It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Chaos.. I mean Christmas

It's the holidays around here and I love/hate it. I love that we are celebrating the birth of Christ, I love the joy on the kids faces, I love Santa and Christmas trees.. but I could do with out the stress and chaos for sure. Bryan and I are working to take a day at a time and taking all the oppurtunities we can to enjoy the moment.

 

This year Ethan is old enough to enjoy the wonder of Northpark this winter. The trains at Northpark was PERFECT for a little boy that loves ChooChoos. He runs around like a little crazy person pointing and screaming "CHOO CHOO CHOO CHOO CHOO!" Mom came with us one time and the playground went again. He gets just as excited no matter how many times he goes. I hope always get this excited abotu the little things.

 

Trains with Moke

 

Northpark also has Storytime with Santa, Grinch and a new addition of the puppet show. It's so cute and perfect for toddlers. It lasts about 5 minutes and the kids can sit the stroller and relax. Dana, Tara, Norma Lisa and the kiddos went up today. It certainly was an event to get the toddlers and babies to behave. I like Carter trying to get out of the stroller. 

 Tyler and Ethan BOTH love the tree. I wasn't going to put one up this year thinking that it was just going to be torn down (which it has been).. but the tree is small and falling apart so I don't care. We decided not to put up the ornaments (which is a great idea since Ethan likes to pull the tree down), so I made paperchains and Ethan helped me to put them up. Then we strung them from the ceiling of the dining room.

 

 It's been nice outside so we are out in the yard- A LOT! Ethan is not fan of the hat or the jacket, but now he knows when he puts them on that he gets to go "side."

 

We have loved finding a church we love, Christ Church Plano. But this past Sunday, we needed some family time with all 4 of us. So we skipped church and headed to Pancake house- where Ethan ate way more than Bryan or myself. =) Both boys love eating with us... they love the treat of chocolate milk out of a straw and placemats with Mickey Mouse on them. It's the little things you know

 

 

Now that Tyler is working on sitting up we have gotten a lot of the toys out and SOMEONE is getting a "tad" jealous and yelling "MINE! a lot.. oh lovely.

I dont mean to brag- but SERIOUSLY! I have the worlds cutest children. SERIOUSLY!!! We had a special treat of eating lunch with the Bloems and Bridgette loved playing with the "baby" and Tyler loved her. PeekaBoo has never been so fun.

It continues to dawn on me that Tyler is my last baby. There are days when I want both of my boys to be "big" and be able to talk and take care of themselves. But then I stop and realize it wont be too long from now when neither of the boys will want me to rock them to sleep, snuggle on the couch, or help them out of bed.. so I am soaking in every second.