Horlacher Family: December 2012

Monday, December 31, 2012

{Capturing December}

Day 16 {outside Christmas light}

Our outside lights are pretty lame but at least Dave took the time to put them up!
Maybe we will add to them next year.

Day 17 {presents}

A little somethin somethin I'm making my girl friend!

Day 18 {stockings}

These amazing socks were made by my Grandma, I treasure them!

Except for the little one, that is my fault and a work in progress.

Day 19 {candy cane}

These are very dangerous candy canes!

Day 20 {tree topper}

I love my rustic tree!

Day 21 {peace}

These mountains are so peaceful to me and I am lucky to look

at this view everyday through my office window.

Day 22 {tradition}

Opening one present before Christmas

Day 23 {scarf}

I love my new scarf! Thanks Sheree! ♥

Day 24

{favorite part about Christmas Eve} Pajamas!!!

Day 25 {morning}

We were up at 6:00am, opened presents for an hour and then

me and Dave went back to bed! Merry Christmas!

Day 26 {grateful}

I am so grateful to have an SUV that gets me around in the snow safely!

Day 27 {night time}

I love when we can just chill on the couch and watch TV

Day 28 {words}

loved this! I need to pass it on to my boys

Day 29 {sky view}

lighting lanterns at the cemetery for my mom

Day 30 {your winter wonderland}

The view from my backyard

Day 31 {fun}

happy new year!

Saturday, December 29, 2012

We had a really fun family party today!! With all of our kids getting older and having a ton of energy it isn't very fun to just go to someones house and sit around so Teressa had a great idea to go sledding!

But first we went over to my Dad and Vickie's house. We ate lunch and opened presents

We decorated lanterns to take up to the cemetary. We each wrote a little note to Grandma on one of them and then the other we put all of the kids hand prints.

Then it was time to get wild! All of us went down the hill together! It was a blast!

Then it was time to go visit my mama. I miss her so much and it makes me so sad that she can't be here to have fun with us and the grandkids.

The lanterns were a lot of fun.

They went up pretty high but the flame went out so they came back down.

So the kids went and caught them and we will save them for next year.

I really love my family! We may not get together as often as we should, but we has such a great time and seem to beable to pick up where we left off.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

{Christmas}

We had a wonderful Christmas! I always hate the shopping and worry about gifts and every year I say we are going to get it done sooner and every year I fail. So out we went on Christmas Eve to do last minute shopping! We got quite a bit of snow! It is always fun to have snow on Christmas.

Once the Christmas shopping was done I could relax. The boys wanted to build gingerbread houses. Instead of the nasty kit you can buy that will just get thrown away, I decided to just grab some graham crackers and frosting and a few packages of candy so they could eat it later.

The downside to the holidays is that Dave has to work. This year it was his turn to close the store. Thank goodness they are only open until 7:00pm but he didn't end up getting home until around 8:30pm. So the boys had to wait to open their Christmas Eve present.

It is the same thing every year and they know what it is but they still get so dang excited!

Christmas Pajamas!

Garrett has been wanting me to buy Rio a sweater and I refuse to pay 10 bucks. Garrett had some money burning a hole in his pocket so he decided to buy one. Rio isn't too sure what to think of it but he was a good sport.

Before bed the kids decided to bundle up and enjoy the snow

Christmas morning was waking up at 6:00am. What happened to my boys being teenagers and sleeping in???? They were so excited!

We spent an hour opening presents and then Dave and I went back to bed!

Garrett got a Kindle Fire, Xbox Live, Xbox game and Xbox mic. Clothes and a few other things

McKay got a new phone, Xbox game, Xbox mic, clothes and the amazing hat and beard I had my BFF Malinda make them!

Another year over! So glad to get back into a routine and hopefully stop eating like I am going into hibernation. 160 days for me to lose 30 pounds! I want to be skinny on our cruise!

Saturday, December 22, 2012

{Capturing December}

Day 16 {Outside Christmas Lights}

Our outside lights are pretty lame but at least Dave took the time to put them up! Maybe we will add to them next year.

Day 17 {Presents}

A little somethin somethin I am making my girl friends!

Daay 18 {Stockings}

These amazing socks were made by my Grandma, I tresure them! Except for the little one, that is my fault and a work in progress.

Day 19 {Candy Cane}

These are very dangerous candy canes!

Day 20 {Tree Topper}

My tree is very country

Day 21 {Peace}

These mountains are so peacful to me and I am lucky to look at this view everyday through my office window.

Day 22 {Tradition}

Opening one present before Christmas

Friday, December 21, 2012

{Girls Christmas Party}

Last night we got a bunch of the girls together and had a fun Christmas party! We missed a few that couldn't make it. :(

Over the last year some of these girls have been the most amazing friends to me and I don't know how I ever lived without them! I look forward to getting to know some of the other girls better also.

We sat and ate yummy food, talked, laughed till our guts hurt and talked some more. Then we played a fun gift exchange game. Everyone left with a really fun gift.

I can't wait to see what 2013 brings us!

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

{Christmas Program}

This will be the last year I ever go to an Elementary School Christmas program! It is sad that my baby is growing up and will be in Jr High next year.

I had to laugh when I saw his choice of outfit. An Orange Fox riding shirt. It is festive, right?

He is our free spirit that is for sure! And I love when he wears his glasses!