During the days...while we wait for Christmas

Less than a week away 'til the BIG day! Brayden eyes the tree everyday w/ all the gifts underneath, and for the most part he leaves them alone. Only one time I found him opening up a gift, the rest of the time he will just pick it up and come and give it to Wally or me. I am really impressed with how well he has done, especially with all the temptations.

Alexander just loves wearing the Santa hat, doesn't really have much interest in the tree, all he is into is his big brother and what he is doing. Every time Brayden comes to give him a hug or kiss, he gets the biggest smile and kicks his feet. I could wrap Brayden up for him and that would be his favorite gift.

I am already getting excited and can't wait for everyone to open their gift. Although, the stupid delivery guy, ruined Wally's "big gift" by either delivering it really late or super early w/o knocking on the door. When he left the next morning for work he saw his gift. Oh-well! It was really heavy and big, and I had no idea where I was going to hide it. So he got it early and loves it (it is a putting green, and if you know my hubby, I'm sure you already guessed it had something to do w/ golf), he and B go upstairs w/ B's clubs in tow and practice.

I am trying to figure out my gift from Wally....this year he may actually have me stumped. He is normally very excited and wants me to open it early, but this year he has either worked on his patience or he is not that excited. Either way I know I will love it b/c he took the time to "go outside the box" and not get me something that I told him I wanted, which makes it more fun to open and be surprised, and see how well he really know me.

To everyone who reads this, if I don't blog before the big day, I wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Hopefully this will put a smile on your face

So I have been slacking on the blog, according to my hubby ( this is his break from work while he eats ate his desk), he doesn't understand it's a WEEK til Christmas :) and I am trying to wrap everything up both in gift shopping and wrapping, and food planning both eve and day. Today, I got very overwhelmed with my grocery list, it calls for a grocery trip w/o the boys b/c mama needs all the space in that cart. So to get my mind on other things, I cleaned out the fridge (I will need the room) and cleaned it. Then I decide it was time to go through my clothes and reorgannize it...random, but it needed it. I was on a roll, it reminded me of being at the end of my pregnancy w/ Alexander, and I was constantly cleaning.
So I have been bad about picture taking the past week and a half. So, I will post some funny pics that make me laugh every time I look at them. Oh, my boys, what will they do next?!

Days That Melt My Heart

Yesterday, as I went to go and put Brayden's breakfast on the table and told him to get in his chair, I found the chair taken by someone else, and Brayden being such the big that he is. He was putting his monkey in the chair, fastening him in, and don't forget the bib. So I got him a bowl and spoon, so he could feed his little baby monkey. He cracks me up! From time to time, he will come over to Wally, Alexander, and I, and pat our back and say burp...he is such a great big brother.

Glitter Christmas

I have been all about glitter this Christmas season...so much so I am over it now. It started when I had Ally and Abby over for a playdate, and I was telling her about how I glittered pumpkins last year for fall decor, and now I was trying to think of something to glitter for Christmas. So, Ally said, "Do Christmas trees...", so that's how the Christmas craft began and let me tell you how big of a pain in the butt it was, but in the end I love how it turned out. First, on my list was to find styrofoam cones in all sizes....I never thought styrofoam and still don't know why it is a little pricey...well, if you go to Michael's it is, but thank goodness for Hobby Lobby. Then it was to find different colors of green glitter...no one had it. So I thought my craft was over, but thanks to ebay it was back on. Once the glitter came in, it was time to glitter the trees. Uck! It was such a mess, the special glue for styrofoam was so thick it took forever to apply it, and then I ran out of glitter, so had to order more and wait for it to come in and finish. I finally had enough of glittering, but still needed more trees, so I went out and bought the silver trees to finish it off. To finish the glitter theme off, I found glitter green ornaments, and ended up making the living room a green and silver theme and the kitchen area a pink, red, and white theme....I LOVE IT. Thank you Ally, for helping me with my glitter Christmas :).

P.S. I is so weird, in an awesome way, to see 4 stockings up...I know we are a family of 4, but it sets it in and makes you say oh yeah, we are. We are so happy and blessed to have our little "A" with us this Christmas... last year around this time we found out he was going to be an Alexander and not an Alexandria. How the time flys?!

Poor Jolly Old Man!

Poor, Santa, is all I have to say. My sister and I took the kiddos to see Santa yesterday, and as you see from the pic it was a little tramatic for Brayden, and Sadie was the same way...that's why we ended up with no pic of the 3 cousins together. Alexander was just there for the ride. Maybe next year will be better, but still makes for a cute picture.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Wow! What a Thanksgiving day....wait, no, what a YUMMY Thanksgiving day!! I started the day bright and early, 4:45 a.m., so I could shower and be ready before the boys got up, so one less thing I am running around trying to do in case of any hiccups that occur while getting the boys ready, last minute food preps, packing for the day, and making sure I have not forgotten anything. That was the plan at least, but Alexander was excited about his 1st Thanksgiving so he was up at 6 a.m. compared to his normal 7:30.
We started the all day Thanksgiving feast with my family at my sister's house at 10:30 a.m. for turkey lunch. Not only was the table beautiful, but the turkey was awesome and the sides were out of this world, not to mention great company, laughs, and full bellies. And ofcourse a chocolate cake to celebrate our b-days.

At around 4 o' clock we were off to Wally's family for turkey dinner. There, we had not 1 but 2 turkeies, a bunch of yummy sides, and along with apple and pumpkin pies plus more chocolate to celebrate our b-days.

Not only was it a great day with both families with a Thanksgiving feast to leave of full for a week, but a wonderful birthday celebration from both families...so THANK YOU to everyone for making it a wonderful birthday....and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME :)!

2007 Things I Am Thankful For....

*a healthy baby boy who blessed us in May

*my Brayden boy who keeps me on my feet and going with lots of laughs inbetween

*my wonderful husband/best friend for everything he does for our family

*our extended family....what would we do w/o all of you...we are so happy and blessed that you all are in all of our lives and the smiles you put on theoys faces

*friends, friends, and more friends...and the new ones we met in 2007

It's That Time Of Year (Almost)....

I love this time of year...first Thanksgiving (yummy) and then Christmas...love it! This is truly my favorite season. I love the smells, sights (especially Christmas time), the hustle and bustle, the time spent with family, I LOVE IT ALL. As of last year, we have started to decorate the house with Christmas in the beginning of Novemeber...with our b-days, Thanksgiving, and all the activities this season brings, it is over before we know it, and I want as much time as possible to enjoy it. Every year gets better and better as the boys get older and the "magic of Santa" is back. This year is going to be fun w/ Brayden, as every year he understands a little bit more than the last. I have even done some Christmas shopping, so maybe I will be completely done real soon if I keep going the way I am...YEA! Hope you enjoy the pics to get you in the mood, I couldn't get Brayden to sit down for a pic that wasn't blurry, so I am leaving it up to my little "A".