Christmas time at the McMurrays

I got a little teary when this package arrived. Look we have three kids!

Every year Grammy makes a gingerbread house with the boys. This year they are so proud of the finished product even frosting icicles.

My mom started a tradition with the girls to do lunch and spa the Saturday before Christmas. We both adore Auntie Grace. She is a perfect fit in our family. Damian could not have found a more classy, deep, beautiful, fun, and tender hearted woman.

Our house is filled with Lucy Jane this Christmas even though she is not here with us. Our tree is a Lucy Jane tree!

This picture was taken in front of Grammy and Grampy's tree. It was the annual Long Christmas card photo shoot. That has been done since the first year of my life. Every year Grammy comes up with a whopper of an idea!

Here are all the Santa pictures since the boys were born. Keagan is really worried where number 6 is going to go next year. Never fear Keagan mom can also find a place for more photos in this house. I wonder if Lucy will like Santa next year??

Yes. . . . mommy has been logging the hours spray painting out in the garage for the nursery. Here is a sneak peak of the AQUA and BROWN nursery. This is going to be her book shelf. I had been looking everywhere for a small shallow book shelf for her board books so she can reach them and you can read the titles on the spine. These are the kind of things you stay up at night worring about when you are a literacy coach. I couldn't find anything than Grandma Marilyn had this brilliant idea to use a CD holder. We had one in the basement. Yipeeeeeeeeeee! Paint it aqua and tie some brown polka dot ribbons on it. . . . so cute. I bet you can't wait to see the finished product!

Favorite new decoration this year. Janny and Ryan got us these new frames. I love them!!!!!!

Ok, new tradition in the McMurray household. On Christmas Eve there will be two hidden ornaments on the tree one pink pig and one green pickle. The kids go on a tree scavenger hunt for the ornaments whoever finds the green pickle opens the green pickle present and so on. The boys are so excited. They have been talking about it for days. They love anything where something or someone is hiding.

We had to hang pictures of Janny and Ryan on the tree too. . . .we miss them so much. Keagan asked yesterday how many more days until they come home. I told him only about 350 left. I'm not sure we are going to make it.

Lucy Jane is officially on the walls now. When we got that Birth Certificate I framed pictures that day and put them up.

Another ornament of Lucy Jane . . . am I pathetic. . . . I just miss her and she is so cute!

Sweet little angels at the Church Christmas program. Our goal was not to pick our noses. We almost accomplished it.

More church program pics. . . . .We were really proud of them.

Keagan and Kinkade made these at preschool. I think they are so adorable.

Damian and Grace are Here!!!!!!!!!!!!! Each year instead of a gift they take the boys on a sledding adventure. They had a blast.

Aaron is singing in the a Christmas choir at church (a first for our church) he said he would do it if they could wear robes. So this morning they surprised me with this.

Pretty entertaining . . . .

We'll end here. More christmas photos to come. And hopefully Lucia's 6 month pics will come right after Christmas. Next post I also might announce the winner of the most creative Christmas card. There are three in the running right now. It is going to be hard to choose. Yes, we have this contest every year but have never gone public with it.

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