Earp Christmas...a new tradition!

Every other year we TRY to stay home for Christmas. This year my family...Mom, Dad, Connie, (Levi is running a half marathon on Sunday morning..."Go Levi"! he's been training for this for a few months now so he won't be there) Mia, and Jules..are coming to my house to celebrate the "Earp Christmas" early. I hope this becomes a tradition. They'll be her today sometime! I have absolutely loved getting the house ready for them. My mom-in-law has been cleaning and washing like CRAZY to help me out! If she hadn't been here i wouldn't have been able to clean, decorate, and keep my sanity! anyway, today Brian is putting up the lights on the porch...the finishing touches! We are going to eat "Canes" tonight! Brian is going to flip b/c he can't eat meat. We have been doing the "40 Day Revolution" (spend 40 days serving, praying, blessing, and telling other about Jesus - 1 day that leads to 40 days that leads to a lifestyle that can change the world)at church and we have to fast from something for 40 days. he picks meat...all meat! It has been getting pretty difficult but he's done and awesome job. he even offered to grill steaks for my family tomorrow night. it might just send him over the edge if Canes doesn't tonight! Anyway, we'll open presents tomorrow morning, hang out, eat lunch...poor man's stew - hamburger meat instead of stew meat :), the kids will play maybe go to the park tomorrow afternoon, eat steaks and potatoes tomorrow night (Donna and Bobby Dowling's steak marinade woohoo - i got that word from my friend Michawn:) ). i've got all kinds of CHRISTmas goodies i'm attempting to make this afternoon if there's time. Them we'll go to church on Sunday, eat lunch, and they'll leave :( i know we're gonna have a blast....new traditions are fun! here are some pics of my fab fam!

Grandmother, Matt, and Ryder

Poppa and Matt


Grandmother, Matt, and Ryder


Grandmother, Jules, Ryder

Poppa, Jules, and Ryder

The Sistas!

Levi and Connie