Christmas tradition

One of our favorite Christmas tradition is getting Hallmark ornaments each year. We always get ornaments that represent us for the year. Now that Joseph is getting bigger he gets to pick out one ornament also. Here are some ornaments over the years. Some are not Hallmark but most are.

Our first ornament 2003, Our love story with our engagement picture in it.

Bride and Groom 2004

New House 2005

Parents to be 2006

When Joe was a coach 2007

Last year Joseph was really into Sponge Bob

And Little Ducks

Dock Levi's Baby's 1st ornament

Our family ornament 2010

The next two are my favorite!! Joseph made them both at preschool.

So this year Joseph is into Scooby Doo and

anything SuperHero!! So here is Spider man and Green Goblin.

Joseph's Christmas program

Here are a few videos from Joseph's program this morning. It is hard to see him because of the bright lights on the stage. He is on the bottom row second from the left.

A little message from Joseph

I just love this little guy!!

Gingerbread house

Today Joseph and I decorated our first gingerbread house. It is harder than I thought it was going to be, but we had a great time. It might not be the best looking house, but we love it. And Joseph says it taste pretty good. Here are pictures from the beginning to the Joseph eating some of the candy roof.

Not too bad for our first time!!

T-R-O-U-B-L-E

This is what Dock Levi likes to do now. It had become his obsession.

I can remember Joseph doing the exact thing to John and Michelle's movies. The only thing different is I do not have Haley and Bradley here to pick them up.

Clay ornaments

Last week Joseph and I made our first batch of clay ornaments. We had a great time rolling out the dough, cutting the shapes, baking, and painting the ornaments. I bought the boys their own tree with color lights. Joseph just keeps telling me that his tree is beautiful.

Working hard

He loved using the cookie cutters



J for Joseph and L for Levi

Trying not to make that big of a mess

Most of our ornaments are green

Consentrating really hard

Our beautiful ornaments

Finished product

Breakfast with Santa

On Saturday we took the boys to have breakfast with Santa on base. Even though it was really cold and snowing we braved the weather to make a family memory together. The boys were really good which was great since we had to wait in line for almost an hour to see Santa.

Here is our house that morning

Come on boys look at daddy

Levi loves the camera

This is what he does when he see the camera!!

We are getting closer

I am still awake and in a good mood

Waiting in line makes me so tired!!

Finally Santa