Merry Christmas

On Christmas Eve, Sheldon had to put together Crocker's new bike. I was trying to take a picture and I guess getting on his nerves. This is finally the face I got. ha!



We went to the Christmas Eve service at church. When we got home, the boys ate a snack while Sheldon read the Christmas story from the bible.



Then it was time to open 1 gift.



They each opened new pj's.



After they went to bed, we set out their gifts.



They slept in the next morning and were so excited when they came upstairs.



Crocker loves his new bike and he is already riding it all over the house.



Max's gift from Sheldon and I was a nerf gun set.



It comes with 2 of everything, so his daddy can play with him.








They played for a little while and then opened the rest of their gifts.





They opened their stockings and started eating their candy.



We had a few more gun fights and set up targets to shoot.





Then it was time to go to church. I was able to take a few pictures before we left. 







The kids sang a song at church.



Max did good, but Crocker was too interested in feeling the beads on the girl's dress behind him.





After church, we came home and ate lunch. After naps, we played with new toys and watched new movies.


We had such a good Christmas and had such a good time spending it together.

Christmas Party

We hosted a Christmas party for our close friends and their families. We had appetizers and all exchanged gifts. We had such a good time and are so very thankful for all the friendships we have!

From us to you...

Blizzard 2011: The Aftermath

This week when we got all the snow, Sheldon was out of town. The boys and I were home bound for 3 days. When Sheldon got home, we were so glad to finally get to go somewhere!
Before we could go anywhere, he had to shovel the driveway so we could get out. Max went out to help him. They played a little and then got right to work.











We were so proud of Max. They were out there shoveling for about an hour. He stuck with it and was a big help.







Crocker woke up from his nap about the time they were getting done. He was so thrilled to see his daddy home and he watched from the window.



Sheldon got us out of the house for awhile and the boys played outside when we got home.





Crocker was not thrilled with the snow and kept getting stuck.

Blizzard 2011

For days the weather men have been preparing us for a blizzard. We were supposed to get up to a foot of snow. Sheldon had to leave to go to work and I was prepared with plans for when the power went out.
Luckily, the power never went out and it did not snow as much as expected.
We still got quite a bit of snow; about 4-6 inches.
The view from our front door.


 The view from our back door.



The boys and I have had a few days of staying at home and looking at the snow. We have played, colored, watched a lot of movies, and have taken a few naps.

We also made chocolate snow ice cream. It was a hit!







We baked Sheldon's favorite cookies.



We made pizza for lunch.





Crocker's job was to put on the pepperoni, but he just decided to eat them instead!



We all survived our 1st "blizzard" and are ready to see what the rest of the winter brings!

Christmas Decor

We had to limit our Christmas decor this year. We have a few sets of curious hands around our house and I did not want anything to get broken.

We set up our tree in the upstairs living room. We also put a tree in each of the boys rooms.



We do not have a fireplace, so we hung our stockings on a bookcase.



We have a rudolph pillow beside a basket of Christmas books.





I was able to put the nativity Sheldon bought me on a counter in the kitchen.



We hung ribbon on our cabinets to display our cards.


A Christmas tree my Grandmother painted sits in the kitchen.


We have a few other things set around, but I think I captured most of it.