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I know it's a New Year but I wasn't able to get all of our Christmas pictures posted when we were out of town. Here is The Carney's Christmas in review...

Emily and Matt Bryant

I can explain...that's me and my homeboy David.
{in Pat's shirt and hat}

Krysten with Teddy

the stockings were hung...

Brayden, Shaye and Matt checking out the stockings

Shaye sharing with Rio [Krysten's dog]

Grandma & Grandpa Carney's Christmas tree

decorated by the kids

Our Christmas mugs with our initials.

No we didn't change our names...oh, our real mugs are in the mail on the way to Virginia.

G & G Carney

The Carney's [almost all of them]

Uncle Lin, Lindsey, Shaye and Buddy

Baking goodies...coconut macaroons, fudge and truffles

Brayden's gingerbread house

Pat's creation!

Shaye's birdhouse

LB's gingerbread house

[of course, it's completely decorated]

That's the Carney Christmas. Now onto 2009. Happy New Year.

Buddy gets a new bed...Shaye tries it out for him

Teddy gets a new bed too

As promised, I finally have our Christmas photos ready. It's quite a production getting everyone in the picture, looking into the lens and eyes open. Buddy is the least interested in having his picture taken...but we got him in a few of them.

{almost perfect}

{ Christmas with a little attitude}

[Shaye and Teddy}

{Brayden and Buddy}

{my beautiful Shaye}

{where's Buddy?}

{my handsome Brayden}

{Shaye's favorite Christmas present...Teddy}

{and finally Buddy, doing what he does best}

Merry Christmas to Everyone!

We have been receiving and making ornaments for every year. Our tree is filled with memories. Pat's elf always takes the top spot. "Elf" is the very first ornament Pat received and he has an ornament (or two) for every year since. We decided it was such a great tradition that we would continue it with our kids. It makes our family tree very special. Merry Christmas.

{Buddy also helped picking out the ornaments}