Caney’s First Christmas (kind of…)
Posted in Uncategorized on 01/03/2009 04:13 am by afcyrusHere’s something new! The first video on RaisingCaney.com:
Don’t laugh (too much) at my singing… 
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What's Tasha's dad doing to that reindeer?! (Marshall, Tx)
Tasha and her Mom at the Marshall, Tx visitor center (it was cooooold!) Tasha and her Mom at the Marshall, Tx visitor center (it was cooooold!)
Tasha and I at the Marshall, Tx visitor center (see my new favorite hat?!)
Making peanut butter rice krispie balls for the cookie competition at the Sumralls
Tasha and I have made a gingerbread house for the past 3 Christmases now. Nice, huh?
More peanut butter rice krispie balls...
Peanut butter is messy...
...but yummy!
Nanna watched us make the gingerbread house and peanut butter balls
She's an angel in disguise...
I should begin by telling you all that there are something like 41 pictures in this post. So the pictures will probably go on after the text is done. Also, the pictures are smaller for the same reason.
Soooo, Tasha and I had a very exciting and busy Christmas! If you’ve seen the movie “Four Christmases” then you know (sort of) how our Christmas was. Here’s how it happened:
-On 21 December we went to Marshall, Tx to see the lights and to ice skate (Tasha is pregnant and my knee is hurt so no skating for us) with Tasha’s family and some family friends.
-On Christmas Eve Eve Tasha and I had our Christmas for each other (and Christmas with my Momma and Nanna).
-On Christmas Eve afternoon we did Christmas with Tasha’s parents and brother and sister.
-On Christmas Eve night we did Christmas with the Sumralls (my Mom’s boyfriend’s family) and my Momma.
-On Christmas morning/afternoon we did Christmas (including lunch) with Tasha’s grandparents.
-On Christmas Evening we did Christmas with Tasha’s extended family at her Nanna’s.
-The Saturday after Christmas we did Christmas (including dinner) with my dad and his girlfriend and my brother and his family.
Soooo, as you can tell…we were quite busy!
We got a ton of smaller gifts/stocking stuffers. I got a bunch of tools and an awesome tool box. Tasha got a digital camcorder (30GB hard drive). We got a ton of clothes and a front-to-back baby backpack carrier for Caney. I also got a new bottle of Armani Acqua di Gio cologne (my favorite cologne which I had run out of). Annnnd we got a $100 bill.
We had an awesome Christmas. We really did get some really cool gifts, but more importantly, we got to visit with both of our families and loved ones.
Opening her first gift!
Trying to figure out why her husband wrapped old CDs with her present (so she couldn't figure out what it was by feeling it, duh!)...
A magnetic cork board/whiteboard for the fridge
Warm hands! (Can be worn with my ROTC uniform too!)
Another gift disguised with something random (the flashlight). Awesome!
Baby Scrapbook Paper
Annnnd...a scarf (a really nice one, actually)!
+2 beanies AND (a much needed) child-protected surge protector. The power is MINE!
My awesome toolbox and my level!
Our Christmas kiss 
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Caleb opening his present from us.
Caleb the Pirate!
A new Richard Scarry book!
A princess tiara!
Makeup?! Oh nooos!!!
He had to close his eyes for an unwrapped gift. Cute picture.
A poodle doll for Sidney
and a white tiger for Caleb.
A pirate and his dad...
Arrrrgh!
A Saints football that plays music and makes noises when you hit it!
A bunch of screwdrivers in a utility toolbox. The small ones are perfect for operating on my laptops!
Tasha has to share all of her presents with Canaan so she says she's not eating this chicken noodle soup until after Canaan is born. Hehe.
A big framed picture of our wedding for the house and a small one for her desk!
Every LSU fan needs one of these for the front of their house, right?
I think he's got the pirate look perfected...
Loooots of beautiful Caney clothes!
Another pirate picture.
hehe...2 pretty girls.
Annnnd the princess/diva arrives!
As for our first New Years married, we spent it apart 
… It was sad, but I got the opportunity to go to the World Missions Summit 2 in Cincinatti. Tasha couldn’t go because the long bus ride would have been terribly uncomfortable for her. I’ll try to post pictures (and maybe some videos) of the WMS2 tomorrow along with a post explaining how awesome this was. God is great.
We love you all. Merry (belated) Christmas, and happy (belated) New Year! Go out and use 2009 to bring glory to God.
-Cy
