Blessed. with. Boys.

Monday, December 12, 2011

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

We got our tree! (Finally)

So we were going to go a few weekends ago, but then we all got sick. Bummer.

So instead we went last Friday. Jared had a vacation day he needed to use, so he took the day off and we headed over to the little tree farm just down the road.

It was quite cold, so we bundled everyone up pretty good. And we walked around for probably a half an hour or so to look at all the trees. I think the boys all had fun. Especially Holden - since he was actually big enough to run around by himself. And since it was a Friday, there was no one there but us for a long time - so run he did!

Jared cut it down, carried it to the car, and strapped it on top. (My, having a strong husband comes in quite handy :) ) And then I decorated it. Talk about teamwork.

We listened to Christmas music almost all day, and once the tree was finished I even wrapped some presents. And then, to top it off, it began to snow. Our first "real" snow this year. So Daddy and Holden had fun watching that for awhile.

All in all, just a lovely Christmasy day. ♥

The Christmas Boys - ready to find their tree!

And Graham, too!

Got the whole place to himself

Peekin' around trees at Mommy

"When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things - not the great occasions - give off the greatest glow of happiness." - Bob Hope

Gettin' a lift

And because it's my nature... a family photo

Measuring....

And it's down!

The Helpers.

Proud of their tree :)

♥

"The Babies", as Holden calls them

All ready to go!

Watching Daddy get the tree down and bring it in

"At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year." -Thomas Tusser

My (ornery) decorating helper

All done!

Watching for snowflakes

"Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas." - Peg Bracken

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The Birthday Festivities!!

Holden is THREE !!! :)

At 5:03pm on Thanksgiving day, our little boy was three years old.

And so, three years old deserves 3 celebrations, right? At least. :)

The birthday festivities began with presents at Grandma and Grandpa's house after Thanksgiving dinner - and I think we've watched Toy Story 3 every day since! He loves it. And that night, after "the babies" (as Holden calls them) were in bed, we let him open one present, sang him Happy Birthday, and let him blow out some candles.

Then on Friday, we went to the Cleveland Zoo and Rainforest! We'd been telling Holden that we'd take him to the Rainforest for his birthday, but it was such a nice day, that we even got to walk around the zoo for a bit. We enjoyed the sunshine while we found the leopard, rhinos, polar bear, elephants, and a few others. Then we went in and had lunch and looked around at all the animals in the Rainforest. All the boys did really good, and I think Holden had lots of fun getting to walk around all by himself. So grown up, I tell ya ;)

And then on Sunday night, Mimi, Pap Pap, and Uncle Tyler B came over to our house for pizza and a small party. The Birthday Boy got some more great toys and I'm thinking they might just be enough to keep him busy until Christmas :)