Sunday, January 1, 2012

Merry Christmas!!

What a fun, exciting, crazy Christmas this year!!  From the school Christmas Program, baking cookies with both sets of cousins, Christmas Eve with the Tabor Family & Christmas Day with the Grable Family, we all had a blast!!  The boys were so fun to watch this year as they both got super excited about Santa & all of the presents he brought them! Here are some photos that we captured over the last few weeks!

 Quinn before his ECC Christmas Program!  He looked so handsome, but screamed & cried when it was time to get in from of everyone to sing!  Poor thing!
Cooper all dressed up  ready to sing!  He did such a great job singing so loudly at his program!  It was quite the sight!!  For some reason he insisted on being on the end of the row, so he kept scooching down & letting the rest of his class in front of him!  Little stinker!
 
 Baking cookies at Nana & Papa's!
Q ate way too many cookies & icing & ended up getting sick later that night!!  
 Baking cookies at Aunt Liz's!
 Mimi with all 10 of her grandchildren!!

Ready for Christmas Eve Mass
 Throwing out the Reindeer Feed!!
 Cookies & Milk for Santa!!
Fred let the boys finally touch him & give him a hug before he went back to the North Pole with Santa!
 Quinn was not happy about Fred having to leave us!!
Cooper's favorite present!  He wore it all day & even fell asleep in it!!
 Matt reading his gift from Todd: 2 tickets to the George Straight & Martina McBride Concert!!
Isn't quite sure if they are real!!  
 Giving Todd a BIG hug!!  He was so excited about the tickets!!  Thanks Todd for making his day!! 
 
 













 

Saturday, December 17, 2011

North Pole Breakfast

Fred, our friendly elf, made his first appearance earlier this month, & to celebrate we had our very first ever North Pole Breakfast!!


He wrote letters to the boys...
And brought a little treat!  Warm socks to keep those piggy toes warm!
There's that sneaky elf!
 Snow covered donuts & teeny tiny kisses from Rudolph & the other reindeer!!
 Hot cocoa, too!!
My sweet little reindeer feet!!
The boys thought it was so neat that Fred brought them breakfast & they have been having fun searching for Fred each day as he returns from the North Pole!  We are excited to make this a yearly tradition for the boys!!




Thursday, December 15, 2011

Let's Try This Again!

Hey there!  I have been thinking about this blog for a while now & really having the best intentions of blogging more often!  So, after finally getting back on here & realizing that the last time I posted was in March & it is now December, only 9 months later!!  A lot has happened in these past 9 months!  We have had a crazy, busy, emotional year & I am going to try to give you a peek at some of the things that have been going on!
So, here goes...

 The Family at Easter 2011

Cooper's 1st Royals Game!  He loved it!!  Especially the fireworks after!

"Official" Royals Fan!!
 
 4th of July - Coop's favorite:Parachutes!!
 
 Quinn in his 4th of July shirt!  He wasn't too fond of the fireworks this year!!
 
 My little fish!  We couldn't get him out of the water all summer!!
 
 Q splashing with his bucket! He had more fun playing around the pool than in it!
 
 Fishing fun!!
 
 Quinn thought fishing was fun too!!

Mini Golfing at Cool Crest is a summertime must!  Where did that ball go??!!

1st Day of Daycare @ Cathedral ECC!  Their faces tell exactly how they each felt about this new transition!  Cooper absolutely loves "school" & Quinn has learned to "like" daycare!  It took him a few months before he did not cry at drop off!
 
 Ready for some Cardinal Football!!  Daddy's biggest fans!  :)
 
 LB Carnival

Daddy & Cooper on the Ferris Wheel!  Daddy was terrified & Cooper thought it was great!  That child has no fear at all!

What a big boy!

Coop & his rocket boosters!
 We had tons of fun making these!  Cooper thought he was so fast!

Sweet boy!
 
Hayride at the Pumpkin Patch
Fall Fun!

We clean up pretty good! :)

Cooper as "Jake" the Pirate!
Quinn as "Cubby" the Pirate!
Happy Halloween!

My big 4 year old!! 
Yummy cupcakes & chocolate legos!
Pin the Smile on the Lego Man!
Big Wheel!

Quinn's 2nd Birthday!
Happy Birthday!
Big 2 year old!