Typical car ride

I sat in the back seat with the kids on the way to the Christmas tree farm and an Adele favorite came on the radio.  Car rides are always super loud....gotta love the mid-song yawn.

2011 Xmas Tree

Searching for the perfect one

This is it.  Notice Peyton standing way far back, he was so afraid the tree was going to fall down on him when B cut it.

He waited patiently until the next day to decorate.  He was so excited.

Olivia was into everything.

Peyton loves hanging up all his John Deere ornaments

Happy girl

Olivia supervising

Finished product.  He did a great job

Peyton introducing her to the "Graham cracker? Is that what it's called Mom?"
HA.

Elf on the Shelf

I've been planning on getting Peyton the Elf on the Shelf and the opportunity was perfect this weekend.  Sunday morning Peyton was having trouble listening, so B said he was going to go have a chat with Santa at the mall.  (He really was just going to Target to get more formula).  I got to thinking when he left and texted him telling him to get the Elf on the Shelf while he was there and say that Santa sent him home with it.  Peyton was pretty shocked.  He cannot ever touch the elf or he will lose his magic and each night he will fly to the North Pole to give Santa a report of how Peyton is behaving. Then he'll come back and find a new spot to sit in the house. He named his elf Fred.

Daddy explaining the rules of the elf.

This is where he sat yesterday.

Peyton showing him what he wants for Christmas.

I wish I had my own Elf on a Shelf when I was little!  Such a great idea...

Thanksgiving

I worked on Thanksgiving until 330pm and then headed over to B's parent's house for turkey dinner! My dad went to Joseph to spend the holiday with his sister and my siblings all either spent Thanksgiving with their in-laws or with their own kids (which was a first!).  There are so many things to be thankful for...my husband, my kids, my family, my friends, good health, food, warmth and job!

I took some pics on my phone, they are all out of order..

Peyton helping Grammy make whipped cream

Quality control taste!

He did a great job

Tired girl seems to be sucking that thumb a lot more lately...

Olivia with her Papa

I tried to get a pic when we were driving, but all Olivia wanted to do was pet her brother.

Hanging out with Daddy

Hard to get a smile from this girl!

Olivia's Baptism

Today we had Olivia baptized by Monsignor Murphy, my previous high school president, and high school classmate of my dad, at St. John Fisher Parish.  My brother Randy and sister-in-law Amy stood as her godparents.  The baptism went super smooth, Olivia was content and looking as beautiful as ever in her white gown! Here are a LOT of pictures of her big day.

1 Samuel 1:27-28
"I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD."

Gorgeous girl

Peyton looking dapper

Peyton making the sign of the cross on her forehead.

I love her!

Being anointed with oil.

Peyton holding her candle

Giving Monsignor Murphy a high-five at the end.

Austin and Peyton

Us with Randy and Amy

My dad, Olivia, and I.

B's mom and dad with him and Livs

Teacher Peyton

 I heard Peyton talking in his room one day and walked into this...

Teaching his pupils the number 6



His classroom sitting on their "carpet squares"



RT graduation!

Congrats to my niece Steph who graduated from respiratory therapy school last night! I am so proud of her.  It was a very intense 20-month program and she worked super hard.  She was in the Lambda Beta Society which is the National Honor Society for respiratory therapy.  Congrats Stephers!

JJ Jump

Yesterday we met Amy, Wes, and Abby at JJ Jump! Amy and I played basketball together at GFU.  She was my shooting partner in practice and we always were getting in trouble for laughing/joking during practice.  Who knew that 10 or so years down the line we'd be hanging out with our 4 kids. I'm looking forward to our next play date.

Crawling around everywhere

Of course he found the vacuum in the play room

Wes

Abby and Wes

Abby