Keeping up with the Lunds: Christmas 2012

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Christmas 2012

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

We hope you had a lovely day.

I hope I don't sound ungrateful... but I am so glad it's over

I really am not a big fan of the holiday season.

At least until RETAIL is out of our lives.

I am so glad to be able to get back to normal and start making money again

Here is what we did to celebrate!!

We woke up early and cleaned our house in preparation for our Christmas Eve Fiesta

The girls and I made some sugar cookies

And we put on our best holiday bows

Nana came over early and started cooking

Raleigh wanted to have an ugly sweater party. I protested. But I did say yes to Stupid T-shirts

The kiddies opened their Christmas Eve P.J.s

And I wish I could say that they drifted off to sleep with visions of Sugar Plums dancing in their heads.... But Ryker was cutting a few more teeth. We drugged him up and he dozed off at about 1:30. Raleigh went to sleep. And I stayed up with Kaleigh who had an ear ache. I drugged her up and she finally gave up at 3:00. And she and I crashed on the floor. Then Santa woke me up at 6:00 with the drill and I sat by Kaleigh in case she decided to wake up. But she was thankfully out of it....

See the sleeping child here on the floor with Santa in the background? What are you gonna do?

Peyton woke up at 9:00 and came out to see what Santa had brought to her.

And she tried a few things out

Every one came back at 10:00 for crepes

The girls took the jeep for a spin in the back yard

Kaleigh checked under the hood

At 3:00, we were over at Nana's opening MORE presents

And Raleigh and Brent topped the night off with a little Texas Sheet Cake

Right out of the pan

And that is that!!

Pheeeeeeewwwwwww.

Bring on 2013

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: You are definitely MY daughter! I, too, am glad the holidays are over. It was a fun time but enough is enough! Thanks for all your help, with the hosting and such. You have a great party house. Now this morning we are back to "reality" and the stress of a VERY BUSY day at the Temple. If I can get through this day, I can get through anything...we'll see how it goes! Happy New Year...I LOVE YOU ALL!; December 26, 2012 at 8:48 AM
Ellsworth Party of Four said...: It was a fun filled weekend. Thank YOU for doing so much!! You and mom really out did yourselves with all the fun and food! What did we do before you moved back to town??
Love you!; December 26, 2012 at 11:25 AM
URFAVE 5+A Few said...: It looks like your house was party central. Whoo...I'm tired reading about it all! I got to say I think I was supposed to be apart of the Little family. I too am so glad the holidays are over. Not to be mean or ungrateful but I too am so ready to move on. I'm done with all the festivities. Bring on 2013. 2012 wasn't all that great as far as we were concerned in our house so lets move forward.

SO heres to a Happy New Year!; December 26, 2012 at 6:20 PM

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We are the Lunds. And some of us are Koenigs. And this is our life. I am Kaci and I am the creator/author/historian of this blog. What I write, I write with two goals in mind... To keep my family totally and completely involved in all of our doings and to keep a record of our life events. That is all it is...

I had four children from a previous marriage as well as a whole lot of baggage. And maybe that might have discouraged a lesser man from pursuing me, but luckily for me the stars aligned and a very good, honest, brave, not to mention super sexy boy took a chance on me. And pursue me he did... to flattering proportions.

In 2008, I married the Love of My Life. I didn't know being married could be this wonderful and happy. I didn't know that being in love feels like THIS. I didn't know that truly being loved and correctly taken care of is the greatest blessing a girl can have in her life. I thank my Heavenly Father a few times a day for guiding my path to the greatest of my treasures. It was a rough and long road but so worth the journey.

In 2009, we had our Sweet Peyton. She is a Lund all the way from her confidence level and mild mannered disposition right on down to her perfectly round and rather large head. What a blessing she is to our home and our life.

In 2010, we had Kaleigh. She is little and darling but don't let her tiny stature fool you. This girl can take care of herself. She climbs on EVERYTHING!!! And is afraid of NOTHING!

What a complete joy she has been, our little elf.

And in 2011, we had Ryker. We weren't really sure what to do with a boy. It's been a long time. But he is the exclamation point on our little family and we love him with all of our hearts.

My "big kids" (I call them), mean the world to me. I could not do this without them. They make me laugh, keep me young, make me feel pretty, lighten my load, make me proud, love me anyway and challenge me too. We've been through a lot,

the five of us, but they are superior kids because they've weathered the storm.

We are a pretty crazy and energetic family. There are constant comings and goings and hysterical happenings. These are our stories. And they are all true. Flowered up maybe, but certainly true.

Enjoy