here's the oldest pic I have of us (on my computer). It's from my senior prom in May 2000!!!! DAMN we're HOT!!!