Our Merry Christmas (& a whole lot of pictures!)

We have had a wonderful Christmas in the Heath household!  Mallory must have been a really good girl all year because Santa came & left a bunch of toys.  We had a little trouble getting Mallory out of bed Christmas morning but when she finally got up & got going, seeing her face light up was the best present we as parents could ask for.  I know as Mallory gets older the gifts will get more & more expensive so Santa kept it pretty simple this year with a kitchen, Dance Star Mickey, 2 baby dolls, a baby doll stroller, books, clothes & pj's, a counting hippo & a magna doodle.  She really seemed to love each & every gift she got & I hope that she will always be appreciative of ANY gift that she receives.

We always spend Christmas Eve with Patrick's family because Deborah works Christmas Day every year.  We had dinner with Granny Pat & played some fun games.  The first game we played, we went around in a circle & rolled dice.  Whoever rolled the number that Granny picked, had to dress up in the Santa hat, coat, scarf & gloves & try to open the present.  In the meantime, the other people kept rolling & if someone else rolled that number, they got to try.  Whoever got the present open got to keep it!  Here is Papa Leroy trying to get the present open.  He was hilarious!

Grandma Deborah's turn to try:

 Mallory got a new BlackBerry looking phone from Granny!

 Daddy modeling the Santa hat

Grandma Deb & Mallory

Granny Pat & Papa Leroy got Mallory a Mickey Mouse tricycle.  She loves it!

Mallory helping Daddy to open his present

Grandaddy Oneal & Grandma Deb bought Mallory this crib for all her dolls.  She fits in it too.

The best we could do for a family photo :/

Santa came & left these toys

Some friends of ours gave Mallory this bookbag.  It's got her name on it & is as cute as can be.  I put it on her back but she was not feeling it!

Mallory & I Christmas morning

Christmas breakfast, yummm

She got a table & chairs from Aunt B

& another pair of gasses

Such a girly-girl

Joseph & Ashley

Grandmother got weights for Christmas!

That's our Christmas in a nutshell!  I am looking forward to spending the next few days at home trying to clean & organize everything.  It is supposed to snow & be cold!!  Merry Christmas from our home to yours!