Christmas 2012: AKA Bennett's 1st Christmas

 

 

We had an amazing Christmas!  The boys must have been really good this year because Santa hooked them up!

 

We started Christmas Eve off at Granny's.  She cooked a great dinner an everyone enjoyed hanging out.



 

 

 

 

 

Granny insists we get an all girl picture each year, so I insisted everyone smile for the picture...

 

 

and that we get an all boy picture too, since there are so many more of them.

 

 

Once we were home it was time to prepare for Santa's arrival.  Carson put out the reindeer food and thought it would be best to throw it on the roof so the reindeer didn't waste time eating from the lawn.

 

 

And Santa received carrots instead of cookies. (Carson wants him to eat healthier)

 

 

The boys woke up to this:

 

The big presents included: a roller coaster, water table, lawnmower, car, Skylander Giants, and Nintendo 3DS.

 

 

The roller coaster was the biggest hit, and all the boys took a turn (Bennett's turn involved him sitting in the car).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bennett was the PERFECT age for his first Christmas!  He loved his new toys, and could sit up and play them.

 

 

 

Carson loved everything, including being the big brother who got to help his little brothers open their presents too.

 

 

Deacon has a new fascination with our broom, so we decided to get him one his size, named Sweeping Sam.

 

 

 

 

 

Once the cousins arrived, we moved the party outside.  As you can see below, the weather was unbelievably warm!  The kids were in shorts and Deacon could play comfortably in his water paper wearing a diaper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We took a nap and then headed to Brian's parents for another fabulous meal and presents!

 

 

 

I love seeing the brothers play together!  They are going to be the same size before long.

 

 

 

 

We hope your Christmas was wonderful too!

Christmas Day 2011

Santa obviously thought the boys were good this year because they were SPOILED! They both received football decor for their room, Carson got an XBox Kinect with 8 games and an extra controller, and Deacon now owns about every toy that lights up and plays music for his age! Brian and I didn't do too bad ourselves. I was given two purses, gift cards to Bath and Body Works, Kirklands, and a massage, along with a bunch of goodies for the house. Brian opened his pressure cooker, two belts, a wallet, gift card to Home Depot and clothes. We gave the grandparents photo books with pictures of the boys (I will probably blog about later) along with a few other gifts.

My absolute favorite part of Christmas this year was watching the boys play together as they opened presents. I can only imagine how much more fun future Christmas' will be with our three boys together, and then one day their families as well.




Deacon LOVED his new Fisher-Price house (I think Carson loved it a little too)!



He also really loved the shiny wrapping paper that Meme used!
Carson helped Deacon open his presents, while also tearing into his own!
For some reason Santa thought it was a good idea to bring Carson a 2 POUND candy cane in his stocking, even though we still have left over Halloween candy that hasn't been eaten...

Football slippers:
This glow-board was actually meant for Deacon, but because there were no tags on it, Carson claimed dibs on it. Maybe they can share?
Big ticket gift, XBox from Grandma and Grandpa:
Yes, we gave Carson Call of Duty. I guess we are "those" parents...but he already plays it at his cousins anyways, and I have yet to see any violent tendencies.



After taking so many pictures this weekend, I have also discovered Deacon's new chipmunk smile! He grins so big that his cheeks puff up and his eyes squint. I must admit, it is completely adorable.




Am I right!?!

My sister and her boys came over for breakfast, but in the midst of all the fun I must have forgotten to take any pictures!

Pretty soon it was time to clean up (4 trash bags worth of boxes and wrapping paper), our cat Lola thought she would help out by finishing up what Santa had left:

On to Grandma and Grandpa's house where we had a delicious dinner and played White Elephant!
Deacon enjoyed climbing on his cousins presents.
Carson had a blast having a dance-off with his new XBox game.
Grandpa even showed off a few moves that had us rolling!
This was one of my favorite photos of the day. Deacon loves his Dada's beard, giving Brian the opportunity for lots more kisses.
Grandma and Grandpa have gone to a few 3D movies:
We finished off the evening celebrating our nieces birthday, who was born on Christmas day last year.
Hope your Christmas was merry too!