Finally Christmas 2011

I admit I have been an uberslack when it comes to blogging.  I mean really Christmas in the end of March.  Come on lady.  But better late then not at all.  This year Christmas was super laid back.  On Christmas Eve my mom and her friend Erin came over and we ate pork spagetti, shrimp, veggies, cookies and much much more.  We all played games and watched Christmas movies.  Later in the evening Jon and I gave the boys their presents from us and my mom gave them their Christmas jammies.

Here is Cason opening his cell phone from us.  He loved it.  (don't you love the hunch position and the drool?)

Weston has been loving all things pirate so at Hobby Lobby when I found this treasure chest I had to get it.  I filled with coins and jewels.

Getting ready to open their jammies.

The boys in their cute jammies with their new toys.  Weston even had to sleep with his chest.

Is this not the cutest picture of Cason?

The note to Santa and cookies, yum!

Stocking and the loot from Santa.

I wasn't the greatest at taking pictures this year.  The boys and I were super excited to see what Santa had brought.  Weston ran to the stairs and then ran back into our room yelling, "he came, he came, Santa came!"  It is so fun being a mommy!!!!!!

The boys opening their first gifts.  Their expressions are killing me ha.

Cason had been totally pinning for a scooter since Halloween when a boy in my class taught him how to ride his.  So the last present he openned was the scooter.  He is amazing at it.

All Weston asked for was a Utah Utes outfit (smart boy) here he is all decked out.  He wouldn't let me turn his jersey around he wanted to see the number.

Weston couldn't wait to play with his race track.  I loved the jersey he wore it all day and for several days afterward. 

Don't you just love the cars care lined up to watch the race?

After presents, Jon made us a delicious breakfast casserole.  Then we all got dressed and went to my school because it was such a warm day and snowless we went and drove his truck around in the dirt piles by my school.  We then came home and Jon's dad came over we exchanged presents.  Ate some more and more and more.  It didn't feel like Christmas in a lot of ways.  I miss my big family get togethers that is for sure.  But it was still a really nice day.  I sure love my family aand celebrating the holidays with them.

Bouncy Crazy Legs

On December 1, 2011 Bouncy Crazy Legs joined our family for 24 days. He arrived one night in a box on our front porch and stole our hearts. The boys loved waking up to find where Bouncy was that day. I can't even tell you how many times a day that Weston would run to the front door to see if Bouncy had left a box. If they were good they got a box with a treat and a note. I loved having something to threaten the boys with ha. As Bouncy would go back to the NorthPole at night to tell Santa if the boys were good or not. There is only one day Weston almost didn't get a box but I admit for the most part they were really GOOD. On Christmas Eve he had to go in his box to return to Santa the boys were so sad to see him leave. As was I. He was so much fun.

Bouncy's arrival
Check out that sweet smile of excitement

Giving him the once over

The first note

Showing Bouncy to Cason and Grandma

OOPS this got added on accident, baking our cookies

Saying good bye

Such cute boys

Until next year Bouncy

Temple Square

My mom and I used to go to Temple Square every year when I was little and then we haven't been for years. I went with my Aunt when I was pregnant with Cason and haven't been since. So this year my mom and I decided we would go. It was freezing so we bundled up in tons of layers and took the frontrunner and TRAX down. Weston only liked the train because he was STARVING so he didn't like the lights he said. Cason said he loved the lights and the trains. It was pretty but I remember it being so much more maybe it was just me.

Cason in the stoller on the train

Such cuties
I thinkthis was my favorie navivity of all of them

So BEAUTIFUL

kid tree

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I have been wanting to put up our tree for awhile but since we get a real tree I knew we had to wait. Well my mom got a new fake tree so she gave us her old one. So on Saturday Weston and I made ornaments to make it our kid tree in the tv room. decorating the tree
concentration

our ornaments

Cason ready to decorate!