Round 4:The day...are we over this yet?!?!

Okay...we're almost done with all four rounds of Christmas!!!  Hip Hip hooray!!!   

We are really taking advantage of being a marriage couple with no kiddos....  Although we would be overly excited to have a family right now, it isn't in the cards for us yet......  so,  we are "living it up" by sleeping in until 11:00 on Christmas day.  Seriously!!!   We woke up several times and kept saying...maybe a few more minutes of sleep...then we watched the morning news...but by the time we got outta bed it was 11:00.  We may not look well rested in the pictures...but we clearly had plenty of sleep the night before!!!!

We started off by opening our stockings:

 I started making lunch and I let it cook while we opened our presents.  There is no way we could have left these gifts under the tree for more than a few hours..... Ollie would have then torn up!!!!   So, we kept them all in our hallway closet and pulled them out right before we opened them!!  Any ideas on how to keep curious kitties out of presents...or out of the Christmas tree for that matter!  

 I have a weird obsession with green...Oh, I love anything green!!   I have a few accents of green in our kitchen already.  My sweet hubby bought me 4 cast iron green pots!   Gorgeous!   Okay...start sending me your cast iron recipes...please...I don't have any!!!!   He also got me a recipe book so I could put all my new recipes in an organized spot. (I haven't ever used these kinds of pots before...help...ideas?!?!)   Good thinking!!!

 The pots are so heavy...  I can't wait to use them!!! 

 I had to post this picture.  Our furbabies were seriously hovering over us all morning!  They were crawling in the boxes, eating the wrapping paper, and pouncing around.  I know it's nothing like kiddos on Christmas day...but these are our babies for now and they make us sooo stink'n happy!!

 We had dripping roast beef sandwiches some chips and dip for lunch.  To be honest, it isn't my favorite meal but every time I see the recipe...it looks so good.  Then I make it and....well,  I'm never that impressed.  Hello?!?!  Stop making it then, right?!!!   The Mr. loved it so it was all worth it!    What is lunch on Christmas day without A Christmas Story playing on TV!!   Oh, how I love A Christmas Story!!!

 Later that night we met up with my momma.  We had a yummy dinner and opened up some gifts.  We chatted for hours....I also got to spend time with my lil' tater tot.  It was a great way to end the Christmas hustle and bustle.  Check out my momma's Christmas tree...a palm tree with lights...so fun!!

 I thought it would only be appropriate to end this post with our little Grinchy.  See any similarities?!?!

  I am so thankful to have so much family to celebrate with during the holidays. 
With that said,  I'm over the holiday posts....    I'm ready to reflect on the past year and look forward to the new year ahead.  I love seeing all of your Resolutions for 2012 and it makes me want to get motivated...motivated for what?!?!  Not sure yet...but I'm getting motivated and that's a step in the right direction!!!