New Car!

Back on October 19th, we bought a new car!!

It's a cyber-gray 2011 Chevy Traverse!

Kinzie was growing out of her infant car seat so it was time to upgrade her to a bigger seat. However, the way my backseat is angled in our blue Honda, it wasn't going to fit too well. Plus we needed more trunk space for vacations, camping, etc, so we decided to just get a bigger vehicle! 

Good-bye Chevy Impala. Richard sure did like this car!

So we sold Richard's silver Chevy Impala, used that money to finish paying off our blue Honda Civic that we bought 3 years ago, and bought the Traverse! Now Richard drives the Honda, which is great because it gets better MPG than his car was, which is good with all the traveling he's doing with his job.

We bought Kinzie this cute seat and it fits so nicely in the traverse!

 Not to mention...she loves it too!!! It sits her up a little higher so she can see out the windows a little easier, which she really enjoys!

Christmas 2012

Christmas was so fun this year! Kinzie found so much excitement in everything--trees, lights, music, Baby Jesus, snowmen, reindeer, santa, decorations, wrapping presents--her excitement was contagious! Last year she was terrified of Santa, but not this year. We visited him multiple times at the mall--the first time she was a bit timid and wouldn't go near him,(she let me carry her up to him but then she buried her head into my shoulder and wouldn't look at him), but he gave her a bookand that made her happy. The next time, she walked up to him but wouldn't get on his lap--she told him "book", he gave her one, she was starting to really like the idea of this man giving her a book! From then on, she got a bit more brave every time. By the end, she would run up to him by herself, jump on his lap, talk to him, always telling him she wanted a book for Christmas, get a book, blow him one of her Thank You kisses, and off she'd go! Every time we'd ask her if she wanted to go see santa or ask if she saw him, she'd always say "yes, BOOK!"

This was at Arbon Elementary at their Christmas Program!

 On Christmas Eve we went to lunch and a movie with family, then headed out to my parent's home in Arbon. We spent Christmas out there this year and had a great time! Here's Kinzie on Christmas Eve in one of her Christmas outfits!

These are her pjs she opened on Christmas Eve!

Kinzie woke up at 5:30, we told her it was still night time and to go back to sleep, so she laid back down, but at 6:00 she was wide awake and ready to get up. 

SANTA CAME!

All those fun presents and what does she choose to play with--a box. Looks quite comfy, eh?

Oh  look at those tired eyes. 

Santa brought her this doll and stroller!

All dressed up for Christmas Dinner!!

 We had an amazing Christmas and were spoiled/blessed beyond measure! Kinzie got a Leap Frog Counting Train thingy and a Kitchenette--which was a perfect gift from Grandma Sheri because she absolutely loves to help me in the kitchen and is always pretending she's making soup or pouring a drink, etc. Richard got a GPS and a popcorn popper! I got a roaster oven and a quesadilla maker! We also got a Triple Slow Cooker Buffet and Serve! Those were the main gifts! But we also were blessed just to spend time with family and enjoy the festivities and the magic that comes at this time of year as we focus on the true meaning of Christmas!