Giving Thanks

We started off our holiday weekend on Wednesday, we met up with the Trapp's for dinner at the Spectrum. After dinner the boys went on the carousel, the boys were very well behaved so it was a nice reward.

Uncle Eric and Noah.....
 


 


On Thursday we woke up and had a big breakfast and then headed out to Temecula for dinner with my family. It was a great time and the boys really love playing with there cousins and having fun. Grandma Dayle even pulled out the china it was so nice! It almost made me wish that I had China to pull out, I guess I will just have to get a nice set of dishes.

The kids table
 

Ryder was in heaven, he wouldn't even look at the camera.
 

We had a great time it was so nice to spend the day with our family and loved ones. I only wish there wasn't so much traffic driving out to Temecula!!

Never too early!

I have VERY strict rules about decorating for Christmas, always the weekend after Thanksgiving. I have always thought if you didn't wait you weren't THANKFUL.

BUT last week was a rough one, so I needed some cheering up and a little Christmas can go a long way! So Sunday night we popped in a movie and got down to business. It was so fun this year, Noah totally gets it all this year he wants to help and just thinks everything is so fun, this is the years many of our traditions finally come to life!!




Noah has like 15 first Christmas ornaments, no joke call it first Grandchild on all sides. It was funny everytime he picked up an ornament he was like oh it's my first Christmas it was too funny!


Jeff and I take a cheesy picture every year we just happened to be matchy that day....


We got a new shelf this weekend for Jeff's speakers....he has been dying to set up his surrond sound since the new floors back in February. You should have seen his face he was so happy to feel like a man again...his words not mine.
So I was happy to get a new shelf and have some more places to decorate...now I need more decorations for the mantle!



This will be my biggest challenge this season. With Noah and Sawyer there second Christmas they were older and just left the tree alone....not this guy we currently have no ornaments on the bottom. He has already broken 3 ornaments, luckily none were our good special ones!!


I can't believe that the holidays are already upon us! I love this time of year! Happy Thanksgiving to all out there! We are so blessed around here!!

Elf...

Last week Noah's preschool teacher showed this to us and I had to have it. I am all about Christmas traditions and this is one that I know we will just love.

If you are like us we have already threatened Santa is watching....yeah it is before Thanksgiving. Well with the elf you set him out and tell the kiddos that the elf is always watching even when Mommy and Daddy aren't in the room. He goes and reports to Santa every night (the parents move the elf every night and the kids find him in the morning) There is a cute story that comes with it.

Jeff ordered it on Amazon last week, I can't wait for it to get here so we can start a new tradition this year!!

This Week in Pictures

I am back from my crazy trip. At least for the day.

Besides all the crazy crazy things this week we did manage to have a little fun....
Sawyer our little crazy man loves the fake vampire teeth.....


We did manage a great day at Disneyland with Gavin, Lisa and Caitlin. It was not crowded or too hot. It was a great time! Me and Ry on It's a Small World.


After this ride Sawyer gave up his paci for a lollipop. It has been pretty good. He has stopped asking about it!



Today was Noah's last day of soccer. He really had a great time. The first few games were a little rocky. But a few weeks ago I told him to pretend the ball was Darth Vadar's head.....which totally worked and he has played much better since. Last week he even scored....it was for the wrong team but hey a goal is a goal and we celebrated just the same. It was so fun to have a few of our church friends on the team too!!! Thanks Sharks for an awesome season!!!

 

 

 

 

The truth is......

That's why I haven't blogged the last few days....kind of like that golden rule, if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all.

Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday. I don't think I can take anymore of this week.

Next week has to be better.....right??
Sorry for anyone who has talked or ran into me the last two days I have been crabby to say the least!!

Progress!?

So a few weeks back we gave back Sawyer's paci. We had good reasons. And it was good for the first few days and weeks. But for the last week all of the reasons have back fired and he has gone backwards. So I took it away, there is no point in him having it if he isn't behaving. So today while at Disneyland he wanted a sucker I told him if he threw it in the trash for good he could have a sucker. It took about 20 trash cans finally he threw it in. We will see how it goes tonight! He has asked a few times but nothing major! If we can make it through the first night we will be golden. Or so I hope!!! Wish us luck....I know I know I totally deserve it since I gave it back to him and all!!!

Thankful

Tonight for part of our family night we talked about being thankful and what we are thankful for. I had Jeff do the scripture he did one about Ammon of course that always ends in swords? So for our activity we cut out leaves and wrote down what we are thankful for. We then hung them up on our wall it was funny to hear the things the boys are grateful for. I was happy that our family made the list before disneyland, swords, star wars, pacifiers.

A few of out finished wall!


Trying to get a picture with the whole family it is a funny one! We are so very thankful for eachother!


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