Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Getting Ready for Christmas

We have been having a really good time getting ready for Christmas this year.  Its my first year not working and it has just been so much more fun and relaxed.  Made wonderful memories making cookies with my boys, decorating the house with Jake, and watching lots of fun kids Christmas movies with them.  Even introduced Jake to eggnog...he loved it. :)  It will definitely be an adjustment being just us for Christmas tomorrow but we are blessed with good friends that live about an hour away that we are going to share Christmas dinner and cheer with.  And then Ryan's parents will be here on the 28th.  So much fun ahead.  And Jake REALLY gets Christmas this year, Santa and everything.  So helping create the magic this year is going to be really fun.  As Jake has been saying all morning, "Happy Christmas Eve!"
After Thanksgiving we got the biggest snow storm since we have been there.  The boys were super excited to go out and play in it!
Ready to play!
A beautiful blanket of snow
Play time
The boys first snow angels
Digging snow out of the fire pit, we are not in California anymore :)
Evidence of play and the beautiful snow at night..
to be followed by more snow at nice and a clean canvas :)
It was so snowy and icy that Jake missed 3 days of school, but we had plenty of fun
My boys being goofy
And cute :)
We are so lucky that Jake has already made a really good buddy here from school.  One of our snow days he got to go over to his friends house and play...think they had fun?
My most precious ornament that Jake made at school with his hand print.  I love it!!!
Adorable little Squidly Big
AJ has been teething and I tell everyone how he chews on his baby, here is evidence.  He fell asleep chewing on him.  Can't wait till these 2 year molars are all the way in.
Goof Balls :)
"Ho Ho Ho"
Baking Christmas cookies was a hit this year
They had so much fun and we made quite a few messes
Now that AJ is getting older he can do more too
I put this picture on facebook a bit ago, very few seemed to believe his innocence  :)
We recently had a ice storm and 4 days later it still has not melted...but I do think its pretty
Jake got to help me decorate the cookies...he was very excited about the sprinkles
Jake has also been checking out what is under the tree and looking for tags with his name on them :)
Sweet little boys watching "Polar Express" Together.  I love this time of year!!!


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