Fernandez Family of Five: Christmas 2010...

This Christmas was very special because we had our very first Christmas Eve Service at our new church. It was also special because we went down to Georgia the day after Christmas and spent the week with our families and celebrated my parent's 50th Wedding Anniversary. I saw a lot of people I have not seen in a long time.

This photo makes me laugh because it is so hard to get my girls to pose for a photo. My sisters and I always gave my parents fits trying to get a good photo so now I am paying for it. This photo was taken after we got home from our Christmas Eve Service, dinner and driving around to see lights so the girls were pretty tired and delirious. So, this is the only photo I have of the girls on Christmas Eve night in their pretty dresses.

The stockings were laid out by the toy basket with care....

The tree with all the presents underneath and the stockings are full.

The girls enjoying their stocking stuffers and Santa hats their daddy got them.

We started a new family tradition last year (thanks to our friends, The Stepp's, who gave us this wonderful idea) where we go to the dollar store the week of Christmas and each of us buy gifts for everyone. Everyone splits up and has $5.00 to spend. We have to take turns helping Reece but this year she did amazingly well and picked out all the presents on her own. She even wrapped all of her gifts on her own this year and made cards for everyone. These gifts are always the most popular on Christmas morning and the kids get so excited.

Mommy is about to open her present from Reece, check out her wonderful wrapping and card! Great job Reece!!!!

Reece got me a traveling sewing kit. She came up with this idea all on her own and I have used it a TON since Christmas!!!! Anytime someone has a button come off a shirt or a stuffed animal is torn, Reece will say "Mommy you can use the sewing kit I got you." This gift has been well used!!!!

Next is Riley's gift to Mommy, a pretty snowglobe.

Regan got me a cute, snowman candy dish.

Daddy got Riley two light up Yo-Yos.

Reece got Regan a Harmonica. Another gift that she picked out all by herself.

Regan opened her container of BB's first and realized she was getting a BB Gun. She was very excited! She learned to shoot a BB gun at Y Guide Camp.

Regan is very excited with her new BB Gun.

Riley is very interested in playing guitar so we got her one that is just her size.

Regan was very thrilled with her blue, fuzzy sweater. She loves comfy, soft clothes and her favorite color is blue.

Mommy got Reece a giraffe puzzle since Reece LOVES giraffes.

Mommy got Riley a Tinkerbell puzzle.

Mommy got Regan a President's Trivia Game and she told me "I am going to beat you in this game!" And boy was she right!!! I am terrible at history. This is definitely a game for Tony and Regan.

Reece made Daddy and I a beautiful Angel picture at school.

I got daddy a booklight from the dollar store. It opens and closes at a push of a button and only lights up the book page and not the whole room.

Regan is giving her BB Gun a try. Her daddy set up all kinds of cans for her to shoot at. She has great aim and hit every can with no misses.

This gun is actually a little too small for Regan. We should have gotten the next size up. But, she still has good aim with it. She just can't hold it as easily.