Merry Christmas!

Wow, what a great Christmas! It's hard to believe another one has come and gone already. We had such a wonderful time and were so blessed to be able to spend it with family. We went to Kyle's mom's house on Christmas Eve for dinner and gifts with that side of the family. Kira and Kaylee received some great gifts from everyone. They were both so exhausted they fell asleep in the car on the way home so Kira didn't get to put out cookies for Santa. About 4:15 a.m. we heard Kira's door open. I saw her run into the bathroom and open the drawer then run back to her room. Since she fell asleep in the car, Kyle laid her down with her ponytail still in the back of her hair. I guess she woke up, took it out, put it away where it belonged then climbed back into bed. I was so afraid she was going to be awake for the day.

We finally got up about 7:30 and went downstairs to see if Santa had come. He did and Kira got her "Barbie" kitchen she had been asking for. She was so excited! They both had a great time opening their presents from everyone. It's fun at this age because as they go, they like to play with the things so it draws out the whole Christmas morning instead of ripping through gifts and being done in 10 minutes. We had a good breakfast then it was off to Kyle's dad's house for more food and presents. We got home and I was able to talk to my parents on a new webcam that I had got for us and them. It was so fun to be able to see them and have them see the girls on Christmas. Technology, love it (although, yes, we are a bit slow in keeping up). The girls were exhausted again and so were we so we put them to bed and have been taking it easy ourselves. All the toys and stuff will be put away tomorrow (or the day after, or the day after). Does it ever get put "away"?

Thank you everyone who were part of our holiday and we love you all.

Kyle, Amy, Kira and Kaylee

First steps!

Kaylee has officially taken her first steps on Dec. 16th. They were very hesitant and tentative but she did it all on her own. So, I'm thinking she'll become more and more brave and be off before we know it. She is such a cutie and big sister is too!

We're getting so excited for Christmas. Kira just can't hardly wait. We went to the mall today to get a few Christmas pictures taken of the girls and went to see Santa. Kira was all excited to see him until she actually did then she wanted nothing to do with it at all. It was all I could do to have her stand in line with me to see if Kaylee would sit on his lap (she did, as you see in the pictures). Maybe next year...

We got some snow here over the weekend and Kira went out to play while dad shoveled the driveway. Ok, borrowed a neighbor's snowblower and did the driveway. ;) She had a ball out there. She hasn't really gotten out just to play in the snow before.

We don't have a whole lot else new to report. Just wanted to update some cute pics before Christmas. We'll have plenty more afterwards, I'm sure.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our friends and family. Love you!

The Harrisons

It's Christmas-time....

I swear I write this every time but time flies so fast! I can't believe it's been another month since I caught up on here...

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We went to Kyle's dad's house and had a great meal with lots of family. The weather had been pretty decent but it's gotten much colder lately. I'm still not ready for more months of this to come. Kyle took Kira to a Daddy/Daughter dance and they had so much fun. Kira was so excited to have a date with dad all by herself.

We went to the reindeer ranch to pick out our Christmas tree this year again. Luckily, we got the tree first because it started to rain pretty good so we didn't get to see much of the reindeer but still had a good time. We finally got all the Christmas decorations out inside but not sure now if we'll get anything up outside because the weather isn't supposed to be too good. Yep, we just procrastinated too long... Kaylee was sleeping when I put out the decorations so when she woke up, she was amazed at all the stuff. She has been ALL over it ever since. But, hopefully, the newness will wear off soon and she won't be as interested. Kira is a big helper to try and keep her from getting into too much trouble. Kira is so excited for Santa to come. We're going to try and get to see Santa at the mall this next week. I wonder if she'll actually go see him or not. Kaylee keeps getting closer to those first steps alone. She walks around just barely holding on to one finger now. Believe me, I'm not really encouraging this yet... ;) She is such a happy girl and so much fun.

Kyle has been really busy with work lately. That's a good thing, especially for this time of year when it's normally really slow. He's working with some good buyers and has many listings that just need to sell. He really seems to enjoy what he's doing.

Not too much new with me. Just trying to keep up with two little girls and keep them entertained and happy. We're so excited for Christmas this year and all it means. Love you all...