Holiday Photo Dump

We have had a great past few months wrapping up 2012 and moving on into the New Year.  Whenever I have free time in the evenings these days I find myself heading on to bed rather than sitting down to blog.  Hence why I am just now catching up on things ;)  These are just a few of my favorite shots from the season:  

This photo almost made the front of our Christmas card.  I decided to put it on the back.  This is real life as we know it.  Yes, we did manage to get a shot of everyone looking at the camera and not pitching a fit, but let's face it...this is reality!  lol

Another real life shot.  Matthew throwing an all-out fit...love Will's expression here.

Tyler with Will and Kate at the Wallace Family White Elephant Party 

Todd Train!

We did manage to get over to Lights of the South one night.  Last year we left the boys with Nana and Papa and just took Kate.  No offense, boys, but the hayride was a little more enjoyable last year.  This year I kept wondering when it was going to be over.  The boys got ridiculously sort of antsy about half way through the ride.

Sweet pic of the Hughes crew at Lights of the South

Sibling love

John

Practicing fishing in the driveway

John loves Casey.  Poor old girl...I have never known a sweeter dog.  She lets these little ones crawl all over her, pull her tail/ears, drool on her, etc, etc.  I guess this is why she (and Joe and I for that matter) is looking a little gray in the face ;)

Waiting on Santa...

This is what I get whenever I try to get a decent shot of all 3.

Matthew.  Two fingers, blanket dragging behind.  Oh, how one day I will miss them doing this.  

New baby bed

Annnndddd....the ultimate gift of 2012.  The shark that flies through our house. 

Nothing like a little adult time at the end of the day

Cookies for Santa...

Do you think he likes chocolate chip???

The one thing Kate wanted for Christmas 2012:  Emma.  Santa faithfully delivered.

Good Daddy.

Grandaddy playing "Santa"

The Centers Family.  This photo shows four generations.  How blessed we are!  

Silly Bobby

Her first pair of heels!!  Oh how I love having a girly-girl ;)

"Sparkerlers" on New Year's Eve

Kate and Matthew manning the grill

2012 was a great year.  Looking forward to what 2013's got for us!

Good Laughs, Good Times

I'm not good at updating here lately...but today I was going through some stuff on my phone and couldn't quit laughing at what all I found.  We have some pretty funny moments around here these days.  

She loves getting dressed up in my heels and standing in front of this mirror while singing, "Standin' in the Need of Prayer."  Only that particular song in that particular spot.  Don't know why.  

Acrobat

Will was over visiting the other night while his Mommy and Daddy were out doing something and he and Kate got into her little jewelry box.  Kate had Will blingin'.  I'm saving this one for his rehearsal dinner. 

I went in to get John up from his nap one day and found him like this.  For some reason he managed to get one sleeve off.  

Matthew did not want to go to bed this night despite many concerted efforts on our part.  We finally caved and brought him out to play some more.  I think he was a little delirious.  He could not stop laughing!

Sweet little girl getting ready for church...

...and school

This was the day Matthew was sick with the stomach bug.  He was throwing up and couldn't seem to figure out why he felt bad or what was happening.  He would get up to play every couple minutes then grab his blankie and lay back down on the floor.  Poor little guy :(

Matthew again.  He has decided he likes taking off his clothes (usually pants) when he's napping.  I fear he might turn into a poopie painter.

Matthew always takes off his right shoe and sock.  Only the right shoe and sock, not the left.  It never fails.  If I put him in the car with both shoes on, the right one is off before I can even get out the driveway, and usually thrown somewhere in the car where I can't find it or easily get to it.  I have started just putting on the left shoe and leaving the right one off up in the front with me until I can get him out and know he will be out running around somewhere.  They both still like to suck on their 2 fingers when they are tired...like he is here. :)

This is John with his blankie.  Kelly bought both the boys these blankies when they were born.  We have always kept them in their cribs with them.  They have just recently gotten super attached to them.  They drag them around the house everywhere.  So cute :)

Matthew's "language"

Kate out in the woods w/ her Daddy

A common scenario around here..John and Kate playing together while Matthew wanders around in his own little world.  

Kate has been saying some really funny things lately.  Tonight about 30 minutes after I put her to bed I heard her hollering, "Mama I need to peepee!"  I went up there and put her on the potty, and she looked up at me and said, "I was lying on my back and the pee-pee was asleep."  ??  Maybe she was half asleep, I don't know?!  Last night I had her and Matthew in the bath tub together when Matthew stood up and started pee-peeing right there in the tub.  She shouted, "Mama he's pee-peeing!!!"  Then the tears started coming..."Ahhhhh I don't want the pee-pee to get on me!!"  Oh my goodness...these kids keep us laughing so hard around here.