Vacation days

Ahhhhh, vacation!! Love days that are slower, with no schedule and no place to go! Wish every day was like that!

This is what we woke up to this morning!

What's a mom to do, but drag out all the snow gear and head outside to play!

The two big boys had a great time!!

The little man watched for a long time before getting in on the fun!

I love winter days!!!

Somebody's TWO!!

This little guy, who didn't want to be the center of attention while everyone was singing "Happy Birthday" to him! Jonathan turned two a few weeks ago---no longer a baby, but joining the ranks of the big boys, like his brothers!

Some of the kids that were at the birthday party!

Opening some presents! Now there's that smile we're used to seeing!!

Who? Me? Just playing with some new toys!

Jonathan and Grandma! CHEEEEEESE!! :)

First Snow!!

We had our first snowfall of the season two weeks ago (I'm just a bit behind on the ol' blog here!) Our boys had a great time, except for Jonathan who we found out does not really like snow. Or maybe he didn't like being cold or having snow on his face, but whatever the reason, he was only outside for about 15 minutes before I took him back inside.

Our wintery wonderland!!

Our helpful boys!

We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the hill in our backyard!!! So much fun!!

Jonathan watched from inside after he was done!

Time to head inside....until next time!

Christmas Concert

The big boys had a Christmas concert a few weeks ago that was awesome! This year, they both sang and participated in the motions, and enjoyed being on stage! They did a wonerful job and we are so proud of them!!

Jackson

Joshua

Can you find our boys?

After the concert, with cousins and Gammy!

Jackson's kindergarten class after the concert! Awesome group of kids!

Thanksgiving 2010

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!! We have lots to be thankful for this year, like every year!! We hosted our first Thanksgiving in our new house! This was the adult table.

And this was the kids' table!

My turkey turned out great!!! It isn't that hard to make a great turkey! Brining is the key!!

Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings---turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, green beans and gravy! YUM!!

Our family, minus Jonathan who was napping!

Our newest nephews--Victor and John! They're about two weeks apart! Cuties!

Artist??

Our awesome first-born loves to draw! He draws pictures at school and gives them to friends or his teachers. He's really pretty good for being only 5 years old. This weekend he took one of my canvases and asked if he could draw on it. I couldn't say no! His creation is now hanging next to his great-grandpa's painting in the "office" in the basement. He's got a ways to go before he paints like Great-Grandpa, but it's a great beginning!! Way to go, J-man!! :)

New look

I have always hated the color of our front door! It was so dark and so dingy---definitely needed an updated, cleaned-up look. This weekend my fantastic husband gave our door a fresh new look! I love it!!! It makes our house look so warm and inviting now!! What a difference a coat of paint will do!! One project done, now on the the next one!

Before...

And after...

Cuties in costume

We had a fun Halloween this year! The morning started out with pumpkin pancakes, which the boys loved! The afternoon was spent trick-or-treating, with Gammy and with Uncle Sam and Auntie Valerie! Good times and fun memories!

The boys took a break from trick-or-treating to enjoy some of their candy!! Three buckets full of candy!!