The Gallacher Clan: December 2011

Dec 29, 2011

RuN pLuS FuN round 2!

We went to Run Plus Fun again... and it was so much FUN! This time we brought Kenly and Courtney. Take a peek at how much fun this place is!

Dec 28, 2011

Corinne has been begging for earrings. BEGGING. So finally I told her today, if you want earrings, we have to go get your ears pierced. I thought she'd be freaked--- she was super excited! We even warned her it would hurt. She was fine with it.

So we went... she got a little freaked when she sat in the chair (I think it reminds her of the doctor, and she just had an ear infection a few weeks ago, so that was a fresh memory). I showed her the pretty earrings she'd picked out, PINK FLOWERS. After she held her flowers, and knew they were going in her ears, she was alright. They did both ears at the same time, and Corinne screamed. Then cried. Then it was over, we showed her the earrings and she realized it was worth it. She's loving her pierced ears, she gingerly touches them to just make sure they're there. She also keeps looking in the mirror. It's adorable.

Playing with our new Christmas toys!

munching on chocolate from Grandpa Paul..

Playing with Transformers... (I can't tell you how many times I've converted these things!!)

Playing dress-up!!

Playing trains and Lego's

Cooking in the new kitchen!

Baking in the REAL kitchen!!!

The most wonderful thing about Christmas break is after Christmas, when everyone is happily playing with their new toys, they share better, they are always entertained. It's great. I love watching them enjoy the little gifts they were given.

Dec 26, 2011

Merry Christmas!

Christmas was wonderful.

We did a devotional before bed, going over once again the REAL meaning of Christmas.

The cutest thing ever was how perfectly Kallin understood that we were celebrating Jesus' birth. He said "OH! It's his birthday party! Ok, I get it!" Too funny!!!

The next morning the kids were really really excited to come see what Santa brought.

I snuck downstairs with gasps and yells-- cause Santa DID come! I took pictures of the things the kids got before they came down...

Kallin's collection of goodies!

Colette's awesome doll and books.

Corinne's things... wait... that's odd... what an interesting sign...

I wonder where the green arrows will lead...

A KITCHEN!

After all that work, Santa was surely hungry, he ate all the pumpkin bread and mint truffles left for him! Even polishing off the Soymilk Egg Nog. That carrot we put out for the reindeer was gone too!!!

The sleepy-eyed kids could hardly wait for Grandpa Ken & Grandma Cia to come! They were SO excited!

Kallin had a GREAT reaction to his pile!! TRAINS?!?

Corinne got to her pile and was thrilled over the Barbie DVD's for a while...

Colette dug right in, and shyly adored her American Girl doll that looks JUST like her!

Don't forget that delicious candy!

Then we ALL followed the green arrows to see what Corinne got....

Then we convinced Corinne to come back in to the living room so we could do some unwrapping.

COLETTE

Colette got some great things... baking goods, diary, lalaloopsy carry-all, doll & dress, zoobles, chocolates, and so many wonderful things!

KALLIN

Kallin opened the gift for all the kids, 3 Wii games! Dora, Mario Kart & Mario Party8 (unfortunately, the Mario Party was broken- we returned it, and the kids ended up getting a DS game each, lalaloopsy for Colette & Mario Kart DS for Kallin.)

Kallin was SO excited to unwrap RATCHET the transformer! He hollered the name RATCHET!!! As he opened it! He didn't know what the next one's name was, so in his low voice he said... "aaannnnddd... what's his name...."