Florida

A few days before New Years we headed south to Florida to cheer on the Spartans and see a few sites. We went to the alumni tailgate before the game and had a blast. They had music, Sparty, MSU cheerleaders, band, and players walking to the stadium. Great food and even a truck full of MSU Dairy Store ice cream. We had so much fun talking with all the spartan fans from across the country and dancing and cheering.



The game didn't turn out quite the way we wanted it to but we had terrific seats and a beautiful day.

Since we knew the out come of the game at the beginning of the 4th quarter we decided to go back to the hotel and go swimming. Campbell spent hours jumping off the side of the pool and swimming around like a fish.

Here she is in the pool with her buddy Rowan. To add even more excitement to the trip some fabulous friends from Chicago joined us for the last few days.

We of course could not go to Orlando without stopping in to see our friends at Disney World. Campbell is becoming a pro at navigating the park and still loves those tea cups!

We all got in on the fun when we met Rapunzel and Flynn Rider from the new movie Tangled.

We also stopped in at Sea World to have some fun. Here we are feeding and petting the dolphins. This was by far my favorite part of Sea World.

Enjoying the New Horizons Dolphin show.

Christmas

This was a magical Christmas, we started out Christmas eve by sprinkling Magic Reindeer Dust all over the front lawn. The oats attract the reindeer and the glitter sparkles in the moonlight so Santa knows where to land. Here is Campbell in her PJ's and boots spreading the dust around.

We had dinner with Grandpa and Auntie Annie and then made Santa's favorite cookies. If you don't know what Santa's favorite cookie is then just ask Steve, chocolate chip with M&M's.

You should always test the cookies before leaving them out for Santa.

Christmas morning Campbell woke up to find a new pink bike under the tree. She could not wait to hop on and go for a spin.

Here she is decorating the cool cupcakes that Uncle Paul sent.
She even got a real Cinderella's castle from Auntie Annie.

Family Holiday Fun

In the weekends leading up to Christmas we got to spend time with family. We started out with the traditional ginger bread building party. This is where the adults enjoy some food and good company, while the kids get all hoped up on sugar as they decorate their house. It's so fun at the end to see the different houses and the creativity of each little builder.

Campbell with her cousins....getting them to sit still after all that sugar was a miracle.

We then got to go play and party with the Lyons clan. Campbell had lots of fun playing with all the cousins and making candy cane Christmas ornaments.

Avery and Campbell

All the cousins making silly faces.

Campbell and Kayla.