Christmas Past

As I was thinking back to all my Christmases, I kinda got a little choked up thinking about my sweet babies growing up so fast.  I know these precious moments in time are so short, and I just needed to look back (in pictures) to see how much they have grown......

walking down memory lane for a minute....

Spreading a little Christmas cheer!

The weather outside is frightful!

We braved the cold and headed out with the ward to do a little caroling around Kuna.  We were on the back of a truck on a trailer and everything.  It was frigid.  Very....very frigid.  But the kids had fun and that's really the whole reason we went.  Was sort of a short experience but a good one. 

Getting closer.....

Yes folks my man makes me chocolates :)  Love it.  And him even more.

 Gavin is my sweet little helper.  He loves to feel important and feel like he is being useful.  I adore it.

Mackenzie just keeps getting more grown up everyday.  She isn't actually "growing" but her attitude and mannerisms sure are changing.  Stop it.  :)

Then there is this stink face.   What a stink face he is.  He may look innocent in these photos, but I swear he has gone from my sweet tender baby boy to terrible 3's in one week!  He has these big brown eyes that kinda make me melt to be honest.  He still has me wrapped around his finger.....daddy on the other hand.....not so much!

See??  Look at him.  Kinda kissable.  Squeezable.  Lovable.  Even with the temper tantrums and all.

The boys will do this now and again.  Just sit in front of the window like there is something magical out there.  I love it.  Tender moments for sure when I get to witness them being such cute buddies.

We are all getting pretty anxious for the special day to arrive!  Are you? :)

Christmas tunes

Yesterday while I was at work, they had some lovely Christmas music playing throughout the store.  Very loudly I might add.  So loud that we even heard it all the way in the pharmacy.  That wasn't my problem, I love love love me some Christmas tunes, it is what happens to me when I hear it.  I begin to sing.  And perhaps dance just a little.  Which while at home isn't bad at all, my children don't love it, but its not in public.  I on the other hand have an awful voice, but did that stop me?  Not in the slightest.  I had to apologize to the people I was helping at the counter, cause while I was looking up their name and getting their prescriptions, I was humming and singing and boppin my head along to the tune.  I was embarrassed at first, but after a few hours I couldn't help it.  I'm certainly glad we are not video taped while working.  I'm sure most of the people that were around me wanted to put their hands over their ears like Landon is in the above photo. 

Good times I tell ya.