Skate Country

The girls and I got together with Jen and her kids at Skate Country.  It has been awhile since we have all been together and Jen wanted to give Kelly her Christmas present (Jen is Kelly's godmother).  The kids all had fun skating....and of course Kelly was excited to get a present!

 Myles (4), Kelly (6.5), Ana (8.5), Madison (10), Molly (4)

 Kelly loves her roller blades and gets better every time she goes skating!

 Molly wears the fisher price skates that go over her shoes....she does great skating with those!

 Jen & Kelly

Jen spoiled Kelly!

She gave her a "K" purse from Justice to match her wallet, Justice sparkly headbands, a Bubble jewelry set, and a CD she made for her with 34 new FUN songs for her MP3 player!

First Sewing Lesson

Kelly has ALWAYS been interested in crafts!  She has a long attention span for doing any type of craft project.  In the past year she has been making "dresses"....she uses fabric scraps from Grandma Peggy or some pink fabric that she got for her birthday.  She tapes them together and makes lots of things.  While at Grandma's house one day....she put together lots of fabrics and told Grandma what and where to sew for the dress she put together.  She even took a needle and thread and hand-sewed different things.  She loves any type of crafty thing....bracelets, bead projects, painting, pot holders, etc., etc., etc.  If you remember correctly.....Kelly was upset to miss school (due to strep throat) because it was an ART CLASS day!  She loves her craft time!

When my Mom and I went Christmas shopping this year she saw a Singer kids sewing machine and thought it was the perfect gift.  Kelly opened the sewing machine and was SO EXCITED!!!!  She tried it out with Grandma Peggy and they couldn't get it to work.....after all it was plastic and pretty cheap.  Kelly was pretty bummed.  Grandma Peggy did some research and found this Janome Hello Kitty sewing machine.  It's a "real" sewing machine and perfect for kids learning how to sew.  Kelly was thrilled!  Since this is a real machine....Kelly is getting sewing lessons from Granmda (since I do not sew) before she brings it home.  It doesn't have a guard over the needle so Kelly is learning how to use it properly.

Her first lesson was Sunday....and from what I heard....Kelly did great!  She even sewed her own PJ pants that we gave her for Christmas that were too long!

 Kelly and Grandma Peggy with her new sewing machine!

 Kelly really concentrated!

Papa Michael was vacuuming downstairs while Grandma and Kelly were sewing....and Kelly stops to say "Why does Papa have to be so loud when I am concentrating!?!?"

She takes her craft times seriously.....and she had a great first sewing lesson with Grandma Peggy!

Beckman Dance Camp

Kelly attended the Beckamn Dance Camp for the second year.  This is a camp for Kindergarten through sixth graders at the Catholic High School in town.  Kelly enjoys dancing.....as much as swimming and soccer!  The theme of the camp this year was Monster Mash!

Kelly wanted a picture with her dance camp certificate!

Kelly and her friend Isabel

Kelly with her dance teacher, Terra

The Kindergarten and First graders performing their dance the last day of camp.  Kelly is hard to see at times....she is the last person on the far right side.

They also performed a group dance with all campers to the Monster Mash.  It was a fun couple days for Kelly!

Christmas Day

We spent Christmas Day at my Mom's house with some of my extended family.  It was a relaxing afternoon...without presents.....great food (Thanks Mom!) and great company.  The kids played with some of their favorite gifts while the adults played cards.  It was a wonderful end to our holiday celebrations!

 Cousins!

 The 4 older kids - Matthew was pretty mobile and it was hard to get a picture with all the kids!

 The boys were loving Miss Kelly!

 Our family

 Mulgrew family

Movie time!

(You got to love new DVD's towards the end of the holiday celebrations....as all the kids settled down to watch a movie together!)

Christmas Morning

We had a good Christmas morning at home....it started a little too early (ok, A LOT EARLIER) than we would have liked!  That's what happens when you have a VERY EXCITED 6 year old!

Kelly woke up at 3:52am ready to see if Santa came!  We sent her back to bed.  She lasted in bed until 4:50am when I went to lay with her....to try to hold her off.  I was hoping she would fall back asleep.  Well, that didn't happen and by 5:20am we went to get Daddy to see if Santa came.  Molly was still sleeping.  Kelly saw all the things Santa brought her and had starting playing with everything before Molly came out at 7am!

 Sisters on Christmas morning

 Kelly was excited to see Santa came!

 She loved her pink stompeez...

 ...and she got the Blingles that she asked Santa for too!

 Kelly with her Santa treasures!

 Trying out her new Stompeez...

 ....and Blingles!

(all before Molly was awake!)

 Molly woke up and was excited to see that Santa came too!

 Barbie Mega Block Pet Shop set

 Hooks battle boat

(This is what she told Santa.  She got Jake's ship for her birthday and needed Hook's boat to battle)

 Santa brought the Lego Friends Adventure Camper for the girls to share

 Stockings!

 New movies!  Molly got "Barbie Princess and the Popstar" and Kelly got "The Lorax"

 Crackle nail polish!!!  So excited about this!!!

 Stompeez!!!

 A pink, sparkly, Justice shirt!

 New outfits for their Build a Bears

*Sleeping Beauty with glass slippers for Molly

*Girl Scout Daisy outfit with pink boots for Kelly

 Dress-up purses, gloves, and necklaces

 This next series of pictures shows Kelly's LOVE for anything from Justice right now.....she was just excited to see a BOX from Justice....

 ....jaw drops with excitment....

 .....soccer outfit!

(sweatshirt, long-sleeve shirt, and pants)

 Hugging her outfit....SO EXCITED!

 One more Justice present - a "K" notebook

 Molly's new purple outfit!!!

(She has ONLY been wanting to wear purple clothes!)

 Pocahontas & Madagascar 3 DVD's

Princess hair set

***Both girls were VERY excited with what Santa brought and what Mom & Dad got them!***

Santa Came!

Santa visited our house.....ate the cookies and milk that were left out by the girls....fed the reindeer....and Doodle Elf went back to the North Pole with Santa!

 Santa put the presents by the girls pink tree!

 Santa brought Molly....

**Purple Stompeez

**Baby doll carrier

**Hooks battle boat

**Barbie pet shop mega blocks set

Santa brought Kelly...

**Pink Stompeez

**Blingles

**Blingles accessory set

**Password journel

Santa brought the Lego Friends Adventure Camper for both girls to share too!

I guess Kelly and Molly both made the "NICE" list this year!

Merry Christmas!

The girls all dressed up for our Christmas Eve children's service!

Christmas # 3

We celebrated with Grandma Pat, Papa Tom, and Uncle Dave on Christmas Eve.  We had a relaxing day opening presents (we were all VERY spoiled!), eating a nice meal, going to Christmas Eve children's church service, and when the kids went to bed....the adults played the Wii.

 The girls opening their Santa bags from Grandma and Grandpa

 I love Molly's smile here with a princess craft!

 Kelly had lots of craft things in her bag.....

 ...and both girls got Leapster Explorer charging stations!!!!

 Opening a present together....

....it's just a plain box (the joke of the day!)

 DREAM LITES!!!

 Kelly's big present...

(her reaction is priceless!)

 ....a "real" PINK camera!!!

 Molly's big present - Polly Pockets Wall Party!!!

(more on that later....as it was just a "plain box")

 Kelly getting camera lessons from Uncle Dave

 The girls got a dollhouse together....Grandma and Grandpa thought Kelly would love to paint, decorate, and put it together.....while Molly will enjoy playing with it!!!!

 Doodle Elf was on top of our Advent Calendar on Christmas Eve....Molly stood by him before he left for the North Pole with Santa.

 Molly playing with her Polly Pocket Wall Party in her room!  It took Daddy about 2.5 hours to put it all together....

....but Princess Molly LOVES IT!!!!

**Tom & Pat also spoiled Brian & I!!!  We received a new computer desk chair, a Kitchen Aid stand-up mixer, a microwave for our camper, some money to put towards our choice, and other little things as well!  They never cease to amaze me with their generosity during the holiday season!!!**