Christmas Parade

This past Sunday we went to the Christmas parade in town with Steve and Charmaine and their boys! It was a perfect day for a parade and we really had a great time! Daddy helped the boys catch some stuffed teddy bears, beads, and plenty of candy while Mommy tended to Peyton. He did so well, too, he even fell asleep with all that noise going on! I guess he's used to it! When he was awake though and the big trucks honked the horns, he made the cutest little pout! Both Paul and Preston fell asleep on the way home....they were exhausted!

The boys waiting for the parade to start

Peyton enjoying the parade

Daddy and the boys getting some good stuff!

Here is Peyton's cute little pout!!!

Snow Day (Thursday, December 11)

Thursday morning Daddy called us at 6:00 to tell us it was snowing outside; then the neighbors called to make sure we knew! I went to wake up Paul and tell him it was snowing and he goes "my go back doe-doe." I was like, no baby, it's snowing get up! We woke Preston up and went outside to play in the snow.....they both had a blast, but Preston was too cold to stay out long! Eventually Peyton woke up and we all went out again...Peyton only for about 2 minutes while I took his first picture in snow! The boys played for awhile again until Mommy was freezing and exhausted and their hands were frozen! We were so glad they got to play in the snow. Ironically, little Paul had been saying he wanted to go in the snow and I had kept telling him "It doesn't snow here!" The day before, we were still talking about that, so when it snowed the next morning, Mommy was so excited for Paul, well all of them, to see the snow!!!!

Decorating Our Christmas Tree

We decorated our Christmas tree together on Wednesday night when Daddy got home from work. The boys had a lot of fun hanging the ornaments, pretty much in the same spots on the tree! Daddy had to keep moving them around while Mommy supplied them with ornaments ONE-AT-A-TIME!!! Peyton fell asleep for awhile to the Christmas music, but managed to wake up just in time to see the finishing touches being put on our tree.

This year it was Preston's turn to put the Angel on the top...we remembered that Paul had done it last year. Although Daddy had to help quite a bit, he did a great job! Our boys decorated a beautiful tree for us this year!!!

Our 4th Anniversary Celebration

To celebrate our 4th anniversary, which was November 20, we left the kids with Mimi after Thanksgiing and headed home for a child-free weekend!!! We were able to go play golf together, have our usual Copeland's dinner (where we met), and do some shopping that would have been near impossible with three kids. It was very weird in the house with both of us there and no kids; it was actually quiet! Of course, we missed them, but it was a much needed break for me!

Thank you so much Mimi and Nanny for watching all 3 kids! I know it's a big job! Thank you mom for even waking up for the 2 and 3 am feeding with Peyton and then taking care of all of them during the day! Paul even pulled his sneakiness by hiding Hershey's kisses! LOL....it's good to know that kind of stuff doesn't just happen with me, it's just worse with me apparently! We wouldn't know what to do without you! Apparently, they had a wonderful time because Paul could care less when we came back to get them on Sunday! And Preston and Peyton were sleeping! Paul said that he had "a lot of fun at Mimi's house" and he already asked me "when we go back to Mimi's house?" THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! I know you know how much I appreciated it, but I had to say it again.
Fun at the park with Mimi!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We went to my mom's house this year for Thanksgiving. It was Peyton's first Thanksgiving and since he's a piggy everyday, it suited him just fine! He slept and ate.....the perfect day for him! We had a great time seeing everyone and my grandma and grandpa finally got to meet Peyton! We filled our stomachs pretty good and used a pie with some candles to celebrate grandma Rose's 82nd birthday (Dec 2). It was also Glenn's girlfriend, Racheal's birthday (Dec 6), and since she was turning 28, once grandma blew out her candles, we flipped them on the pie and sang to Racheal! It was really funny!!!!The kids got to see Uncle Chris and Aunt Theresa and several other family members, including Mommy's Uncle and Aunt. I think the highlight for the boys was playing in a car that Uncle Kyle brought home from his work. They were amazed with the horn and opening the lights!!! Thanks for allowing that Uncle Kyle; they obviously enjoyed it! Thank you for a wonderful dinner Mimi, we loved it all!

Night out with Renee

Last night Mommy got to go out with her friend Renee. It was awesome! Mommy was alone with no kids and she got to hang out with her friend all by herself! We went out to have a few drinks, but mostly stayed at Renee's house talking and catching up. Thanks for going on a girls' night out with me Renee....I desperately was in need of one!

Paul's first school picture

I finally was able to scan Paul's 3 year old preschool fall '08 school picture that was taken on October 8. I was so happy he smiled; he never smiles for me! It came out great! I am also very glad the picture scanned well, considering just 2 weeks ago the boys glued my scanner down when they got into the office!!! Anyway, here's our big boy!!!