Christmas!

This year Christmas really did have a deeper meaning to me. I knew going into it that it would be a little different than the usual, and that it may even be a little bittersweet. I did get a chance to really think about what the savior's birth means in my life, literally. I, for one, never really understood the depth of gratitude I owe to him. I have appreciated this season more so than most years because of this reason.

Kason was thrilled Christmas morning to see all the presents, it was so fun!

Thanks to Santa, the golf bag will be retiring from it's part-time job as guitar

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!

Thank you for...

We are church going people, if you couldn't tell already :) I have been trying to teach Kason to say his own prayers for a while now, and he is getting pretty good at it. Lately, he has wisened up and realized if he makes his bedtime prayers extra long then that means he gets to stay up just a little bit later. I swear, I'm in trouble! Anyway, I'll start him off with the usual opening lines and then he'll take off into ALL the things he's thankful for. Last night it went something like this...

Thank you for scooter

Thank you for tractor

Thank you for mommy

Thank you for daddy

thank you mama's car

thank you car seat

thank you backpack

thank you Jericho, Jaxton,Chad, Megan, Joee, Rushy, Allie (a few cousins/aunt/uncle)

thank you Joseph

thank you Mary

thank you baby Jesus

thank you.. (I finally cut in and wrapped it up at this point)

Every night it's something different, and really does amaze me at how much he pays attention.

He's a great reminder to me of ALL the things we have to be thankful for:)



Oh Christmas tree..

Again, late on the posting but this is what we've been up to this busy busy month!  We went and cut down a Christmas tree this year for the first time in a couple years. We lucked out and caught my parents on their day off. Grandparents really are GREAT! Kason had so much fun. We all got bundled up and headed out to find our perfect tree!  

 My tall boy!

 Since Gpa had to haul the tree to the road where the tractor would come to pick it up, Kason felt it was his many duty to pull a little weight. He would not let go of this thing and all the while saying "dis heavy"

 We put the boys to work :)

Kason watching the tractor drive up with our tree! yay! On top of our little staged nature experience, we also got to write letters to santa (who I'm told will respond!), drink hot cocoa, watch our tree get shook? shaken? shaked? and then wrapped up and put on top of our car. Snowshoe Evergreen Farms in Orting if anyone is interested. Great place!

My "Wild Child"

 Kason got his first professional hair cut this month. After several attempts at trying to do it myself, I saw the completly uneven regrowth and decided it was time to turn it over to the pros. I met Crystal at Wild Child salon when I had a chance to take her girls' photos. She is awesome, I highly recommend her! Kason was not thrilled about this idea. I had been prepping him all day but when it came down to it, he was just not having it. He got to sit in in an airplane seat, watch Thomas the tank engine on his own TV screen, eat a sucker and hold the clippers and STILL the boy was not happy. He screamed and cried and she just cut away as I held him down. I was amazed at how well it came out. 

 Pretty dang handome right? The minute we were done, he was SO proud of himself. He told everyone in the waiting room..."I got haircut".. and for days after retold his tale like it was no big deal!

 Lately my wild man has been making me laugh with his huge imagination. He asked what these things were and I said, stockings. Well of course, why wouldn't we wear them?!

 He is asking Santa for a guitar this year but Christmas is weeks away so he is making due with his golf bag! Constantly coming up to me with pinched fingers handing me a pretend pick!

Who doesn't ride their rocket ship to the bath?

Lovin my wild child!!

Snow day!!

 I know, I'm a little late blogging about this, but better late than never. Well,we got our first snowfall of the year and it was a LOT. I've moved since the last time it snowed, and downsized my car from a Jeep to an Altima. Hmm...well let's just say I didn't make it very far when I tried to venture out for just ONE errand. Nope, about three feet out of my driveway and half way up a hill I was STUCK. Wheels spinning, sliding backward kind of stuck. Luckily I have a superhero big bro. that lives near by who came to my rescue since I couldn't take my feet off the brakes to check out my options.

 On the bright side, Kason and I had a blast in what he called "no-man" Not sure why he added snow MAN to snow, but at least he gets the general idea. We went sledding down our driveway on a plastic bin lid, we had snow ball fights, made snow angels, played with cousins etc.

We did get a little cabin fever, being stuck in our house for two days. Nothing like a christmas movie and a fort to watch it in to cure that!