Merry Christmas to all of our friends and family. As 2013 begins, it's a reminder for me to wrap up the holiday season and reflect on what a happy December we had and an entirely blessed year full of amazing memories. I can't wait to see what 2013 has in store for us!
The boys at the tree farm. Nicholas loved carrying the saw around.
Watching Daddy cut the tree.
The one!
Warming up inside with some hot chocolate.
Santa visit #1 at the tree farm.
Santa visit #2
I have to say, Nicholas loves all things about Christmas as I'm sure most kids do. He loved decorating the gingerbread house, and asked us non stop when we could make one as soon as Thanksgiving ended.
Christian was into it this year as well!
The boys were so delighted to wake one morning and see our elf, Elvis, admiring the gingerbread house!
So happy Mom-mom and Pop-pop came for Christmas this year! Everyone enjoyed decorating sugar cookies for Santa!
Tracking Santa on Pop-pop's computer on Christmas Eve.
Leaving a note, milk, gingerbread house and cookies for Santa. Christian was a little upset they had to share the gingerbread house with Santa, he'd been waiting to eat it for weeks. Nicholas wanted to make antler ears for the picture!
Nicholas' first letter to Santa!
Christmas morning, opening his Hess Chopper from Uncle Christian.
"What's this one?"
Still loves trash trucks!
Showing off his big stocking, he must have been a good boy this year!
Twins!
Santa left a little piece of the gingerbread house!
Nicholas' "I'm feirce!" face with his lego batman.
Legos, legos, legos! And, he finally got his remote control hummer too!
Chris gifted his Dad a guided fishing boat on the Willamette River here in Portland. Pop-pop and Chris came home so happy that day and Pop-pop mentioned it was the best Christmas gift ever! Successful fishing day is an understatement as these were not the largest sturgeon they caught. Pop-pop caught an 8 footer too large to bring aboard and Chris caught a 6 footer. There is already talks of Salmon fishing in the Spring.
The boys back at home were very excited to watch muffins cook in the oven!
And just in the nick' of time, we saw the zoo lights before the season ended!
Wishing you all a very happy 2013!
