Christmas 2012

Christmas 2012 was filled with family time and lots of presents. We hosted Christmas Eve this year which was really fun. We had a "Christmas" Minute to Win It party. Everyone had fun joining in the games. Christmas morning was just the four of us. The boys had fun opening all their presents and playing all morning long.

Christmas Eve

The boys getting the cookies and milk ready for Santa

Mama giving the ornament roll a try

Auntie's turn

Uncle's turn to "Face the cookie"

Pat did it!

Walter's turn

Missed my mouth

Pa's turn

The M&M race finale
Congrats to Pa!!!

Christams morning

New sleds

A new game

Their new rocket ships
Quite a Christmas morning mess

Rockstar Connor

December 2012 - Getting ready for Christmas

December was a busy month as usual. Lots of preparations and celebrations of the holiday. Here is a quick review of some of the highlights.

Jack moved into his big boy bed!

Their new setup

The boys worked hard at making their lists

My little elves :)

We went to see Santa at Bass Pro Shop

We decorated our Christmas tree

Jack even helped for a little while

We went to visit our friends in CT for our annual "Chrisgiving"

Working on a gingerbread train with Auntie Lauren

Dina, Dina and Luke working on their train car

Time for some bowling

A cold night at LaSallette

Florida - Nov 2012 - Part 3

We finished up our vacation with a four day stay at Disney World. We had packed our tents and all our camping stuff to spend the time at Fort Wilderness. It was a little chilly for camping, but the boys enjoyed the outdoors. We spent a day at each park which worked out great! Sue and Aaron had also flown down to join us so it turned into a mini family reunion :)

Day 1 - Animal Kingdom

MICKEY!

The boys HAD to have their faces anted

I think they turned out pretty cute

Day 2 - Hollywood Studios
Ready for Toy Story Mania

Connor ready to compete for the win
This was our family's favorite ride

Big family photo - LOVE it

Love this one too

Day 3 - Magic Kingdom
My favorite photo from the trip
Pure joy on the teacups

Pure joy for the big kids too

Jack was tall enough to ride Goofy's roller coaster
He couldn't get enough of it
We rode it 3 times in a row

Hugs for Minnie

The boys like Goofy the best

Smile!

Connor was tall enough to ride Thunder Mountain - He did great
For me it was one of those moments when you realize that your kids are growing up!

Handsome boys

Day 4 - EPCOT
The boys had fun decorating their Duffy bears in each country

My Mexican Amigos

Florida - Nov 2012 - Part 2

We spent alot of time at the beach- it was only a 5 minute walk from our rental house. The sand on Anna Maria is perfect for sand castles. You do not even need to add water - it just sticks together naturally. The boys really enjoy digging, building and splashing around.

My 3 loves 

A Mommy and Jack creation

This is tough work

Daddy was the master builder

Connor worked hard too

So relaxed

The boys with our biggest castle of the week

Mama and Pa even made it to relax

Beautiful

We rented bikes for the week
It was a great way to get around and enjoy the sights

Sunset on date night