Cheese

Evan, say cheese...........Tonight Nathan and I took the boys to see Santa on the Old Towne Mall. While we waited, Evan created picture frame masterpieces. Again.....Cheese!?!Jackson and Nathan held our spot in line. This Santa is great and likes to spend a lot of time with each child , which is great. Just not if you are in the back of the line and end up waiting 2 hours and by the time you see Santa, both kids are in full meltdown mode. (Flashbacks to last years experience) We learned our lesson and got there early this time.Santa: What do you want for Christmas?
Evan: a pillow pet Jack wasn't impressed!!!!
It was a great night. The snow had started to fall when we came out and it was almost magical and quite cold. We rushed home for hot chocolate and classic Christmas cartoons.

So happy together

I heard little voices in Evan's room today and this is what I saw. Evan was reading a book about trucks to Jack. Love those boys!

Our Advent Calendar

I decided today that we needed an Advent calendar to help our family count down to Christmas. And since we have an overabundance of unmatched socks, I decided to use them. (Incidentally, I found a match. Check out #6 and #24! :)


And This is what we will be doing:

1. Put up Christmas decorations and eat a candy cane!

2. Go to the Library and check out Holiday Stories.

3. Go see Santa and ride in a Cinderella carriage at the Old Towne Mall.

4. Go to Polar Express at the Movie Theater.

5. Get a basket of food ready to take to the local food bank.

6. Sing songs around the Christmas tree as a family

7. Write a letter to Santa

8. Decorate cookies with Santa.

9. Hunt for the kissing reindeer and a chocolate kiss for you.

10. Give a candy cane to someone you love.

11. Go see Old Thyme Christmas in Harpers Ferry

12. Walk through a live Nativity at Kernstown Battlefield 5-8pm

13 Make a Gingerbread House Today.

14. Visit Santa at the mall today!

15. Drive around the neighborhood and check out holiday lights!

16. Drink a cup of hot cocoa and look at pictures of past Christmas holidays.

17. Make a special holiday card for your nursery teachers. Go and View a Winter Wonderland at Clearbrook Park

18. Got to the Temple see the lights.

19. Work on Holiday Notes for our family. Have cookies and milk with Mrs. Pauline and Mr.Doug

20. Dance party! Put on PJ’s and jam out to holiday music before bed.

21. Draw or paint a picture about Christmas and send it to someone in our family

22. Make Holiday Treats

23 Deliver holiday sweets to our neighbors. Watch a Christmas special on tv.

24 Christmas Eve Read ‘The Night Before Christmas’ and get cookies ready for Santa.

25 Christmas Day Celebrate! Give thanks! Sing Happy Birthday to Baby Jesus!

The Jackson Hal

Jackson is going to be one very soon. Here are some pictures of him that I took today when we were out for a walk.

the Waiting Game

So Evan and Jack are getting to the age where they like to do stuff together and I love watching them.and this is one of the things they do every week without fail.

hmmm....this si taking a while. Maybe I can fit in a nap.......
Jack says, "Your feet stink Evan!"

More waiting and watching........

Here it comes....

Its coming mom, I see it too.

the.......wait for it......

recycling trucks, hooray!

WOW!!!

What the picture doesn't show is that Jack is madly pounding on the window at this point. Ohh the excitement!

There it goes......

Mom, its gone.......

Now what are we going to do Evan?

Happy Recycling!

Happy Easter!!

Here are my two adorable boys on Easter and they are thrilled to be having their picture taken...

Jack is just starting to sit up on his own, but he's starting to lean...

a little further....

and he's down.I just love my Jack

.........Where's Evan?!?Uh-Oh!
Nose Dive.....and now for some family pictures.....
Happy Easter Everybody!

Evan and Jack....

These two guys really love each other.