OK, so this is a bit out of order, but we wanted to tell you more about our Christmas tree story (story is on our last post). Because, you see, Jakey tried to warn us...
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| Jakey was cold and crabby when we were out tree hunting... until he found this "tree." He was SO proud of this little branch. Adorable. Well, kiddo, we should have taken your tree home instead of ours... |
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| We put our tree up Thanksgiving weekend. We decorated it, and decided it really was the prettiest tree we'd ever had. But two weeks later, it stopped taking water. We finally gave up on it on Dec. 29, and took the decorations off. This is how many needles were left after the decorations came off. |
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| THIS is what it looked like after the lights came off. No one we know has EVER seen a tree lose needles like this one did. It's so pathetic, you just have to laugh! |
Below are a few pics from our hectic holidays. We've realized we did a pretty crummy job of taking photos, but on the other hand, we truly enjoyed every minute, whether a camera was charged and close at hand, or not! Here are a few moments we managed to capture...
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| Our first gift opening of the season was in Litchfield, with Grandpa Jack and Sarah. The boys got an introduction to the whole "opening presents" thing (auntie Beth, these blocks were a BIG hit!) |
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| Robbie likes these trucks, too! |
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| You know it's a good toy when toddlers play TOGETHER! |
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| This doesn't look like a Christmas photo because there's no snow! This was December 22, my first day of winter break. The boys were bored, so we bundled up and went out to play with the summer toys on the deck! |
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| Robbie looks like a little bag lady, all bundled up with his little toy grocery cart. As it turned out, Mommy got cold LONG before they did, so we ultimately headed back inside for more "normal" winter activities. |
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| The boys got all cleaned up for all the out-of-town guests we were expecting. |
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| I played some Christmas carols on my clarinet for the boys and Grandma Kathy. Jakey wanted to get in on the action! |
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| By Christmas Eve, the boys truly understood that there were TOYS inside all that wrapping paper... |
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| ...and they loved their bean bags from Grandma Kathy. |
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| Captured on film: The moment that Robbie realizes there's an Elmo in there! (Thanks, Uncle Gary!) |
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| Jakey kisses his Elmo! |
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| Suzy, thanks for the Godson gifts for Robbie (he wanted to share with Jacob, too!) They LOVE things that "go", so you chose perfect gifts with the noisy car book and cool bus! |
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| Bob relaxing on Christmas Eve with a couple of friends! |
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| Christmas morning with Jakey (yes, that's MORE Elmo...) |
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| Robbie on Christmas morning (Elmo stickers in his hand!) |
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| After Christmas, we welcomed nearly all of the Chilsons for a packed, chaotic houseful (we missed you, Don and Amy!)... and took a huge group to the Children's Museum. The boys found a life-size "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" book to play in! |
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| Playing percussion instruments at the museum. |
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| It's hard to tell from this photo, but the "big boys", Bob and Mike, were showing the little guys how to start a food fight (foam food, thank goodness!) in the middle of a museum. |
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| Yay for cousins. Here are Jakey and Robbie playing in the museum's toddler room with their cousin Ollie, who's just 2 months younger. We all can't wait to see them all grow up together! |
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| Jakey LOVED the water part of the museum! |
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| Ollie and Robbie played hard in the water, too. I choose this picture because you can see how soaking WET Robbie is! |
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| Bob hangs out with some of his nieces and nephews: Jack, Elise, Ella, and Ollie. |
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| ANOTHER gift opening??? The boys dig into their kid-sized table and chairs from Grandma Jean and Grandpa Don. |
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| Ella organized some of the little ones so we could put that table to good use right away! And, it's been used many times a day ever since! |
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On Dec. 28 we still had no snow, so we settled for what Bob has dubbed "southern sledding." All you need is a wagon and a hill (and a willing eldest cousin, who made LOTS of trips back up the hill, lugging the smaller ones around -- thanks, Jack!)
Here are a few fun moments, caught on video: |
Boys dance to an annoying toy (this went on for a half hour or more!)
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