Christmas at the Craig's

The entire month of December is currently kind of a blur to me. I think Christmastime is always crazy, but for some reason this year was extra crazy. Parties, baking, shopping...it seems like there was barely time to sit back and enjoy the season. In spite of the chaos, it really was fun. Here are a few of our favorite memories of Christmas this year.

The Craig party at grandma and grandad's:

Hailey with her new build a bear cat

Allie--you can't have enough littlest pet shop pets!

Rachel-She got a new build a bear bunny

Hanging out with cousin Sarah

What girl doesn't want a new Coach purse for Christmas. LOVE IT!

Nathan's parents gave us some food storage--super cool gift! They also gave us tickets for the whole family to see Wicked in Louisville this May. We are soooooooo excited!!

Loving grandad
The next day we went to Debbie Oller's work party with the kids. They had a blast!

We were freezing, but the kids were all smiles



Faces painted




Christmas Morning!!



"Why did we get a wii game? We don't have a wii!"

Woo Hoo!!! So much fun!
I hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday season!

Holiday fun!

Things have been so busy that I haven't posted in awhile. Here are a few highlights of the last few weeks.

Alison at her Thanksgiving "feast" at school. Her teacher seriously gives 110%--it is so great to see Alison loving kindergarten

The kid table at thanksgiving at grandma's house.

Hailey sneaking my diet coke. What are we going to do with her!

Some of the primary kids singing at the ward party. I love how Hailey is front and center. Pretty funny considering the fact that she is technically not in primary yet.

Rachel and her friend Kaitlin

Chilling with Santa

Last weekend was the girls dance/gymnastics recital. It was the first one for Hailey. We were proud of all three of them! So strange for me to be in the audience without any kids climbing all over me! They are getting so big!

New Blog

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Happy Halloween!

The girls had no choice on their Halloween costumes this year--we were definitely going to reuse the princess dresses from Disneyworld. They didn't seem to mind though. It is always so much fun to dress up like a princess! We had a fun Halloween this year that included the church trunk or treat, school parties, and a couple of parties with friends. SO much fun, but now it is time to slowly starty throwing away the candy!



Trunk or treating at the church with Amy Boggs and Brooklynne Larsen

Hanging out with Daddy



That Pinata had no chance!
I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween!

Ham Festival

In mid October of each year Trigg County KY has what is known as the Ham Festival. For such a small town, this is quite the production! Lots of rides, crafts, live music, and of course, FOOD! This festival is famous for its pork chops, country ham and biscuits, and pork sandwiches. You can also find just about everything fried. YUMMY!

Each business on main street has a pig and the pigs are decorated according to what is sold in the store. The kids got a kick out of it :)

Merry go round



Check out these pork chops!

Nathan admiring the smoker. He was saying Woo Hoo! This is some serious meat!

Fried pickles. Pretty good actually! :)
Such a fun day! Already looking forward to next year!

The happiest, most magical place on earth!

We returned Sunday night from our week of Disney magic! I spent 6 months obsessing and planning (and obsessing), and happily, things went as planned--it was fabulous (in spite of the heat and humidity)! We made memories that we will always treasure. We were also excited to be able to spend this time with my mom. Here are some highlights:



Our resort--Saratoga Springs. It really was beautiful!

A gorgeous pool with two waterslides and a couple of waterfalls

Hollywood Studios: Our favorites here were Toy Story Mania, Fantasmic, Beauty and the Beast, and Playhouse Disney live on stage.

Toy Story. Nathan got so into this ride/game that his arm was actually sore. So competitive!



Beauty and the Beast

An excited Hailey watching Playhouse Disney

Epcot! My kids LOVED this park. We rode Spaceship Earth 3 times! They also enjoyed the Nemo ride, Test Track, and visiting all of the countries.

Pastries in France :)

Finding Nemo

Crazy girls!
Magic Kingdom. We spent 2 and a half days here and did everything a couple of times. Their favorites were Pirates of the Carribean, Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain (Alison), Big Thunder Mountain, Winnie the Pooh (Hailey), and Mickey's Philharmagic. So much to do and see!



Cinderella's Royal Table. This is a restaurant inside the castle. SO AMAZING1

The princesses

Minnie's house

The Jungle Cruise

Dinner at the Crystal Palace



We celebrated Hailey's 3rd Birthday here. Happy Birthday Hailey!!
Animal Kingdom. Our favorites here were: Dinosaur, Safari, Lion King Show, Finding Nemo show, and Bugs Life 3D movie.



Breakfast with Mickey and friends (dressed in Safari attire--so cute!)



Safari

Rafiki from the Lion King

Shopping in Downtown Disney

Such a memorable week!!! We hope to do it all over again in about 4 years!

Countdown to Disneyworld!

This is the girls watching the Disneyworld promotional DVD. We have it memorized because we watch it several times a week! This picture was actually taken last April when I booked our vacation. Since then we have been offered free dining and we were given a free upgrade to a luxury resort. It will be the trip of a lifetime and we are SOOOOOO excited! Only 20 days away (but who's counting :)