DEA Christmas Party

This is technically our second annual DEA Christmas party. Last year we had one person who did not have a last name of either Keough or Keaton show up. Of course, we had only two employees at the time. It was quite a big deal to us. We were moving up.
Fast Forward to this year. Our bash was held at Michael's, which is reserved for anniversary's for us. It was a fabulous time!! Sucha great group of people that work there. Such fabulous gifts. Everyone had a great time.

You know, cuz they are the owners.

The girls of DEA.

The boys of DEA. We don't know where Eddie was.

But the highlight of the whole thing for me?

My babies had their first sleep over and we stayed the night in a hotel. This hotel, as fabulous as it was, the highlight is that it is ATTACHED to the mall. So I woke up on the last Saturday before Christmas and was able to stroll leisurely to the mall without fighting traffic, or getting in a fight over a parking place, or forgetting where I parked my car. It was FABULOUS!!!!!

Christmas Card Photo

My babies. They are getting so big. It is very truly heartbreaking for me. Our annual photo blunders did not actually turn out, because they have learned how to smile and are just super sweet, they can't take a bad photo anymore (knock on wood). My princess.

Even Shane, looking all tall. Good photo. Hmmmm.

Look! There is smooby. Just last year all he would wear is his transformer face. Look at him now. He can take a picture. He can look right at the camera and smile. :( sniff. It's strange that makes me sad, but it does. Sucha big boy.

It was a real tough decision between the family photo and just the snowman. I'm not sure why the family won over this one either. I think it's because I cut off his arms. Next year though. You can count on that!!

My babies. Getting so big. How is this happening???

More of the tree....

Well, of course our Advent Calendar. The kids LOVE this. Helps them count down, plus most of the time they get a peice of candy before school. Miss thing helping decorate the tree.

This is my favorite ornament. Well, one of. It's a mama baking cookies and trying to keep her two little elves out of them. That's pretty much my kitchen from now until Christmas.

One of Riley's favorite ornaments is the long santa. I don't know where that came from . I normally don't buy skinny santas., but there he is anyway.

PS - by the way. LED lights for the tree....very bright. VERY. I mean unbelievably bright. Crazy bright. I'm talking airport runway lights. Won't be doing that next year.

Our Christmas Tree, Cont.

Home Depot - with rows and rows of trees has never let us down, even for those few years I shopped at Marvin's to save a buck. Plus the farm did not sell pointesttias. Terrible marketing if you want my opinion.

Riley felt very much like a big man helping Dad and all - even without actually cutting it down.

And helping put it on top of the car.

It is fabulous, this tree of ours.

Christmas Tree shopping

Well, here it was, the second week of December - time to get our tree. Dave was actually "off" from work that day, so suprised us all with a trip to the Real tree farm to choose our own tree and actually cut it down. Very exciting...but I'm not so sure the kids understood it. They went for the cutest, smallest tree. Not exactly what we were looking for. Riley understood that we needed a larger one than Adyson had chose. See??

All these trees to choose from. It was mind-boggling. All these different varieties.

And of course a hay-ride to see the reindeer.

Very exciting day in the Keough house. When we finally did decide on a tree, of course, mama likes them big, it turned out it was about the equivalent of a car payment. Off we headed, treeless, to Home Depot, who has never let us down.

Christmas Jammies

You all know how I love me some holiday themed jammies. Seriously, I think I might have a problem. But who cares? Look how cute they are!!! Matching Christmas Jammies!! LOVE IT!!! Bruiser, can you please get your big white butt out of the picture?

The Christmas Parade 2010

MMMmmmmm........hot chocolate~ Me and my two babies. My sweet sweet babies. And my obnoxious Christmas Sweater. And the jingle bells in the ponytails. She LOVES them!!!

Two delicious Hot chocolate mustaches. Flavor Savors.

There is nothing sweeter than these two holding hands. Just sitting there, watching the parade and holding hands.

Another successful Christmas parade.