Santa Claus is coming to...Broulims?

We heard that Santa was going to do some shopping at Broulims, so we loaded up the boys and took them over to see him! The first time Peter saw Santa, he freaked out and was so scared! So this time, we made it a big deal and told him what we were doing, and he at least sat on his lap and let me take a picture!

Andrew, on the other hand, waited impatiently for his turn and then sat down and was content! He even said Cheese! The difference in these two amazes me daily!

Time to Decorate!

Now it's time to decorate the tree! The boys had some much fun putting all the ornaments on the tree! They were so excited about it! Peter has to show everyone his tree when they come into our house! The boys do a really good job staying away from it too! It only got pushed over once and that was an accident committed by a guest that will remain nameless!

The Hunt

Last year after dragging Peter through knee deep snow, crying and screaming, we decided that a fake tree might not be such a bad idea! I still liked the tradition of hunting for the tree, so we compromised! Root of any good marriage, right? We bought a fake tree last year after Christmas from someone that was moving and a killer of a deal! This year we put it together, (a feat in itself), and then got the boys in thier snow gear (another feat!). Anthony then went and hid the tree out in the yard and we commenced on our hunt! The boys had a lot of fun walking around looking for it. This is us in front of our tree. By then Andrew and Peter were crying because they were cold and as we hauled the tree in, we snapped off one of the legs on the base! So it was just like the real thing! Ne ways... we had a great time and plan to make this one of our family traditions!

Snow Ball Fight (as evles)

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Yummy! Let's eat!

Andrew and Peter loved the appretizer I gave them: a celery stick with some zingy Ranch dip! They just licked it right up while the rest of us were more cautious. Peter was so excited to eat turkey! It was all he talked about for days. His favorite was probably the olives and jello that I gave him! Isn't that every kids fave? Thanksgiving at Grandma Monson's house was a lot of fun and we had so much food left over that we are still eating three days later! Anyone want some turkey or pie?

I want a ....

It won't be Thanksgiving without looking at the ads and deciding if the item is worth the fighting off thousands of people for the same item! Anthony and I lucked out this year and were able to have other people pick up our items for us. We were pretty lucky!

Thanksgiving Football Game

This Thanksgiving we started a new tradition of playing a "friendly" game of football before we eat. It was a lot of fun! Everyone was allowed to play and Peter had a blast running around and "tackling" his dad and Grandpa. He even got to score a touchdown, mostly because no one was allowed to touch him so we would give him the ball to let him run it in! Needless to say, Peter's team won the game! It was a fun tradition and one that we hope will continue. For those, that aren't family, the top left picture is my mom Cherisse, my brother James, my sister Rachal, and of course Peter tackling the football. The top right is the huddle with Anthony being on the left with the gray stocking cap, James on the right, and a close family friend (my second dad) DeRay in the back. The botttom is DeRay running with a pass.