And so it begins....

I hate to say that I hate anything, but every year I am reminded about why I hate Christmas shopping. I swear I would doing all of my shopping online if I could! Unfortunately, I never seem to be able to find exactly what I am looking for online. Rick, the kids and I went out yesterday on Black Friday for just a little while. Once we realized how long the lines were, we decided it definitely was not worth it. The line in Kohl's was almost 2 hours long. Yes, that's right, 2 hours! How crazy is that!!! So we decided to go home and then I ran out to the exchange and there was probably 1 other person in the store. I was able to buy the last few things for the kids for Christmas! At least I feel like we accomplished something. I still cannot get over how busy all of the stores are now! And so begins the long lines, the crowded parking lots and the rude people!!

On a happy note, we did put up our Christmas tree yesterday. It looks absolutely amazing! Every year, it seems like we find a little different way of putting on the ornaments and the bows. AJ and Ashleigh love to pick out their favorite ornaments and find just the right place for them on the tree. Of course, we all know that Diamond cannot leave the ornaments alone. Twice now, we have caught her with an ornament. It's like she just cannot help herself. I swear she is Chloe Jr!! (Sorry, Nicki, but we all know how much trouble Chloe was as a puppy).

Here are a few pictures from the last couple of days of the kids. Believe it or not, I was actually able to get a few pictures of Rick and I also.







Hope everyone had a great weekend!