New Years with Neighbors

We decided to stay home for New Years Eve this year and hang out with the neighbors. We all camped out in the Kings driveway, ate snacks, had some drinks, did fireworks and played games. It was a great night and we actually stayed up to ring in the new year!! Truitt made it until 9:30 and Parker until midnight!!


Parker is still not a huge fan of fireworks, but Truitt just sat in the highchair eating cheese and crackers enjoying the show. He was not scared by the loud noise at all.



The kids watched a movie while the adults played Catchphrase outside.

This is Parker's mouth after about 10 mini candy canes!!

Christmas Day 2011

Truitt woke up bright and early to see if Santa had come. When I am at work, I am able to watch the boys on the computer at daycare and often see Truitt playing in a tunnel, so I thought he would enjoy his own at home too. Truitt and Parker have already enjoyed chasing each other thru it.



Parker finally came downstairs around 8:30 to see what Santa brought. I didn't get the super excited expression I was looking for, but I still think I did pretty good. The Scooby Doo Mystery Machine and people were a favorite, as well as the Transformers playdoh set. He was excited to see that Santa enjoyed his cookies and the reindeer enjoyed their food too.




Then we had Christmas with Mimi and Papa and Aunt Julia. After presents we enjoyed a wonderful lunch, even Truitt enjoyed the mac n cheese and mashed potatoes. After Parker ate a good lunch, he then expected more presents. That seemed to be the theme this year, more, more, more!! I am hoping this is just a 3 year old thing and that we are not creating a spoiled brat already!

Pro Stair Crawler

Truitt took a couple of tumbles down the steps throughout my parent's house, but soon figured it out. He would just flatten himself down on his belly, pull himself forward and go down. It is so cute!!

Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve we had our traditional tamale and chili dinner followed by opening presents. I think that was the best meal Parker has ever eaten!! The boys had a blast and Truitt just explored everything. We had to take plenty of group pics and yes, I was that mom that dressed her kids alike!! But, don't they look so cute :)





These boys are ready to open presents!!

Truitt loved playing with the ornaments at the bottom of the tree

Enjoying the Cold Weather

One chilly night we enjoyed sitting out by the fire pit. We will have to remember the smores next time.



This melts my heart :)

Chris the Monster...Look at that eyebrow!!

All snuggled up

Parker and Truitt got new Columbia jackets from Aunt Debbie and Uncle Brett in Colorado. We love them!!

While in San Antonio, we took a drive over to Windcrest. This is an older neighborhood where the majority of the houses decorate, and one house even had you tune into a radio station to hear the music with their display. This is something I did yearly as a kid and loved sharing it with my boys!!

Christmas Cookies

Truitt enjoyed his first cookie that Noni made just like his brother did below. Boy, is he a messy eater!!

Let the Spoiling Begin

We celebrated Christmas early this year with Nana and Papa since Nana has a broken ankle and cannot travel. We had a great steak dinner and the boys had a blast opening their presents. Truitt did great and loves his little guitar. Parker is still really into superheroes, so his Batcave was definitely a hit. I can't believe how much we are already hearing, No Truitt don't touch that!! And this particular night, Truitt knew the guitar was his and would scream back at his brother!!

Big Bad Santa

I guess we are just going to have 2 boys that do not like Santa!! We went to my work Christmas party today, and it is a great place to get free Santa pics without a wait. However, for the second year in a row, I could not get Parker to even give Santa a high five. Truitt started crying and screaming immediately when he got in Santa's lap. When comparing the pics below, it looks like they both have the same crying face!! Truitt is on the top.

Moody Gardens Festival of Lights

I love this time of year!! I always say I wish I could keep my Christmas decorations up all year. There are so many fun things to do, and there is never enough time to do them. One of the things we fit in was the Festival of Lights in Galveston with the Millers. We met at The Spot for dinner and then enjoyed the chilly evening outside. The line to buy tickets was sooo long, but the boys kept themselves entertained with a game of tag and practicing "taco tongue" (Thanks Aunt Julia!!!).




By the time we actually made it to the trail, bedtime was not that far off for the little ones. But with all of the lights and people, Truitt and Logan were happy little bundled up babies.