All Tuckered Out

                                Jackson is zonked out asleep in the bumbo.  Christmas wore him out :)



Christmas Eve

Growing up Christmas Eve was a big holiday all in its own for me.  I spent Christmas Eve with my Dad and his side of the family.  It was a huge Christmas party with all the trimmings.  After dinner we would hear Jingle Bells coming from outside (my Grampa up on the roof banging a leather strap with jingle bells around) we'd run outside... to find Santa.  One year there was an airplane in the sky with a red light blinking and I freaked!  When we came back inside there was mounds of presents pouring from under neath the Christmas tree because Santa made a special trip early for me because thats when I was there with my Dad and Grandparents and my Dad. 

This is a magical memory for me and I remember Christmases at my Grandparents very vividly.  After moving to Atlanta we haven't been home for the last 3 years.  I was so excited to know be living here and could go to my Gramma's and see my Dad on Christmas Eve.  We don't do the Santa thing with our girls but we still had fun and enjoyed our family!

                                               Here is Taylor showing off her snow globe.

Christopher

 My Gramma and John

The girls playing with their new fairy toys.

 Payton excited about the Princess tent they just got.



Ginger Bread House

I have always wanted to do a Ginger Bread House and never have.  I am hoping to make this a Fields' Family tradition.   It was fun and cute and we bought the kit!  I originally wanted to make it ourselves... but lack of time got us this year... the kit worked out great!  The girls had a great time and Addy and Payton loaded up on sugar!  (Taylor won't eat anything sweet except sugar cookies)  Anywho... we had fun!  I love the pics of the girls licking their fingers ;)

Rolly Polly

My sweet Rolly Polly Jack Jack.  He is cracking me up!  This photo was taken Dec. 15th... so just over 2 weeks ago.  He isn't crawling, he isn't scooting.... he ROLLS!  None of the girls rolled... so this is a new one for us.  He is completely happy with just rolling.  He gets around good too.  I had him sitting on the Elmo couch in the picture to the right with some toys... I am going about my day... and where is Jackson... He rolled - I'm like how did you get there!?   He would only do this when I wasn't in the room either.... So it always surprised me.  Since taking this picture he is rolling more and has made it to the foyer.  He now does it when I'm in the room :)  Little stinker!  But a cutie!

 He is quite proud.

What happens when....

Sometimes I ask myself... WHY? Did I think this was a good idea???  I really thought it was at the time until we got home and I saw what they were doing!  We were at Hobby Lobby and I bought the girls a wooden coloring thing that comes with markers - my girls love these and I periodically buy them for them.  My thoughts were oh this will keep them entertained on the way home.  Hobby Lobby is about 25 minutes from our house and I thought that this would keep them awake since they had missed their nap this day.  They were quiet and I honestly didn't give it another thought...  So to my surprise when I got home and started unloading them out of the van.   But they are cute and it was quite funny!  It took about 2 baths to get all the marker off :)  So this is what happens when you let your daughters draw in the van on the ride home....

Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

I LOVE decorating for Christmas... once we found out that we were moving and it being the end of October... I think the first thing I said to Nathan was... I'm still going to want to decorate for Christmas!  He said, "I know"  Good man ;)  He really is...  The girls were really excited about decorating the tree and it really didn't take that long either... I guess 5 people decorating the tree fills up fast!  But it is OH SO BEAUTFUL!  I didn't even move around the ornaments that the girls put on... so they are clustered but I like it that way this year :)

                               
                                 Addy was sooo excited to see Charlie! :) We miss the Brownds :(

                                                                             All done!

And here is our mantel or lack there of... there isn't a mantel on the fireplace so I had to come up with something else...  it turned out cute.  (But a mantel is going up in the next week or so :)

I might post some of our other Christmas decorations just because its fun! 

Payton's big girl bed

How did this happen?  Where did the time go?  Payton is in a big girl bed.  She is 2 years and 2 months in this picture.  With our new house and figuring out where everything is going to fit, we decided to go ahead and set up her bed.  (Taylor's old bed since we got the girls bunkbeds)  Plus its easier to store the crib than the twin bed.  Payton is doing great in the bed and only gets up a few times.  She hasn't really been a problem with it at all.  It has been really nice to lay with her too and cuddle. :) Isn't she sooo cute!

We only have one baby in a crib in our house... thats the first time in 3 years!  Just thought it was worth mentioning! lol (yes we're saving the crib for another baby... one day, hopefully :) Hopefully soon we'll only have one baby in diapers :)