Starting a month behind... i will catch up more recent events soon! :)
MERRY CHRISTMAS!! We were so fortunate to travel to NY for our annual Christmas holiday trip. The boys look forward to it every year and they are never disappointed. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful family. I am so grateful for you all everyday! Love and miss you.
Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without the family cut out cookie night!
Ready to be put in the oven!
Sammy Cutting out cookies.
JT Cutting out cookies.
Little Stinker.
Time to Decorate!! Every year I forget just how messy this process is! Its a good thing too, because I don't know that I would do it if I remembered!
Look at Matt's face in this pic! lol and Eli eating a cookie on the sly!! hilarious!
I think he ate 4 cookies... at least.
Crazy Christmas Boys!
JT's last day of school before break...
CHOO CHOO!! All Aboard for the Polar Express!!
SANTA! I KNOW HIM! :)
A little nervous to sit on the big guy's lap!
Very serious about Santa.
Stuffing a Gingerbread Man he made.
JT playing a game with Mrs. Lee
Sammy's Last day of school before break. Polar Express PJ day.
Look how big he is!!
We arrive in NY... the first thing we do? Play in the snow!!!! (of course!) Eli is watching his brothers play through the window.
I decided to bundle him up too and go out to snap a few shots.
Snow Angels.
Love JT here.
And Sammer.
The best part about these shots is... I locked myself AND my 3 boys outside in this weather with when I went to take the pictures. I didn't realize the door was locked behind me! Thank God for Aunt Barbara!
Christmas Eve!
Everyone was so excited to start the Christmas fun. We had to distract the boys a little to get them to be patient before they could open the first gifts of Christmas.
goof ball.
Love this.
If a picture says 1000 words... this one is perfect in describing our 14 month old!
The annual dollar store gifts at Aunt Debbies. Always a hit!
SOOOOO Excited!
T'was the Night Before Christmas book with Ya-Ya and Poppy
Sprinkling the Reindeer Food
Merry Christmas!
Cookies for Santa and Carrots for the reindeer.
The children nestled all snug in their beds.
The annual note from Santa.
The stockings (too big to be hung by the chimney with care)
The presents under the tree.
The classic "Walking Down the Stairs" shot :)
in awe...
Checking to see if Santa ate the cookies.
JT's Buzz Lightyear car... Eli thought it was his. I don't know who liked it more!?
My favorite gifts of Christmas. This year we decided the boys should give each other presents. The best part about it was that when we presented the idea to them, the boys both knew exactly what they wanted to get for the other one and were so excited about it.
JT got Sam the Donkey Kong Returns Wii Game.
Sam got JT the Bakugan Meter and Glove.
They really do love each other.
Eli enjoying the chaos.
The very messy but super fun Hot Wheels race track.
Oddly enough... Sam loved getting an alarm clock from Santa!
SLEDDING!!
One of the many great parts about visiting NY in the winter! It is always a hit... especially when you get some hot chocolate after!
Video Clip of them going down the hill!
This is from the game before we went to NY for Christmas. This isn't Sammy's first touchdown, but it is the ONLY one I have on tape! It is too hard to watch/cheer AND record! ANYWAY... it is from December, so I included it on here.
