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!

Easter 2012

We were able to spend Easter with both sets of grandparents this year! Unfortunately, a stomach bug hit this 9 months pregnant momma, keeping me from enjoying most of the festivities and instead toilet-hugging for 3 days... Brian and the g-parents did a great job helping our guys celebrate and took lots of photos, though!

Carson (with the help of Pops) did a great job decorating Easter eggs! If you look closely at the blue/yellow one, you can see that they included Deacon too!
Easter morning the boys woke up to Easter baskets and confetti eggs.
Deacon was captivated (well, at least for a few seconds!)
Carson got more candy than he will ever eat, but the kids in the neighborhood are happy to help him out...
On their first egg hunt, Carson didn't have too much competition with Deacon, and took his time looking for eggs. And for the first time ever, I think we found them all! Usually my mom will find a couple in the flower beds months later, but the number the Easter Bunny told us matched the number we found!
Because Deacon wasn't super dedicated to the hunt, Carson was an amazing big brother and would share some of his finds with Deacon. :)
Deacon was happy to just sit back and let the eggs come to him! lol


Next, we headed to Brian's parents, where baskets were waiting!
Grandma made a fantastic lunch, then the boys and their cousins set out for their next egg hunt!


We have started a fun tradition over at their house for the grown-ups: after the kids find all the eggs, they empty out their money and hide the eggs for the adults while we wait inside. The adults are hard-core about the hunt and winner gets money! If only I wasn't sick and pregnant, I would have won! It's on next year!