The boys each got a set of kid skates for Christmas. Tucker has been asking to go ice skating for a while now, but it is not the best idea for me to go ice skating yet and Vinny is not really up for taking the big boys without me...(so hopefully we are going to CO over summer and we will take them then and my mom can watch Ty for us), so I figured the next best thing to do is get them some skates. Trey tried his on first and was just walking around on the carpet, but then I took him to the kitchen on the hard floor and told him to stand there because it will be harder to stay on his feet and I wanted to take his picture before I helped him on the hard floor, but he thought he didn't need my help...and this happened....
As Trey would say "whoopsy doodle" instead of whoopsy daisy...he fell HARD...it was bad..but funny because as I was telling him to stop moving so he doesn't fall and so I could take the picture and he just fell...poor guy...they definitely need some more practice.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
A new experience
Christmas Dinner
This year for Christmas dinner I made ham, corn on the cob, hashbrown casserole(my Aunt Jean's recipe), dinner rolls, and jello(which is considered a "salad" not a dessert and is pretty much always served at most major dinners). It was pretty tasty dinner and nice to spend Christmas with Vinny's parents.
Sitting down ready to eat dinner
Ty hanging out next to the dinner table
Us with Vinny's parents
Our little family..well I guess it's not so little any more :D
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Christmas Morning
Ty and I with his stocking.
Ty hanging out while we open presents
The boys showing what Ty got for Christmas
Opening presents wore Ty out :D
Christmas Eve
Tucker hanging the Magic Key on the door so Santa can get in(because we don't have a chimney)
Ready for bed and ready for Santa to come!
Ty's 1st Christmas
It was a little different having such a young baby at Christmas time. Tucker was almost a year and Trey was 6 months, so they both were sort of into to the Christmas festivities. Ty just hung out and slept most of the time..Tucker and Trey opened all of Ty's presents for him..it was still a lot of fun and Ty looked super cute in his festive Christmas outfit..(thanks mom!)
Christmas Cookies
Every year I make Christmas cookies(using my Grandma's recipe), just like my mom did and her mom did too. Then we have fun decorating them. The boys did a great job this year and man I love these cookies.
Ty 6 weeks old
Ty is 6 weeks old already! Last week he started smiling when we talk to him! It is so cute and I cannot wait to hear him laugh for the first time. He is still sleeping very good at night..he usually falls asleep around 9:30 and sleeps until 4:30 or 5am! So that is pretty amazing for me...too bad I usually can't fall asleep until 11pm and I have tried keeping Ty up longer, which doesn't work and then I have tried waking Ty up at 11 when I go to sleep, but I can mess with him and change his diaper and everything and he still stays asleep. The boys are still loving on him and he is growing so fast!
Last Minute Shopping
We were at the mall the day before Christmas Eve doing a little last minute shopping Christmas shopping and decided to let the boys try something new...They have been wanting to try and climb the wall for a long time now, so we thought why not! Tucker had no hesitation about climbing up there and climbed up there really fast, using the hand and foot things. Trey really wanted to climb it, but was a little bit hesitant at first, but then didn't have a problem once on the wall. He didn't quite get the use of the hand and foot things at first, but once we told him to use those to climb, he did a great job and got all the way to the top!
Trey on the wall
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
One of our friends made a gingerbread house and the boys thought it was the coolest thing, so we decided to make one our own. So we got the kit from Target and had a ton of fun making our own...I think this will have to be one of our new Christmas tradition :D
Monday, December 21, 2009
Busy, Busy,BUSY!!!
I haven't been posting as much as usual, but we have been busy getting ready for Christmas! You know all the fun stuff: decorating, shopping, wrapping, Christmas cards, and baking! My mom always made (and still does make) a ton of delicious goodies every year at Christmas and I have carried on that tradition..using all of her recipes. This year I am going to try to make 10 different sweets: Dark chocolate fudge, chocolate covered cherries, peppermint bark, chex mix, a sweeter fudge, carmel corn, kiss cookies, peanut butter cup cookies, Christmas wreaths, and sugar cookies...so far I have made the first 4. Hopefully I will get the rest done in the next few days...I better because I am quickly running out of time. I will try and be better about keeping things up to date..but now it is time for me to go to bed!
