Mindy Gledhill - Whole Wide World (Official Music Video)

FotoFly Session

MeRrY ChRiStMaS!...fiiiinally

So for Christmas Eve we did our standard dinner party with Aaron's side of the family. It was at Debbys this year. Boston and I performed a piano duet of "Up on the Housetop". So he had piano lessons to prep for last years performance and this years, with pretty much nothing in between! (Except for the piano recital that I;ll post later!) So we came home and the elves had brought jammies and we put the kids to bed. I was thinking in my head, "Should we go over any rules for Bos for tomorrow?" but figured he'd remember from last year or just figure it out. (i.e. wake up, go peel if Santa came, run in and wake us up all excited) Well, my vision did not go as planned. Here was our front work room Chrismas Eve after Santa came: We here Bos wake up at 6:30. About 6:40 I say should we let him be out there this long? And I yell for him to come in our bedroom. He runs in and says he has already opened "like, half his presents". WHAT???!!!! I was so upset! I ran in and showered and cried, while Bos fell back aslee in our bed. He slept until 8:00. Debby and Marty came over at 8:15 and we woke up the boys. This is what our front room looked like: It wasn't all that bad, and we still had the two "best" presents for the boys hidden under the piano, under a blanket. Brock was so cute, hge "got it" this year and kept saying "present!" and when he opened it he'd say "help" and take it to Grandma. We are blessed to have family that spoils us.

Yum-Mo! I love peppermint bark and can't wait to try these Chocolate Candycane Cookies!

Pioneer Woman again, of course! Here is her recipe for Chocolate Candycane Cookies!

KiNdErGaRtEn HaLlOwEeN PaRtY!!

I survived!Boston's Kindergarten teadher is the best ever! I love her! I was room mom for the party and we had 4 stations and food. Storytime, by Lilys mom. So fun, Mad Scentist we made Ghost Guts. The recipe is: 1 cup glue (white elmers) food coloring, then mix it with 2/3 c warm water and 2 t Borax Laundry detergent.) the kids loved it. We had pin the eyeball on the ghost game, "Don't Eat Frank!", and a mummy wrap game where you just wrap prizes in toilet paper and re-wrap it and have the kids wrap their arm up like a mummy until they get to their prize then tear it and pass it to the next kid. We did crafts with cute halloween picture frames and a fun paper bat and tottsie pop spiders with pipe cleaner legs, fuzzy head and googly eyes. Then we make popcorn/candycorn monster paws in plastic hand bags with spider rings and ate snack mix of chocolate chex, honey chex, m&m's candycorns, white chocolate chips and pretzels. We ran out of time to frost cookies, and we had a mom mix-up to make witches brew to drink. But they all got fun goody bags with Halloween stuff that wasn't candy, since they are getting enough candy!

The Witches Out at Gardner Village

Monster Mash Birthday Bash!

My Brockie Bear turned 2! I can't even believe it. He had a Monster Party and all the creative ideas for this I got from a way talented blooger here. The whole family came over and some friends. We had a fun dinner and party and cupcakes! Brock is at my favorite age. He is starting to talk lots and is so funny and his little personality is such a goof! He always wants to be just like big brother. He is still way small and doesn't eat a thing still. Unless it is candy or some other junk! He loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Elmo, being outside, and is a total dare devil, he will go 90 miles an hour down the fromt hill driveway on a scooter, fall over and totally biff it on the pavement and just laugh and get up and do it again. He walks along the back of the couch and will fall right off like it is nothing. He loves to make messes and get into everything! It is hard taking him shopping and out to eat. It seems like Boston was much better at this! Brock won't stay buckled in a cart or his stroller and will attempt to climb out right while you are moving! He doesn't care, he makes his escape like he is jumping out of a sppeding car! I am trying to grow his hair longer. I never could with Bos cuz his hair is much thinner. Brock still has kind of messed up teeth, but it's cute. And his incisors are so pointy he is like a vampire. Brock has brought us so much joy and is such a cutie sweetheart who still loves to snuggle with me and read books! Boston is a great big brother always willing to help out!