Christmas - Round 1

On Monday the 20th the Christmas festivities began. Uncle Drew came in town that afternoon to come celebrate with us. Grammy and Papa Curt came over too. We all ate dinner together and the boys probably ate the fastest they ever have because they were so excited to open all the presents that were brought over to them. The boys had so much fun tearing through all the presents. Suprisingly it didn't take them considering the amount they unwrapped. Afterwards we (anybody over the age of 4) got to put together all the new toys and install batteries. The boys had so much fun playing with all of their stuff. I even had fun playing with my new toy, a new camera! You'll soon see the quality of my pictures will greatly improve! If you want to see some cute pics of the evening go to http://www.danbecky.com/.

Reindeer Food

On Saturday the 18th, Dan, the boys, and I made reindeer food. We mixed the oats with sparkles (so the reindeer can find them at night). After mixing everything together, the boys vigorously shook the mixture and put the food into bags to spread in our yard for the reindeer to snack on. We put the food out on the 23rd since it was suppose to rain on Christmas Eve. We wanted to make sure that the reindeers had food to eat and sparkle to help them guide Santa to our house.

Grammy Spends the night

Grammy Spent the night on the 17th so that Dan and I could go to his work party and have an evening to ourselves. They are so few and far between that we were going to take full advantage of this opportunity. We had a lot of fun at the party and came home to a nice quiet house. The next morning we all got up and went to Cracker Barrel. Then we went shopping for a bit to stretch our legs after stuffing ourselves. The boys loved having a chance to have their Grammy spend the night.

Bowling

On Saturday the 11th, we went to Nathan's birthday party and he had a bowling party. The boys have never been bowling before and were very excited about going. They got the hang of it by the end and even started to roll the ball down there by themselves; however, it did take forever to get there. All Cameron has talked about since is having a bowling party for his 5th birthday.

6 months old!!

Meredith had her half birthday! She is getting so big. At her 6 month check up she weighed 18 pounds 3 oz and was almost 27 inches. She is scooting around and rolling to whatever she wants to get too. She is eatting lots and lots of babyfood. Nana made the dress she's wearing. Isn't it cute!!

Santa and Cinnabons

Saturday morning we went to Schlotsky's to eat and see Santa. This was their second visit to Santa. We ate cinammon rolls and the kids sat on Santa's lap. There were no tears again and the kids got more excited about Christmas coming.

Later on that day, the kids helped us rake leaves in the backyard. Cameron actually raked one whole bag himself. Hudson played more than he raked and Meredith just tried to eat the leaves.

Gaylord Texan

Thursday night before Nana and Papa left we went to the Gaylord to check the lights out. The boys were so excited to see everything and of course Santa. Everything was beautiful! Santa was the kids favorite part. No tears were shed and we got the cutest picture of all 3 kids sitting with Santa!

Tree trimming

We got to decorate two trees this year. The boys and I decorated the small tree outside their room. This really got them in the spirit to decorate their big tree and get ready for Christmas. On Friday we went to pick out our first real Christmas tree in a while. We found the perfect one with the boys help. We strapped it to the roof of the van and drove it home. On Saturday we trimmed the tree with lights and put all of our ornaments on. There wasn't enough room for all of the ornaments. The boys couldn't wait for the presents that would soon come under the tree.

Nana and Papa Come to visit!

As soon as we got back from Tulsa, we had more company. Nana and Papa came in town for Papa's work. This is the best kind of company because they stay at the Embassy and the boys love going to pick Nana up and eat breakfast with her. Nana helped us get the house cleaned and run errands and of course shop. They were a big help when Dan was out of town. Meredith especially liked Papa this trip!

Thanksgiving in Tulsa

We drove up to Tulsa on Wednesday and got there really late! On Thursday we got up and spent the day with family and ate a delicious meal!! The kids had so much fun seeing Aunt Betty, Uncle Bruce, Alex, Lauren, Aunt Barb, Aunt Joby, Gmom, Gdad, Grammy and Papa Curt. On Friday we went shopping and bought a few things and ate even more food! The kids had so much fun hanging out and playing. On Saturday, Dan, the kids and me went over to G & G's new digs to see them. Their new place is so nice! The boys favorite part was the popcorn. That night we drove around to see the xmas lights. The lights up there were so neat and the boys really got excited about the Christmas season. They can't wait for Santa now!



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Aunt Madeline and Uncle Justin

They came to visit us on the way to Aunt Madeline's family on Nov. 21st and stayed for a couple days. The kids had a lot of fun hanging out with them even if Uncle Justin's eye was hurt and he couldn't see them. It just meant that the boys were actually good at hide and go seek for once!