12.16 through 12.28

Finally, finally getting caught up on the pictures that I've loathed adding simply because of the gargantuous number of them.

12.16.09

Cookie cutters for tomorrow's cookies!

12.17.09Christmas Cookies!

12.18.09Sully Dog (: Our visitor for the night

12.19.09Sully in between Mike's feet (he is a feet lover!) We thought this should be an L.L.Bean ad!

12.20.09
Button Ornaments!
(Craft night with Mel, Mel & Carolyn) YYIIIPPPPEEE!!!!!

12.21.09It's ALMOST Christmas!!!! Can ya feel it!?

12.22.09

Holly -- the newest addition to the Martin clan

12.23.09

Carson & I spent the entire afternoon on Wednesday before Christmas Eve baking! We baked oreo balls covered in chocolate, peanut butter balls covered in chocolate, and pretzels dipped in white chocolate. YUM

12.24.09
Christmas Eve at Granny Pearls (my great-grandmother)...Me, Kandi, Carson, Brandon, Mike, Ashton, Amber & Haley

12.25.09

Merry (first) Married Christmas Mikey! (:
This was after opening all of our gifts from each other -- before our first holiday tradition: waffles on Christmas morning!

12.26.09

Happy 23rd Birthday to Me!!!!

After a day filled with family and friends -- lunch at Sam's (a meat & three in Ft. Inn), the whole gang trooped over to my house for some shooting. We shot skeet and pistols (: This is becoming a tradition! After all the festivities, my whole family (Mike's included, since are married and all (: ) went to Honey's house for birthday dinner! I sure do love my birthday!

12.27.09

Beautiful Ashton (my cousin) -- an absolutely radient mom-to-be (:

*Baby Bryson's Shower*

12.28.09

Happy 21st Birthday Melbug!

Since her birthday was on Tuesday and a crew of them were leaving for D.C. for a Campus Outreach conference, we celebrated on the 28th. Here she is opening Mere's gift!