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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Year in Review

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Happy New Year everyone!

Bits and Pieces before the New Year

Took the rest of my pictures off my camera so it is empty for the New Year. 

Rachel had a dr apt so I told the girls we would go out to lunch afterward.  I decided to surprise them and Eric by taking them to Chads.  They were so excited to see their dad working and to serve them :)


The kids meal's menus have "What do you want to be when you grow up" and Rachel wrote gymnastics.  Following after her big sister.

Taryn wrote she wanted to work at Chads.  Following her dad, mom, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, cousin, and grandpa.

The Barbie clan enjoying Christmas.

Rachel bought herself some clay that hardens and you can paint it with her Christmas money and this is what she makes.  A statue of her baby!

She also made me a gift <3

Taryn made me one too.  Its a snowman ;)

I took Laura out for a mother daughter day.  First we went and saw Breaking Dawn (FINALLY), had lunch and went on a major shopping spree to spend our Christmas dough.  I got so many great things, but this one is my absolute favorite.  If anybody knows me at all, I am OBSESSED with Michael Kors.  I desire one of his purses in the worst way.  We were walking thru Macys on our way to the car to head home and I always have to walk thru the purses to caress the MK ones.  I found out that their wristlets were 40% off!  I had just enough cash left and about cried with happiness!  Went to buy it and they informed me it was an extra 15% off of that!  OH MY GOSH!!  This will probably be my only MK purchase in my lifetime and Im certainly going to enjoy this.  Is it wrong I keep taking it out of my purse and lovingly stroke it?

I deserve this drink!  We did shop so I can drink. hehe.

The End

HAZ Christmas

Our HAZ (Herrington, Alford and Zieman) Christmas started the day after Christmas.  Our "Christmas Eve" was the 26th.  We all got in our jammies and ate pizza, played games, and drank a lot.  We all spent the night, except for Eric who worked a double that day and decided he needed an actual bed, so he went home.  Lots of fun we had!

Passing time by playing music







It should be called HHAZ Christmas, since Grandpa was here too, a Hirsch.



I made the mistake of laughing at Shaun with his few chips.

Rebuilding his empire

Show off

He ended up winning.

Christmas Morning

Tired kids


Eric made it back :)

Happy daddy

Come on coffee, hurry up and roast.

Stocking time



Opening up their big present from the grandparents


Laura bought Sandi an Aunt necklace.  It got a bit mushy.

A joint present from Sandi and I.

Cold hard cash

Grandpa going thru his stocking

The big gift, a barbie mansion, yay!

My super fly comfy "kitty meows". (ie slippers)

Monday, December 26, 2011

Christmas Day

Those messy reindeer!

Santa came!




Peacock butt

I named her Katy the Peacock

Laura got Rachel a Justin Beiber watch

Taryn attacking Laura because she got her a Tangled (Rapunzel) Barbie doll.

Art from Rachel

Melly got Taryn and Rachel matching sweaters.  Sooo cute!


Laura got Sabino yoga pants

Overcome with emotion with her Bratz doll head.



Funniest story EVER:  Rachel wrapped up this makeup for Laura.  Laura opened it and Rachel goes "I found that on my playground at school and thought you would want it.  It was buried and I had to dig it out".  Thats my daughter.  If you knew Rachel at all, she collects EVERYTHING.

Rachel made this for me.  A flat marshmallow, mini marshmallow and a cashew.


The present of the day

My most wonderful mug.  How did he know?

Again, how did he know?  hehe  YUM

A gift that Taryn made for Gavin.  Notice the skewers coming out of it.  This looks like a dangerous gift.

Im cute.

I can not believe you put this one me again!

Very long day.