Christmas in our Home....

Our fireplace in our den...

Our fireplace in our Keeping Room with the handcrafted Ho, Ho, Ho, Banner that I made this fall. A view of our den after Santa came...

We didn't separate out the gifts from Santa and Mommy & Daddy this year but will in years to come. For some reason I didn't ever get around to wrapping them and Santa said he didn't mind! Also, Gigi at the last minute decided to donate some goods to the cause because she had overbought for Davis and wanted it to be fair to Noah. So it ended up being a bigger Christmas than originally intended but we've put up a few items to save for a "rainy day"! At first Davis was a little bit hesitant to come downstairs when we first woke him up! We had to explain that yes, Santa came but he also LEFT!!!! He is no where around here anymore! Oh how he doesn't like the man in the big red suite in person!!!! After we were able to convey that to him, Matt escorted him downstairs! The video below picks up about right here...

I have one more video to share but can't get it uploaded! I will keep trying and hopefully post it in the next entry!

Happy Christmas!

A video of Noah from Christmas Morning before the day really began! I'm terrible with a video camera but Noah certainly makes up for my inadequacies! I have watched this video countless times and it still hasn't grown old.... I love moments like this!!!

Christmas Eve Day...

On Christmas Eve Day we went over to my parents house and celebrated Christmas with my parents, Jennifer & Jimmy! This is always a special time to just relax and have some fun! We ate some GREAT steaks & opened presents! Davis passed out the presents and had the time of his life while doing it! His eyes would get so big anytime there was a big present!!!! Noah was looking as cute as ever and almost slept the afternoon away! Here is Noah after Davis delivered his first present on him- oh I mean to him....

Having a young child at Christmas time automatically ups the Christmas spirit!!! Even the simplest of gifts are exciting! Noah received a bouncy seat & many clothes because he is already wearing 3-6 month clothing! Davis' favorites from this day are his lightning McQueen suitcase, his Thomas the tank engine backpack, Disney reading books, and his new 4-wheeler (courtesy of Jennifer & Jimmy). I don't think it gets much better than this in the eyes of a 2 year old! I don't think he could fathom that there would be even more presents the next day! And in a way neither could I... this whole Christmas I keep thinking of just how fortunate we are. I was hoping and praying that all these gifts wouldn't overshadow the true meaning of Christmas- Jesus' birth! I think Davis gets it as much as a two year old can but I hope in years to come we slow down and really savor the saviors birth! We were suppose to go to a Happy Birthday Jesus party at the beginning of the week but had to cancel because Davis was running a slight fever and not feeling quite up to par! Hopefully we can join the fun next year!

Ok, enough with the rambling! All that to say we had a great Christmas Eve with my side of the family! Oh, and one last thing..... my parents gave Matt & Jimmy these mini-remote control helicopters. If you ever need a random gift for a guy this is great! For $30 bucks you can see your husband revert back into a child! My husband doesn't "play" a lot, he is much more task oriented, but he has gotten a kick out of this!

Christmas Party At School....

Davis had a Christmas party at school this year where the parents got to come @ lunchtime and watch the festivities! At first Davis didn't know what to think about all the additional people in his classroom but overcame his reservations fairly quickly. The children ate lunch, watched some carolers who came to sing to them & then gave handmade presents to their parents & received presents from their teachers! Davis loves his teachers and talks about school a lot! It is going to be a long Christmas break without them!


Davis with Ms. Patti & Ms Kathy...
Right outside Davis' classroom is this mural of a train.... we pause and look at it every day I pick him up! It's as if God just knew that Davis would be in that classroom.
Our present from last year & our present from this year! I adore these treasures!

Merry Christmas From Our Family to Yours...

I wish I could send a Christmas card to everyone who reads this blog. Unfortunately, I can't but I do hope this counts for something- a virtual copy of our Christmas card! Merry Christmas sweet friends!

Message from Santa...

Davis received a message from Santa! He watched it but only from across the room! Just not quite sure how to ease his fears!

http://portablenorthpole.tv/watch/bb6bb1d40a202e680cdda5b6eb68eff4

The Nativity Scene....

Odd, I don't recall a dinosaur being a part of the story! Davis later told me the Dinosaur ate a wise man as he preteneded to scream. Rest In Peace Mr. Wise Man!