Christmas 2010 (a little late!)

We are already almost two weeks into 2011 and I'm finally getting this posted. I had some pictures uploaded weeks ago, but as is typically around here, got distracted and never got back to it. I'm sure you'll all interested in our Christmas. It was really exciting this year! Here is a rundown of our Christmas weekend!

Things kicked off on Thursday evening when we headed to Grammie's house for dinner and presents. She got Teddy and I Buzz Lightyear costumes! We immediately put them on. Teddy was serious about his Buzz business! After dinner, we all headed to church together and then back to our house for brownie sundaes!

Christmas Eve is where our Christmas plans started to unravel. Denton had gotten sick on Thursday, and by Friday it had moved to Teddy. He was really sick with the stomach bug, so our plans to travel to Canisteo as a family were cancelled. Instead, just Daddy and I went to deliver our gifts and see Gram Gram, Papa, Aunt Shel, Cohen & Cooper. It just wasn't the same without Mom, Teddy and Denton there, but we made the best of it.

By Christmas morning, Teddy was feeling better, but Mom Mom had caught the bug. We were up around 7 and eager to get downstairs to see what Santa had brought for us. We opened gifts and Dad had the fun job of getting all our new toys out of the crazy packaging!! My favorite gift was Boris the Tyrannosaurus. Teddy's favorite was his Buzz Lightyear. Later in the morning, Papa came and had breakfast with us. Mom went back to bed. Daddy was amazing! He did all the work all day long while Mom was feeling sick. Although it wasn't the Christmas we'd planned for, we still had a great day at home enjoying our new stuff and being together.

Sunday, everyone was feeling well enough to travel to Uncle George and Aunt Laurie's for the Peterson Christmas. We had lots of fun playing Just Dance 2 with our cousins, and got some more presents to open. Denton got some new gifts, but had just as much fun playing with the plastic cups. It was the perfect end to a Christmas weekend!

Getting in the Spirit

As December rolls in, we've been getting into the Christmas spirit. First, we were really excited when Mom put up the tree last week, even if it was just stood up and plugged in with no decorations until this weekend. Still, every morning, Teddy and I would come down and say "Look! It is a Christmas tree!" It is even more fun now that there are decorations on it, but Mom won't let us touch it much anymore.

Seeing the snow fall outside has also been very exciting for me these days. I think everyday that Santa is coming and can't wait until he does. Mom and Dad said that Christmas is a special time because we are celebrating Jesus' birthday. Along with getting gifts from Santa (a.k.a. St. Nicholas...we learned his story more this year too!), we get gifts for the people we love. On Friday, I went out shopping with Daddy and picked out a gift for Teddy. The waiting and not telling him what I bought part is a little hard for me. I'm just too excited!!

What else are we doing to get into the Christmas spirit? Well, we tried on some festive Santa hats and Mom tried to get a good photo of the three of us boys. Not an easy feat, and usually the outtakes are the best part.

We also have enjoyed getting treats in our Advent Calendar every night after dinner. This weekend we got reindeer headbands and blinking Rudolph noses. Teddy and I had tons of fun as Dad played "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" repeatedly as we ran around the kitchen table pretending we were reindeer.

Decorating, buying gifts, wearing festive gear...all wonderful things as we lead up to Christmas day!

And one more photo. This was from this morning. We had lent out our GeoTrax trains to our cousins, Cohen and Cooper for a while and now that we have them back, they are like brand new again. We've been playing with them all day! Don't you like our little set up here?

So Much to Be Thankful For...

We had a family, fun-filled week to celebrate Thanksgiving. Thankgiving is a great holiday for us because we have LOTS to be thankful for. First off is our healthy, happy Denton. He is quite a turkey, a Butterball in fact. He gets lots of attention!
Look at all the ladies who wanted to see his juicy thighs...

And the Denton loving continued with Kaitlyn and Kristen....

But, don't worry! Teddy and I get lots of attention too! We were the center of attention at the kids' table for Thankgiving dinner.

Denton enjoyed his Thanksgiving dinner too. He enjoys EVERY meal!

I am very thankful for my cousins, Karlie, Jenna and Sarah.

And we are thankful for good friends, like Brooke, Angelo and their daughters Ava and Alessia. Denton & Alessia are only 11 days apart and really enjoyed watching each other.

Most of all we are thankful for family...and we've sure been blessed with a GREAT one!

In fact, we've been blessed with such GREAT families that we have two big dinners to see them all. The second Thanksgiving dinner was at Gram Gram Peters house.

Once again, Denton loves his mealtime, especially when a grandma is feeding him!

We are also thankful for our Aunt Shel, Uncle Joe, Cohen & Cooper. Things are never dull when

we are all together.

And I'm thankful for all of you who still read my blog even though I don't get to update it as much as I used to! Don't worry though! There is sure to be lots of new photos and memories to share with you as we head into the Christmas season. I'm VERY excited for Christmas this year! So stay tuned!

A Day at the Park

These photos were taken on November 13th, a beautiful fall day that we spend together as a family at the park. This is a new favorite spot for us. Mom and Dad like it because we can walk the dogs, there aren't many other people, and us boys can run, explore and enjoy the playground. I love it because it has a stegosaurus juggle gym on the playground.

Aren't we a handsome bunch? At least that is what my Mom says.

Happy Halloween!

Last night we went trick-or-treating in Canisteo where my Daddy grew up. This was a fun year for Teddy and I because we are old enough to walk around more and we get to eat more candy now that we are older :-). Daddy took us all over town while we went door to door.

Our first stop was Great-Grandpa & Grandma Young's house. We stayed for a few minutes to visit and then headed out on the town. Denton had his costume on over there, but he fell asleep on Great-Grandma's lap and didn't get to go out and trick-or-treat with us. But, he got to stay nice and warm with them.

On Saturday, our Mima (as Teddy calls her) Peters came to babysit so Mom & Dad could go to a party. We had so much fun with her. We got in some other costumes we had and showed her the Beaver story we've been loving lately (thanks to Mrs. Thommie who let us borrow it!).

Earlier on Saturday, we spent some time outside helping Daddy with leaves. We had lots of fun throwing the leaves, jumping in the piles, riding on the tarp...and we even actually helped a little!