Doing the Things Boys Do . . .

I caught a few glimpses the past few weeks of boys being boys and just doing what boys do . . . reading the paper while going potty  . . .







. . . . working on their truck . . .





 . . . . playing video games with friends . . .



. . . .  and, of coarse, making their mama smile . . .

After Christmas, I remained in crazy women mode running around doing a million different things and it was putting me in a grumpy, unsettled funk. One day I just stopped and enjoyed my boys and everything came back into perspective. Life is good, especially when you slow down and see the world threw the eyes of your children!

Enjoy your weekend!  ~j

The Santa Express

I am playing catch up withe our December memories!

All Aboard the Santa Express!





Bryce is into trains big time right now and he loves the Polar Express. So, we hopped aboard the Santa Express in Lancaster for a Christmas Train Ride to visit Santa with the Ardrey Cousins.







The Ardreys' . . .  everything is more fun with your cousins!!


The Whitakers'


love Evan's reflection :)


A visit with Santa

The boys were very excited about Santa this year, but when it came to sitting in his lap and talking to him they both opted out! Oh well!! We just wrote him an extra nice letter instead! Atleast we got a picture with them this close to him!!




The Conductor punches their train tickets. Bryce was a train conductor for Halloween so he really enjoyed seeing The Conductor . . .  maybe more than Santa!!


Brother was very excited about his REAL train ticket!!

Chugga Chugga Choo Choo!

more to come . . .  ~ j

Spreading Christmas Cheer

We helped Mema decorate her house for Christmas this year. Bryce added his own decorator's touch to her tree (notice the gold beads). He worked on this for like 30 minutes humming and singing Christmas carols the whole time. His repertoire of songs is quite impressive!! We laughed and laughed at the final result saying Mema would have to redo later that night. But, when Gran came home he loved it. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right? So, this 'beautiful' tree has spread Christmas cheer at Mema and Gran's all season!





~j

Wisemen and Inn Keepers

I am loving a little wise man who looks just like his daddy and a little inn keeper who favors his mama.

 

Bryce and Evan acted out the Christmas Story in their classes at school. There is something about cute, little people dressed up in cute, little costumes acting out such a big, important story that just puts
life . . .  and this season of Christmas . . . into perspective!

Merry Christmas to you all!! ~j

Naughty or Nice?

Is this little boy naughty or nice? Hmmmmm . . . . . .

~j

I Melt!

I took the boys to there first church choir practice and was

 just videoing and I caught this . . . . . .

makes my heart completely melt! Catching a glimpse of that precious

brother bond fills me with some serious happy mama feelings!!

Have a Great Weekend ~j

Fall

We have been without Internet for a couple weeks and I had to send my camera off because it was acting up so I have not checked in in a while!! Here are a few snapshots of what we have been up too . . .

This is Evan doing his "pumpkin head" dance. He was naked and shaking it down and laughing hysterically . . .  and so was I!!

We had fun making a scarecrow for the front porch!

Bryce dressed up as the Train Conductor of the Polar Express for Halloween. And let me tell you, once that boy was all dressed up he did not break character!! Those glasses did not leave his face and I giggled every time I looked at him. Such a little man, he is! Evan was a "shiny knight in shiny armor . . . with a sword" as he says. They had fun dressing up for school, trunk or treat, boo at the zoo, and Halloween in our neighborhood. John and I have enjoyed all the loot they collected :)

Rocky, Bryce's "classroom bird" was with is on a trip to the zoo!

That cute little cheerleader is our sweet friend, Maggie!

He is all about trains these days!

ALL ABOARD!!

my handsome knight

i vant your candy!!

evan's storybook parade at school

Bryce's storybook parade at school

me and e

trick or treating with cousins

As the conductor, Bryce pulled Evan around the WHOLE neighborhood Halloween night . . . even though Evan weighs 2 more pounds than he does!! B slept well that night!

mister cute and mister trouble

It was a must that we ride by or take a walk everyday to check on this witch. They thought it was soooooo funny that she had not been looking where she was going and smacked into a tree. Every time we would go for our "witch hunt" walk they would get a little closer to her to check her out. Bryce, being the practical one just wanted to know where her broom was!

We met up with my best childhood friend, Kathy, and her 2 precious boys, Jake and Wade, at Edventure. 

We took Bryce to see the trains run at a local park. He was very impressed! They even let him "drive" a train around the tracks all by himself.