Christmas #3

The last Christmas celebration was at Adam's parents house in Oconto Falls. We get up early on Christmas morning and hit the road. It is a marathon of a day! Once we arrive, there is food to be eaten ALL DAY LONG and presents to be opened for several hours ;)

The boys matched Gramma with their hats when we arrived!

Probably not OSHA approved, but the antique high chairs do the job. These have been in the family for MANY YEARS! Just a little snack before presents...

and... dig in! Not so much this year. They had very little interest in opening, but loved playing with all the new toys!

Elle reading Aiden a book over their morning milk.

Where's Aiden? Not sure but we'll be able to hear him! Pretty cool trucks... flashlights, a night light, and a truck that makes noise! Look out Door County.

Break time for another snack, then more presents. Yes, we take food breaks!

What better than Dino to help us learn to walk! So cute seeing the boys cruise around. Ashton was a pro... Aiden wasn't so sure about it right away...

Aiden prefers using the puzzle pieces for a paci...

You can walk with the Dino and ride it... Daddy makes them cruise around the house.

Ashton and Aiden are in love with the windows and keeping up with what is happening in the neighborhood.

With the Christmas Tree gone, they have discovered that they can see out the living room window and watch Daddy shovel. Next winter they will be out helping ;)

With a little bit of snow, we were finally able to use the sleds too! We walked around the neighborhood one night when Daddy was in Las Vegas. Look at their cute "Grumpy Old Men" Hats! Thanks Great Aunt Amy! They are adorable.

Christmas #2

I get overwhelmed when I am behind in the blog posts... so I will be catching up with many pictures. I have had the last two Christmas posts loaded with pictures, so here goes some short narration.

Christmas #2 was Christmas Eve at my Brother's house. Nate and Katie have hosted for many years as it is great getting both her family and our family together. Not to mention how S.P.O.I.L.E.D the boys were.

The boys have really been into cars lately. Aiden loves anything with wheels.

Looks like the boys weren't the only grandchild spoiled!

Where are they? Crawling through the heap of paper!

They got some Monster Hats from Aunt Elly and Price. You'll see them in their one year pictures!

And Bouncy Turtles! Thanks Nate, Katie, and Kayla!

I don't even know where to begin recording what else the boys got! The will be busy and stylin'

So tired from all the commotion.

When we got home, Santa had some stocking for the boys... some cloth books, puffs, and Mickey and Goofy spoons and forks!

The last Christmas Celebration was at Gramma and Grampa's.. Off to Oconto Falls early Christmas Morning!

Merry Christmas!

Whew... we survived the Holidays! I say as I am trying to hard to get caught up so we can move fresh into the New Year!!! So here goes... I have three posts with pictures uploaded and I just need to narrate a little bit, but for the most part, the pictures will do the talking.

We had been so fortunate to literally stumble on Heather. Heather is the angel that took care of the boys for the seven weeks I had to go back to work last year. It was supposed to be short term for just those seven weeks, and then we begged to have her a bit longer. Heather came to our house while the risk of the boys getting sick was at it's highest last Spring so we have been nervous about the next step in child care. The start of my Christmas was a sad time as we said good-bye to Heather and transition the boys to a in-home center. So Sadly... Heather we will miss you... and Hello Bonnie!

It was so nice not having to get the boys up and out of the house while they were tiny... It was also nice to come home to happy boys and if they napped well - freshly baked banana bread!

Another 'Loss' in switching to Bonnie was having my Aunt Debbie and Cousin Meg come and spend the days with the boys on Thursdays. They are the true Twin Pros! Meg has 4 nephews that are twins and they are Debbie's grandsons. The boys LOVED their Thursdays and the snuggles, play-time, and goodies that always came their way. Speaking of goodies, the first Christmas present open by the boys were from Deb and Meg.

Sleds and Wisconsin Badger Jerseys for the big game... What else can two little boys ask for? Maybe now some.... snow!

They weren't even fully unwrapped and Ashton had to try our both.

Aiden especially liked it when Adam was making him race around the house in his sled.

Yep, now we need some snow.

Adam seems to think they boys are fine if you take your eyes off them for a couple minutes to get some chores done... I THINK NOT! This is what we found in our bedroom. The boys found Izzie's doggie stairs up to our bed. Ashton was half on the bed and Aiden waiting his turn!

The boys went to sleep and woke to find Santa had came! What did Santa Bring?

TWO FIRE TRUCKS

Adam is pretty pumped for the boys to have their first motorized vehicles... many more to come.

I thought there would maybe be a chance of them being scared to sit in them, especially when they started moving.... NOPE! They LOVE them.

Aiden needed to check out the wheels. He loves wheels on anything. Toys, trucks, strollers, cars, if it has wheels - Aiden is interested.

The boys also got their backpacks for camping, our trip to Florida, and anywhere else they want to take their own goodies and trinkets. Ashton got the Fox and Aiden got the Frog.

Growing up, Adam and I both idolized Michael Jordan. So our childhood memories and obsessions are carried onto the boys...

Last, but not least - promoting good reading habits... the boys got many books!

On to Christmas Eve at my Brother's House and Christmas Day in Oconto Falls!