Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Christmas in March

yes, i did. i didn't blog for a month and a half and when i finally did, i shamelessly posted our Christmas pictures in the month of March.
that's okay though, we can celebrate this guys birthday anytime, right??
so on the Eve, we searched for the pickle and opened our traditional new jammies

i love that Christmas Eve quiet when all are asleep and the tree is just waiting for that morning chaos!
the boys have their tree with ornaments they've selected and made through out the years
and the girls have theirs. some of those ornaments are just bits of paper with a hook but i've saved every one!
the next morning we found our Ollie sampling Santa's leftovers. it did turn out to be his last Christmas.. i'm so happy he made it through just one more hanging out in his favorite place under the trees. 
boy! have they all changed since last year on the steps!




poor Lil' Lady in the glare. i literally took 4 different versions of this and in everyone she was either in the sun, falling down or holding her present in front of her face. this was the best.


this girl loves her Max and Ruby!
what? they're always losing their combs and they were the perfect size for their stocking!

it was a wonderful Christmas... and i'm sure i would have had a lot to say about it 2.5 months ago but for now...this will just have to do!
God is Good:)

Friday, January 18, 2013

reality check......

our oldest came home from school today with this
 
 sigh.
just a moment i wanted to capture. because, ya know, just a few days ago this was my boy.
kindergarten...... he was sent to school in a sweater vest but ditched it before pictures.
i remember him bringing those pictures home and being annoyed that he didn't wear his sweater. 
i miss those days:(
really wishin' i could find that pause button.

Monday, December 24, 2012

Sunday Snapshot~ the events leading up....

Ni Hao Yall

to His birthday!
 this month flew i tell ya
 we have so many traditions we can't miss each Christmas season that we keep very busy up until the big day
 our tree was up and decorated a few days after Thanksgiving, the earliest ever!


 the boys packed meals one Saturday for Feed My Starving Children.....
 and got to hang out with some friends from church
 the hubs was proud of this photo of the First Lady, taken with his phone
 our first big snow, storm "Ceasar", dropped about 8 inches or more about two weeks ago to ensure we'd have a white Christmas
 since the Lil' Lady has trouble even keeping her step on dry ground, we let her out on the deck to play safe.
 she insisted on helping big brother shovel
 and her was very patient to let her!

 bottoms up!
 he even helped her make her own snowman
an orange crayon for a nose and chopsticks for arms!
 i'm sure we'll rack up lots of pics tomorrow morning, but until then.....
Merry Christmas to all our friends and family
here,
on the west coast...on the east coast...
down south, and everywhere in between!