'Tis the Season

Will, Dad, Mom, Nate

Ta Da!!

If we can't have real snow, at least we can enjoy snow globes!

Sharing Mom's love of eggnog!

Thumbs up for eggnog!

Down the hatch! (Shot glass you say? No, that's an eggnog glass of course!

I loved doing the same thing as a kid.)

Santa!!!

Cousins!!

On the lookout for Santa....

...and here he comes!

Love Will's face in this one. (Don't ask why Nate had frog boots on...I have no idea!)

Yay!! Smiles with the big guy!!

Checking out Will's list :)

Santa Hats

Not sure if he's awake yet!

So sweet! But of course his mama would say so!


...and yes we need to be silly too

Good morning Giggles! Marshmallows for breakfast?

Natey's Surprise!!

There has been a battle in our house for awhile now. It's all about a little black bear..."Blackbeary," who actually belongs to Will. So when I asked Will what he would like to get for Nate for Christmas, he thought for a second then his eyes lit up. "I know...I know! We can get him his own Blackbeary!!"(Can you picture his face with his hands gesturing in the air!) GREAT idea! So yesterday Will informed me that he told Nate about Blackbeary. Whoops...guess he was too excited! Fortunately Nate is little, and his memory is short, so at naptime Will and I wrapped up Blackbeary and put him outside Natey's door and waited. I wish I had pictures of Will...he was SO excited!! But here's what unfolded.....

And my Christmas has been made!!

Christmas fun

Hello Giggles! We have missed you!

Will was so excited to show Giggles his book!

See Giggles? It's all about you!






There is something magical about a Christmas train. I can't tell you how many times I've heard "Mom, can I turn it on?" Yes of course!

Mom take a picture!

Love this guy and his smile!

Christmas Photo Flops

Cute picture..right?





and this innocent face! Great!

...and then....

are they hugging or wrestling? hmmm

Here are some more that were "cut" but they still make me smile. Can you imagine if you opened our Christmas card and found one of these!?

This says love all over...right?

who me?

oh here's my smile

...now we're talking! This IS a good one!

Yeee Haw

And this is how he went to school!! I love this guy!

Let the sun shine!

Nothing beats a warm fall day like two brothers sharing a muffin....

with a silly smile ....

and a little boy in his new fireman pants (and you thought they were snowpants...ha!)

Happy Halloween!

Good morning monster feet! Getting ready for Halloween but not the "svooky" stuff:)

Arrrrr Matey!!!

Papa and Will are saying ARRRRR!!!

You can tell this is the first house because they are still shy and haven't taken off running!

Love the hat

The parrot and her pirates! (Except they get to ride on my shoulders:)

We hope everyone had a great Halloween!!! Will's favorite part was all the candy and Nate's was getting to see Papa and Grammy Gram! I loved it all! We knew it was time to come in for dinner when the boys didn't want to carry their candy because it was getting too heavy.

Now. . .who's going to eat it all?