It's Finally Christmas

I love Christmas! I love decorating for Christmas. This year we did it a bit early because we were actually home the weekend after Thanksgiving. Caden and Cory helped me with the tree and we had it up Thursday evening. I finished most of the other decorations Friday and Saturday. Cory, Caden, and Carter did the lights outside on Saturday. I love coming home and seeing it all lit up...I am not sure why, but it is fun!

I love that Caden gets so excited each morning the move the star on our advent calendar. He has learned that each time we move the star it is one day closer to Christmas. If you ask him what that means, he will tell you it is time for presents, but then he will also tell you it is Jesus' birthday.

I have most of the presents wrapped and he was a little concerned that he and Carter had presents to open, but Cole didn't. So we go ta few little things for Cole (bibs and a rattle) and wrapped them up!

Merry Christmas!

Rockstar

Okay, so a post for each boy today, I must include some video Cory took of Carter the other night. This boy definitely wants to be a rock star! Normally he always is strumming his "guitar" belly and banging on whatever he can find to make drums, and we can't forget the singing. At the top of his lungs, "NA NA NA NA...etc" It is so funny! He really gets into it with the facial expressions and sometimes even some dance moves.

On Wednesday night, Cory had some show on with lots of musical acts, I think it was Christmas at Rockefeller Center, anyway, Carter just played along with each song like he was really in the band. It is the craziest thing and always brings a smile to my face!

It is really dark, but you can sort of see him hitting the drums from Cory's rock band set and if you have your volume on, you can definitely hear him singing!

Thumbsucker

Look what I found little Cole up to in bed. He must know that I don't like thumbsucking and want them to be paci babies, so I can one day take it away. You know, you can't take off their thumbs :)

"See" Anything Different?

So what do you think....Apparently they are really helping! His teachers noticed a big difference today at school. Now if we can just keep him from wanting to take them off and clean them 100 times a day, that would be good!

6 Random Things

Ashley tagged me, so play along will you?

1) Link to the person who tagged you.
2) Post the rules on your blog (copy and paste 1-6).
3) Write 6 random things about yourself.
4) Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them.
5) Let each person know they have been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6) Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

So--Six random things about me.
1. I really don't like to get out of the house much. I know I seem like a social being and I am in a way, I just don't like to leave my home.

2. I once was a cheerleader...go on laugh, you know you want to! It was in 5th grade and I still have my uniform somewhere in my memory box.

3. I am totally unimaginative and uncreative. Caden came to me today wanting a Santa mustache and beard and I couldn't think for the life of me how to make one. See below post to find out what I came up with, lame I know.

4. I absolutely can't stand to cook. I have finally admitted it and there is no hiding it. I try to be a good cook for my husband and others, but I just really don't enjoy it.

5. You all think I am so clean and organized, but I have a few weak spots (a.k.a. desk drawers and closets) that are so horribly messy, I am going to try and clean them right now!

6. Another thing I truly dislike is traveling. This really all leads back to #1. I would not have gone the places I have if it weren't for Cory!

Now I tag Devin, Laura, Molly, and Kari. That isn't 6 but it is close enough and everyone else that reads this already got tagged :)

Ho, Ho, Ho!

Merry Christmas from Santa's little helpers!

Brandy was over this morning and had a Santa hat for Graydon, so my boys just had to get theirs out of the closet and then steal Graydon's so they both had one. Once they wore the hats for a bit, Caden decided he needed a mustache like Santa's. I didn't have any cotton balls so I improvised with kleenex and scotch tape...

Bedtime Stories

We kept Avery the other day and evening while Cee and Emily ran to OKC. It was so fun having her here! They all played so good together. Before church they had a serious game of Hide and Seek. Then we loaded all 4 kids up and took them to church and Braum's afterward. Once we got back home, Avery hit the shower while the boys all took baths. After bath she even read the boys a bedtime story! It was so cute!

Carter took a break from reading to work on his computer.

Bad Hair Day

I don't even have a good story for the pictures below. I am still a little ticked at my children for getting into trouble. Caden got into the haircut kit this afternoon and took the scissors to Carter's hair. I am not thrilled with this and I hoping Cory can fix it when he gets home tonight!