Getting Ready for Santa

Putting Santa's cookies on a plate

Santa's candy cane on the tree
Michael was getting Audrey to take her to the tree from a picture (don't worry...she didn't fall...he actually held her like this and no one was hurt)

All Audrey wanted to do was eat Santa's cookies

Play time

Michael and Audrey love it when they lay on the floor and we take a blanket, cover them up and then flap it up and down. They think it is the FUNNIEST thing!!!

Michael getting the blanket ready

Getting ready to be covered up

Decorating for Christmas

Michael has always had so much fun decorating for Christmas! This year, Audrey was old enough to get in on the action. I think she may have annoyed her brother a little bit. Every time Michael would put something on the tree, she was right behind him to take it off. It was so funny. Michael was such a big helper! He helped Aaron get the tree into the living room and even helped him set it up!

Audrey trying to figure out what the heck this thing is.
Michael getting ready to start hanging ornaments.
Audrey still trying to figure it out.

Audrey trying to take an ornament that Michael just put on the tree.

Audrey got tired of decorating...so she took her baby doll on a walk in her stroller

Michael would not stop hanging ornaments until the box was EMPTY

Family picture (I know out tree topper is a little weak...but Michael HAD to put it up...LOL)

All the ornaments were at the bottom of the tree...

And then I fixed it.

Our nutcracker collection

Our Willow Tree table

Our fireplace

Picture with Santa in the front yard

Bike Riding

Two Christmas' ago, Santa brought Michael a bicycle. He has not been interested in riding the bike at all. One day, we were outside playing, and Michael decided he wanted to ride his bike. So here he is riding his bike.

Getting started out of the garage.

While Michael was riding his bike, Audrey was giving me subtle messages that I needed to start working out. She brought all of our hand weights out to the middle of the driveway...one by one.

Okay, they are ready to come back

And now she is bringing out the bigger weights.

Halloween 2010

This year Michael was Spiderman and Audrey was a Little Witch. Michael was super excited to go Trick or Treating this year. The past few years, he would just go through the motions...but this year he really knew what was going on. So, he had a blast. Audrey would just follow her big brother around. She would go up to the door with Michael, get some candy and turn right around and want to eat it. We went Trick or Treating with our neighbors from across the street, so Michael had a little buddy to go up to the doors with. And, of course, Neena went Trick or Treating with us too. We had such a blast!!!!

Neena fixing Michael's Spiderman eyes.

Our Little Witch
SPIDERMAN
Audrey would NOT wear her witch hat...
...so Neena tried to convince her to wear it.

An attempt to get a picture with Neena and her grandbabies

Getting ready to go Trick or Treating

Michael having a blast already...and it is not even dark yet at this point.

This is the house that we drive by everyday on the way home. (I wish I would have gotten a better picture) Michael calls this the 'scary house'. Everyday, he would tell me that we are going to take a picture by the clown (see the white cloth to the right of our heads?...that is the clown)

Checking out the loot

Michael is picking out the exact candy he wants.

I'm back!!!

So, I have not posted anything in about 2 and a half months!! Why? No reason really. We have just been busy and when I would think about posting something...well...I just didn't. LOL. So, I have TONS and TONS to post. Stay tuned!