Saturday, December 21, 2013

Elves.

It is the happ, happiest time of the year.

Those lyrics were written by someone who had kids.

We are insane busy. 

But happy.

And enjoying our two elves.

Who look adorable in their jammies.


And can frequently be spotted messing with our tree.





Saturday, December 7, 2013

Second Snow of the Season

We are at 3.5 inches and it is starting to really come down now. The boys and I decided we must be a part of it. Tucker, who was very unsteady and unsure of the snow last year, loved every minute of it.
Hudson is back out there now "measuring" it all over.

My snow monsters





Thursday, December 5, 2013

InstaVacation


So Josh bid on a week at the French Lick Villas as part of a United Way fundraiser earlier this year. We got a nice condo for a very nice price, but were unable to stay there very long due to the lack of vacation days Josh had left to give. Also, the past couple weeks have been super-crazy-busy with work for me as well. So, we packed up the kids on Saturday and ran down for 48 hours of fun.


I do believe we might have been the only tourists in all of Orange County who were not taking their children on one of the very famous Polar Express train rides. I admit I felt pretty crummy walking around the trains Saturday night with all the kids in their pajamas ready for their (expensive) adventure. However, these trips book up MONTHS ahead, and so it was not on our agenda. And, honestly, Hudson and Tucker were clueless they were missing out. They liked looking at the trains. Maybe next year.

Our condo was very basic but it had three cool features for the kids: 1. it was not home 2. it had a tub built for five and 3. it had a sauna.


The hotels are so pretty this time of year. They all had gorgeous Christmas displays with lights and greenery and trees everywhere. We had two nice days of weather too, so we were able to walk around without freezing.


I love patriotic Christmas displays. I don't know why.
 While we were there, Josh thought it would be fun for Hudson to ride some go karts for little kids. He had fun, but they were pretty boring. His Jeep goes around our yard faster.

I guess I thought it would be fun to teach the kids some bad manners. Goodness sakes, I love them so!

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Turkey Hands

I just want to remember this Thanksgiving craft. Cutest things ever. Tuckers's hands are on the left; Hudson's are on the right.