.: Christmas 2012!

Steve climbing our neighbors house for a lost helicopter before 7am!!!

So Santa came to visit the Beane girls this year and they must have been especially good because Santa brought lots of toys!! We did our tradition of Steve reading the Night Before Christmas after their baths. Then we laid out the cookies that Santa (at the mall) specifically said he wanted Snicker-doodles, along with celery and milk. Of course I have never made these kind of cookies so we had to get a recipe from online! After a few minutes we heard Manny eating something, and guess who ate the damn cookies for Santa!!! Manny was punished to garage while we avoided a meltdown and Steve quickly found "more snicker-doodle" cookies (really oatmeal but they didn't notice!) Both girls were dead asleep by 7pm, as I have learned to wear them out during the Christmas eve day including riding bikes, running around the yard, and jumping on the trampoline! That night Santa came and brought lots of toys, including a basketball hoop, barbie jeep, and rocking horse:) There truly is nothing better than seeing Christmas morning through the eyes of your children. They get so excited and it is so heartwarming to be able to give our kids a wonderful Christmas memory!~ Another memory we made was that Santa brought Steve a remote control helicopter. He quickly brought it outside to try in the yard and go it caught on our neighbors roof....mind you it is 6:30 in the morning! I made sure to include picture of Steve climbing on the roof! We had about eight guests for christmas and cooked a wonderful prime rib! We also had a few furry friends visit us that of course the girls loved! We hope everyone's Christmas was as wonderful as ours, and we look forward to another year of being truly blessed!!