Merry Christmas - part 1

We had a great Christmas this year. The boys were so excited and for the most part, they understood what the season is about. It was a lot of fun to experience visiting Santa, going to Snowflake lane, looking at Christmas lights and making goodies. I look forward to many Merry Christmases to come! Here are some of the highlights!

Here are the boys visiting Santa at the Space Needle:

Mason & Justin made gingerbread houses on Christmas Eve. It was messy, but fun!

Here are our Christmas Eve pictures. It took about 50 tries to get a shot...we were so excited. It was all the boys could do to sit still!

Christmas at the Space Needle

We took the boys to see Santa at the Space Needle. It was a beautiful, cold day. The boys got to make a chocolate cookie, which they promptly ate without sharing. I will try to scan their Santa picture and add it later. I will really proud that they took the picture even though they were afraid! And following the footsteps of their cousin Cooper, all they want for Christmas is a candy cane. Looks like we got off easy this year!

Big Boy Beds

My baby boys are growing up. Their long legs had just about outgrown their cribs...so we got them big boy beds. However, we couldn't do plain old boring beds. Tommy bought the boys slide beds. They love them...and the boys have done a pretty good job sleeping in their beds at night.

I only cried a little bit to see my boys move out of their cribs. Only a few more years til they leave for college.

Catch Up

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Moving and starting a new job has made our lives a little crazy. The boys are getting so big. They talk non-stop and have developed a new love for TV. I think they would stare at the TV for 8 hours straight if we let them. They also love to eat. I can imagine that our food bill in 10 years will be pretty scary.

A neat trick the boys have learned is spelling their names.

The boys love to sing songs, especially Justin. Here is a sampling of their new songs.

Hope you enjoyed the videos. I will try to post again before the boys turn 5.

Party Time!

Today was the boys' birthday party. (It was a birthday costume party.) It was part chaos, part fun. The boys loved it and I guess that is what is important. It was very rainy this morning, so we got to do the pinata in the kitchen. Having an ingenius dad is great! Thanks to all of our friends who joined us for the fun!

Thanks to Michelle for the awesome birthday cake. She is an artist! (Especially because she made it with our little boys in tow!)

For those of you too far away to come....or those stuck at home with swine flu, here is the birthday song. We missed you!

A day at the farm

Last weekend we got to take the boys to Remlinger Farms. It was a lot of fun to go to a fall festival and enjoy the "country". The boys even got brave enough to take a pony ride! They also got to ride the train and several rides, feed sheep, go through the hay maze and eat kettle corn.

Happy Birthday Buds!

Well, our boys are officially big! We have two of the most energetic and great little boys in the world. We are so glad they are 3! Just a few more years til they move out!