More Christmas Fun

We have defiantly been busy with Holiday activities here! Every year I bake goodies for friends and family here in Utah. This year I had a very eager helper! We made chocolate covered pretzels with yummy toppings,white chocolate peppermint bark, and awesome brownie delights. It took me a little longer than usual trying to juggle feedings and holding the baby, but we still got it done!

It has also become a Christmas tradition around here to make a gingerbread house. Usually Daddy gets very creative and starts in on some architectural binge...but this year I got my way and stayed very basic so it actually looked like a traditional gingerbread house! Trenton had fun decorating it, and as soon as I took the pictures he wanted to dig in and eat it!Trenton had his Christmas program at school this week. It was so fun to go to the classroom and watch them sing the songs they have been practicing. Daddy even made it with the video camera! To start with they grabbed their big voices and shoved them in their mouth! They then proceeded to sing song like Jingle Bells, We wish you a Merry Christmas, and other fun poems they had memorized. They even danced with some...of course I loved watching that! I was so proud of him. Afterwards the kids were surprised with a visit from Santa. Trenton just stared at him as he walked into the classroom...he was so excited to see him and get a candy cane from him.

Afterwards they presented the parents with a craft they had been working on. A poem with his hand print, and an ornament of his hand print. Of course...being the baby I am, I shed a tear as I opened it.

Braxton has just been sitting around observing all the holiday bustle. He loves to be held...especially at bed time (time to get rid of that habit!). He has started to smile a lot more, but I still have yet to catch that one with the camera. Trenton still loves to give him lots of kisses and is a great big brother!

Christmas Activities

I love this time of the year....although, I hate the snow!!!! This has always been my favorite time of year, but it is so much better when you have kids! Trenton has been so excited this year and it has been a blast to watch. He was so excited to decorate and hand ornaments all by himself. Every morning as soon as we wake up he runs into the living room to plug in the tree. He will randomly start singing Christmas songs that they are learning at school (I love private school and the fact that they teach Christmas songs!). He is getting ready for his Christmas Sing that he will perform next week.We are so excited that we are going to have my entire family here for Christmas this year! I remember when we used to come to Grandma's house for Christmas as a kid...it was always so much fun...now we get to do it again...only as parents this time (except for Paul and Karla...they are still waiting on the whole parent thing!!). Because everyone is traveling here for the holiday, Trenton wanted to make sure everyone had a stocking for Santa to fill...so we worked on a "project"to make that happen!And of course, I had to add some cute pictures just for fun. Trenton got a new vest suite. It is still a little big for him, but with some duct tape, anything can work!

My Little Love had a hard day with his acid reflux last week. He had spent most of the day crying, it didn't matter what I did. Evidently, Daddy knew just how to calm him down. A nice warm bath! He was out as soon as he hit the water!

Tis the season for shopping stories!

So...I'm at Target yesterday doing some Christmas shopping and on my way to checkout I notice I hear a child screaming. No big deal...it happens. So, I was fortunate enough to pick the checkout lane right next to her...again, no big deal. Well, an older gentelman that decided to get in line behind me did not think it was no big deal and let everyone know about it. Here is the conversation between him and mom of the crying child.
Gentelman: Will someone give that child a love.....someone love that child....where is the mom? Someone needs to love that child and make her stop crying, or I'm calling 911.
Mom: She is crying because she is spoiled.
G: So, give her a love so she will stop crying
M: I told her she could not have a toy so she is crying
G: Make her stop crying, I dont want to listen to it.
M: So just ignore her, she is throwing a fit.
G: I could hear her clear across the store, if you can't keep her quiet, don't bring her to the store.
M: Why don't you mind your own business
G: (pulls out his phone) That's it...I'm calling 911
M: Go ahead
He then pretends like he is going to call and then closes the phone and starts talking to the cashier asking her if she would allow a child to cry in the store, saying the mom should not have brought the kid...etc. The cashier did not respond to him. I think she was in shock!
So this whole time my back is to the mom and I am just watching the cashier. She is trying to not to look at the Gentleman, and I am trying to just get out of there feeling really bad for the mom.
So...was I a chicken not saying anything and sticking up for the mom? I would not have given my kid loves if he was throwing a fit because I told him no. I felt so bad for her, I'm sure it just added to the stress she was already feeling with a screaming kid.
So...what would you have done if you were me, or the mom?

Thanksgiving Festivities

What a wonderful week we had! It started last Wednesday when my mom, dad and Heather flew in from California. We were so excited to have them with us this year! As soon as we got to Grandma and Grandpa's house, where they stay, Dad got right to work on his six pumpkin pies. The whole family was excited to have Dad's pies this year! Of course, Trenton saw Grandpa busy in the kitchen and wanted to help. He actually knew Grandpa would be making them and asked to help as soon as Grandpa got in the car at the airport. It was so fun to watch the two of them busy in the kitchen mixing, adding and even smelling the ingredients!

Thursday went off with much success. I think our total number ended up being 45 people, and this was not even everybody! It was so much fun seeing different people every time you turned around. Everyone brought something to share and it was all fantastic. I made myself sick on the yummy food! Grandpa is always the designated carver, and mashed potato maker!

Auntie Hoho and Braxton got to meet for the first time this weekend! It was so nice to have her around...doesn't she look hot!!!???Sadie Lady was so cute with her curly hair.

And afterwards, Grandpa had to have some cuddle time with his boys. It was so much fun to have my family here...and to think, Paul, Karla, and Nickolas will be back with them for Christmas...it can't get much better!