Breakfast with Mr. Claus

Every year Jeremy's office puts together a little Breakfast with Mr. Claus himself. It is always a big hit not only with the kiddos, but the parents. We have NEVER had to brave the lines at the mall, they take great pictures and best of all it is FREE! Talk about a win win!  

This year did not disappoint, the boys were super excited!  Oh, and Santa was looking great!  So we asked him about his recent change in appearance and he said he switched to 1% milk and dropped a few LB's.  

Good to know Santa!  ;)

Ty asked for LEGO fire department and a cherry picker with red and blue lights.

He was thrilled to find that Santa gave him part of the Lego set that day!

Aaron asked for some "It's a small World" figures to decorate his room like Disneyland...It is the happiest place on Earth ya' know.

He was thrilled with his Leap Frog TAG book.

Good ol' Family pic with Santa...

Looks like we are on the good list this year...

My lil character

 For those who don't know...Ty is the master of disguise.  He is always keeping me guessing as to who he will be for the day.  He has been doing it for years and I love it!  If he is not dressed up, he is at least in his firefighter rain boots {even if it is summer} in case of an emergency.  The thing that is so great about it is that when he is in character, he is in it 100%.  
He is completely serious and he often looks at people smiling at him and talking to him about his "costume" like they are crazy.  In his mind it is not a costume, so why is everyone staring?  I laugh hysterically on the inside, but if I so much as crack a smile, i get the "Please stop Mom!" 

Knight in shining armor

Firefighter

SWAT

Vampire

I have no idea what this is...he has a gun, a helmet and a pillow strapped to his back.

Mr. Potato head glasses and a helmet...he can be quite creative

Workerman

Pirate

Warrior

Viking

Indian

I love that he keeps me laughing...even if it is on the inside.

Embrace the Camera: December 9th

So this addition is retro style.  I didn't have a blog when the kiddos were born, so I'm going to do a little retroactive blogging just to embrace those moments too.

These pix were on the morning of Ty's "birthday".  June 8th 2006.  We had a scheduled c-section and we were off to the hospital.  I was a bit emotional, but definitely ready.  So here we are saying goodbye to our little family of three and on our way to welcoming our party of four.  What a great day.

Aaron had no clue what was going on...but he sure caught on quick when we brought home that crying little bambino.  

We used to ask Aaron all the time "What's a dog say?  Woof woof."  "What's a cat say?  Meow."  etc...

One day, when Ty was just a few weeks old, we asked him 

"What does Ty Ty say?"  and with no hesitation, he said,  

"WAAAA WAAAA!"

Best thing about being a Mom

One of the things I love about being a Mom is looking forward to this every morning.  It's like some sort of addiction.  

I can't ever get enough of this snuggly scrumptiousness.  

Lazy mornings are the greatest!

I mean seriously, How could you possibly not smile?

Have a great day!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

My kids have been on the count down for Christmas since like December 26th last year. No surprise that they were super exited to help with the festivities...

We have now added Rudolph to our roof display...Aaron LOVES him!

Again, not really sure what is up with Ty's camera face lately... but hey, I'll take what I can get!

Jeremy got the two thumbs up when he finished the outdoor decorations. 

Gotta' get everything on his tree just perfect...he definitely has a vision when it comes to decorating.

Deep in concentration here.

Jeremy had to spend HOURS restringing the lights on our tree this year.  {I would not have been so smiley.}  Thanks honey!

Here is one happy little guy.  He goes in to the living room and just looks at all the ornaments sometimes.  So cute.

Notice I am not in these pictures, believe me when I say it's a good thing.  No one needs to see that.  I mean no one. =) 

Happy Monday Everyone!!!

Snow Day

We celebrated our black Friday Grizwold style at the snow with my family {AKA The Grizwolds}.

This is the second time the boys have gone to the snow and they of course wanted to pull over at the first sight of the first patch of the side of the road.

Remember last year how excited they were?

It never gets old!

Luckily, we didn't have to go far to reach our winter wonderland.

{as Aaron calls it}

aaahhh...her goes the lovely air mattress down the hill.  Yes I said air mattress,  we are a little ghetto, but only sometimes.

Grandma Donna and Aaron going down the sled.

My adorable niece Madi.

Grandpa Kelly and the grand kids.

Some tired kiddos...

There is something so magical about the snow.  The kids had a blast...heck, we all did! 

Embrace the Camera: December 2nd 2010

This week we are "embracing" the whole fam.  It's a bit long, but hey it was a long weekend!  We spent Thursday with my in laws and had a lot of fun. The whole crew made it out from Colorado and a full house makes for a fun house for sure!

A little Father son action

Papa Carl sneaking in on this one...

My Mother-in-Law and her 4 boys.

Good ol' family pic.

Saturday we had a second Thanksgiving at my mom's house. It was smaller, but a good time all the same...enjoy!

My Mom, my sister Beckie, my brother Khris, and my brother-in-law Marcel.

My Grandpa and Ty.

My mom with her Mom and Dad.

My Grandma with Aaron.

Jeremy and I. {Ty took this picture, pretty good huh?}

What a great weekend we had.
A whole lot of embracin' goin' on here!

We truly have so much to be grateful for...

Link up with fellow embracers here.