More Christmas

Here is my family's Christmas ~ I miss them so much and wished we lived closer to each other.
I have so many pictures from this day so here are a few.  Aaron and his flip camera, Parker holding one of his big bugs he got.  Yes, my baby is thrilled to get a ton of huge plastic bugs.  If you look close you will see Cason feeding his sea monster some potato salad in the top right corner.
My cousin Kaydee below and my brother with his wife!  To grandma June, Richard, Aunt Vic & Uncle Dan, Colby, & Kaydee thanks for making the trip this year!

Uncle Casey and Aunt Kat gave the boys huge bean bag chairs and they LOVE these things...Not sure if they love the chairs for what they were made for "sitting" but they sure do love to use them for many other things such as:  wrestling, throwing, kicking, flying, etc.

Leave it up to Uncle Casey to turn a bean bag chair into a flying saucer :) Also, let's see how many kiddos we can pile into the flying saucer before it takes off ~ Cason was having a blast and every time he went for a fly I would tell him to hang on tight and he would grab his knees.

Time with Family!

Aaron and I had a discussion this year about what we want our boys to know about Christmas.  First and most importantly we want them to know the meaning behind the holiday, the birth of Jesus, but we also want to show them that time with family is what they should cherish.  Of course right now they look forward to the presents and toys but it's still important to us to teach them. 

I will admit I am a little jealous of Aunt Jill's kisses she is receiving from Pookie!! He is such a little lover boy and is constantly offering hugs and kisses. 

We had a great time on Christmas Day with Aaron's family, we are so blessed!

Santa's Surprise

Wow, we had a busy, fun-filled Christmas this year.  Here is what Santa brought the boys this year.  They LOVE it and have been playing with it constantly. 

Bluey & Blankie

I had to get some photos of my boys most prized possessions right now! They are just so precious and treat these items like gold!
One of my best friends, Andee, made this blankie 3 years ago for Cason when he was born and some how Cason gave his blankie to Parker and took over Bluey.  Andee, this blanket is Parker's world~ he has to have it to fall asleep at night and he cuddles with it under his belly!
As you can see from the photos blankie is on it's last leg, Andee you should be proud it lasted this long with BOTH my boys! And now momma must learn how to crochet because P's world would crumble if blankie went bye bye.

Gifts!

I have been super busy lately ~ actually between you and me, I got in over my head this year and really wanted to make something for some of my friends, family & coworkers.  I just LOVE doing it but am running out of time....so if you are my "nice" list this year, you will be receiving some handmade goodies.  I found a tutorial for the earrings on a blog that I love and I will post under my "CIIS" tab when I get the time! I have also been in the kitchen baking some yummy stuff but couldn't bring myself to take pictures because when I bake it is not a pretty site, ha!  I hope you are enjoying your last few days before Christmas and not stressing about finishing everything up like me!

Christmas Card 2010

Here is our Christmas card this year...so thankful for my wonderful aunt Vic who is the most talented person I know! She did an amazing job on the design!

Zoey turns 1

As I mentioned before we had a few birthdays last weekend and I had the privilege of taking some photos for Zoey's mommy on her big day!  Congrats Jon & Katie on such an amazing party for your little angel!  Zoey is a doll and her parents are great friends of ours! We love you guys!

Okay, if this tutu on this cute little bottom doesn't make me want a girl, I don't know what would!

My great friend Joey and Cason 

My boys REALLY enjoyed the cupcakes, the pink icing didn't stop him !! 

Jon and Katie, thanks so much for sharing Zoey's special day with us, we love you guys!

Tis' the Season

Oh my goodness, we have been so busy trying to get ready for Christmas!
I really wanted to hand make a lot of my gifts this year (what was I thinking)!  I am trying to get all the baking, cleaning, parties, gifts, shopping done and get our cards in the mail.  I will admit I got an early start this year, we put our tree up the week right before Thanksgiving~ if you remember we were all sick and stuck in the house so decided why not!
The boys love Christmas decorations but Casons like to inform me constantly that our tree is "messy"
And it is, but it's so pretty!  I can't wait to get a new tree next year~ as much as we have loved our "snowy, messy" tree it was a hand me down from my side of the family.

A tradition we have is the Elf on the Shelf.  Cason named him Pete and he watches our house and our behaviors constantly and reports them to Santa!

Go Pokes~

We had a great Monday, me and the boys just relaxed around the house.  Cason decided to sport daddy's hat all day.  I will have you know that the phrase "Go Pokes" may be on the top ten list of first words for both of my boys.  Pookie is only 18 months old and he knows to get his guns up when he hears it.

Birthday Parties!!

We had a Saturday FULL of birthday parties~ my friend, Lindsay's little girl turned 2...Happy Birthday sweet Bailey!

She is such a doll with a head full of curls! I will apologize for the guy in the background, his name is Trevor and he likes to be center of attention :) hahaha, just kidding Trevor but thanks for ruining my pic!

Waiting for Santa

We took the boys up to Bass Pro the other night to get their pictures with Santa and I think every child in Tulsa was there~ Santa was backed up for 2 1/2 hours.  Well, Aaron and I looked at each other and both agreed we would not be waiting ~ so we let the boys hang out for awhile and look around before we headed home without seeing Santa (hoping they would forget) by the time we left.

 Cason and Caleb (I can see this same picture in about 13 years from now) tear!

Parker was LOVING this driving thing ~ he was hinting he wanted an arctic cat 4 wheeler from Santa!

These are a few of my favorite things~

Since it's almost Christmas time, I thought I would share a few of my favorite things.  These are my "can't live without" items right now!

I am loving some bright red nail polish.  I can't live without my sweet tea in my tumbler.  If you know me then you know I am border line germaphobic so I have been carrying these wipes in my purse~they are the best (softest, thickest, and don't dry my hands out). 
Oh how I love cozy socks, I live in these (so warm and soft).  On days that I don't go to work I don't fix my hair so these soft bands are great for getting my hair "out of the way."
Lastly, I tend to get really dry skin in the winter (so does Cason) so I use this body oil by neutrogena!

Safety 1st!

 I know I keep saying this at every age but I really think 3 is my favorite age....Cason is hilarious and always making us smile!
His Gigi sent home some Christmas window stickers with him and Parker last week.  When we got home the boys were excited to stick them on the doors and windows...As I was opening the package in the kitchen Cason disappeared into the toy room and came out with these on his head....He was as serious as he could be so I tried not to laugh.  I asked him why he put his safety goggles on and he told me "have to be careful so those stickers don't get in my eyes"
And yes, he wore them the entire time, until we were finished.  Love that kid!!!

Baby gifts!

A friend of Aaron's that he works with is due to have a baby boy soon and I made her some burp cloths.
These are great gifts because they are the thickest, most absorbent cloths! Actually they are also meant to be cloth diapers.  I bought a pack of white ones and simply sewed on some cute boy fabric and wrapped them up!
Easy, practical gifts for a baby!!

Thanksgiving

Even though we were  battling being sick, we were feeling better the day after Thanksgiving and were able to spend time with my family in OKC!  The boys had a blast getting outside for a bit.
My brother, Casey and his wife Katherine were great hosts this year!

I never knew that a bunch of leaves could occupy people for hours, but those leaves made our day :)

The boys have a new nick name for Uncle Casey, the Leaf monster!  Cason was loving it but a few times when Casey popped out from under the leaves Parker got this look on his face like he was going to do harm to the leaf monster (he was scared for a split second)