Christmas Day

Paw Paw & Maw Maw came over around 6:30 am Christmas morning to watch the boys open their gifts from Santa. Little Paul almost always wakes up at this time, but he decided to sleep another half hour this morning.....go figure! After he got up, he went straight to the tree, but we told him to wait for Preston. He woke Preston up and they got started opening Santa's gifts. Paul went first and started getting some presents for himself and Preston soon followed. Preston got his own power wheels 4 wheeler and Paul got a kid tough digital camera and some skates like Preston's. They also got a gas pump, V-motion, activity trays, several movies, their own silverware sets with their names engraved on them (even Peyton got some), new car comforters, computers, and several other things. I guess Santa thought they were extra good this year! Even Toby got some tennis balls and treat snacks! Mommy & Daddy gave them framed posters of themselves in race car outfits to match their room! Peyton slept through most of this, but we did open his presents with him once he woke up a bit later! He also got some really good presents!!! Thanks Paw Paw and Maw Maw for coming and for bringing them donuts and chocolate milk!After all of that, we noticed that Santa left them something else outside! I have never put a video on here, so I am trying it out; I hope it works! Preston was so cute because he didn't see the house right away! Here it is:

Peyton woke up in the middle of all this....Merry 1st Christmas Peyton!

After that, we all got dressed and headed to Mimi's house in Slidell. We ate our traditional Christmas dinner and got to visit a lot of our family and friends. The boys got several more presents and the adults played the elephant game again; it was a lot of fun for all of us! Santa even dropped by for a visit!!! Preston didn't seem to mind and Peyton didn't really care, but Paul would not go by him until the very end for this picture pretty much!!! Grandpa talked him into sitting by him to take a picture! Thanks Santa, that was so sweet of you to get all dressed and visit the boys!!!!

The family minus the kids

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve we went to Paw Paw and Maw Maw's house. We saw Aunt Nicole, Uncle Cory, Aunt Angelle, her boyfriend and his son, and of course Paw Paw and Maw Maw. We had a great time together and the boys and Mommy & Daddy got wonderful gifts!!! Thank you for everything, including all the yummy food! They even gave us the cookies to set out for Santa!!! After that, everyone except Nicole and Cory, went to see the bonfires. Paul & Preston LOVED it out there. Paul was having a blast throwing the rocks into the water from the top of the levee. They were amazed at the fires, but they especially liked Paw Paw and Maw Maw running down the levee with them and pulling them on the cardboard boxes!!! It wore me out just watching, so thank you for doing that.....they had so much fun!

Visit with Charmaine and the boys!

Today Charmaine brought the boys over for a visit. We exchanged Christmas gifts with each other and then the boys played the Elefun game that Charmaine gave Preston. All 4 boys had a blast trying to catch the butterflies in their nets; it was so cute to watch! Then Charmaine and I had some "grown-up" time to talk while Peyton napped and the boys played outside. As always, we had a wonderful visit and I'm sure we'll be doing it again soon. Thanks for visiting us!

Visit with Keely & Kate

Yesterday Keely and Kate came over to visit us. We had been trying to get together for quite a while now and someone was always sick! I'm so glad we finally got together and we had the kids exchange their Christmas gifts. Thank you for coming to visit us! Next time, you will have to stay longer....we had a good time! Kate was as adorable as ever, and she grew so much! And, I'm glad Keely finally got to meet Peyton!

Our Busy Saturday

Saturday morning Nicole brought Brock and Brooke over to exchange gifts with the boys and to watch them for me while I went to get my hair cut (Paul had to work a half day). Thank you so much Nicole, I really appreciate it! Brock and Paul had a lot of fun playing together, wrestling included, and I think all the kids, minus Peyton, had fun playing outside! It was a much needed visit and since the holidays are here, we'll have to do it again soon!

Brock & Peyton

Preston & Brooke

Brock, Paul, & Preston

After that, the boys took naps and then Paw Paw, Maw Maw, and Aunt Angelle and her boyfriend and his kids came over. We ate and made gingerbread houses with the kids. We had a great time and were completely worn out when the day was over! Thank you for coming over everyone! And, thank you Maw Maw for bringing all of the food and for organizing everything!

Aunt Angelle & Preston

Nanny's Visit

Nanny came up to visit on Wednesday and spent the night with us. She was a HUGE help to Mommy and even watched the kids while Mommy took short runs on Wednesday and Thursday to finish some Christmas shopping. On Wednesday night, Nanny made a gingerbread house with the boys! They really enjoyed Nanny's visit and were extremely sad when she left Thursday. Little Paul almost cried and when Nanny left he said "My want Nanny come back." Thank you for all of your help and for visiting us; we had a great time with you, Nanny!

Paul's School Open House

Monday (Peyton's 3 month Bday) we went to Paul's open house at his school to see all of his hard work from this year. He had made a reindeer out of his feet and hands, a nativity scene out of popsicle sticks, ornaments for our tree, he decorated the letters in the alphabet, and much, much more! He was very shy and kept hiding behind my legs! His teacher assured me that he was not like that at all during school! She said he was quiet, but NOT shy! He speaks in front of the class with no problem and never has an issue asking a question! We were also told that a little girl asked about him earlier in the night and she said she "just loves Paul." We were shocked to hear this because Paul does not tell us anything about anybody!

Santa was at the open house and Peyton was the only one not afraid of him! Paul and Preston would only stand in front of him! We topped off the night by going to eat at Texas Roadhouse with Steve, Charmaine, and all 5 of our boys!!! It actually worked out better than us going alone because they had friends to keep them busy! Thanks for inviting us to eat with you Charmaine and Steve, we really enjoyed it!

Happy 3 months Peyton!