Happy New Year!

Of course, we had a pan or two ourselves - to make sure they were edible : P

We kept the tradition alive again this year with the New Year's Day cinnamon roll delivery. We made the pioneer woman dough last night and finished making the rolls this morning. Everyone got a container of sinfully sweet maple frosting to drizzle on their warm goodies. ROLL into the New Year!

Reno, Oh Reno

No more gray hallway!

DVD's are alphabetized, of course.

The basement reno continues as 2011 ends and 2012 begins, literally. It's 10:15 pm on New Year's Eve. Ryan and I are painting the basement (from gray to a latte color) while drinking celebratory sparkling wine (thanks, Stacy!). Shelves and DVD's are in the built-in. Sectional should be delivered by Wednesday and then it's TV installation time. 2012 is going to be looking good for the Gibson basement!

Dry Wall

The corner where our sectional will go. Now home to the vacuums and tools.

Ryan continues the reno with his drywall mastery and electrical skills. Next, we need to make a decision on a flat screen and install. Sectional couch should be arriving in a few weeks!

Snow Tower?

We tried the shrunken head snow man first ...

The Gibson Tower. Kind of like Trump Plaza, don't you think?

Ryan and the girls decided to build a snowman in the side yard. Snow was good for packing, and everyone jumped in to help. Instead of the usual three-ball snow dude, Emma decided a snow tower would be better. They are creative girls, aren't they?

Brush It

Em and Liv got spin brushes in their stocking from Santa. Best part, they came with stickers to decorate as their own. We got a good 20 minutes of stress-free play time out of this one!

Christmas Day!

Stockings filled with goodies.

A spin brush toothbrush!

Ariel and Snow White baby dolls!

Girls were filled with joy this morning as they opened gifts from Santa, Mom & Dad, Grandma & Grandpa, Grandma Z, UD & Jill B, Auntie Kellie and Family and the Steinhofers. WOW. Books, dolls, clothes, games - such wonderful presents! Thank you to everyone for making Emma and Olivia's Christmas Day so special. We love you all!

Christmas Eve

Sprinkling the magic reindeer food: oatmeal, cinnamon and glitter.

Zoo lights!

A purple tiger.

It's here! We made sugar cookies for Santa and sprinkled magic reindeer food for Rudolph and company. Kept the Eve tradition with Zoo Lights and a fast food run. Bath time and the babes are in bed dreaming of sugar plums and disney princess dolls. Santa even managed to hit our house already so Mom and Dad can rest up for an early morning. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Good Night!