Happy Everything

You know those holiday decorations that say "Happy Everything" and have something to represent each holiday throughout the year? Well this is what I feel like saying. I've totally been slacking in the journal/blog department for the last part of the year and haven't made any entries. So here is a recap of the holiday season for the end of 2009. Halloween Super Heroes...

Maddix debated between being Wolverine and Buzz Lightyear, but the Wolverine won out. So Carter got to be Spiderman instead of Woody. Carter was practically busting out of his 12 - 18 month old costume. Good thing it was spandex! We went trick-or-treating on Main St. which I thought would be quaint and fun, but it was way too crowded. We gave up and went home after going only one block! Then on Halloween we took the boys around to the grandparents houses and that was about it. Maddix really just wanted to stay home and answer the door and see all the ghosts and goblins, so we should have just let him do that instead. Maybe next year he'll still want to do that? Who knows? Live and learn I guess. All in all it was a pretty good halloween. My favorite part was the cute pics!

Thanksgiving at Grandma & Grandpa Glines'

This year we enjoyed Thanksgiving up in Neola at the grandparents house with Ben's immediate family and extended family of some aunts, uncles, and cousins. It was nice because my mom was invited too, so it was great to be able to spend time with both sides of our families. We had a big group with tons of good food. I was a little surprised at Carter. He usually goes to town at meal time and I thought he'd be in heaven on his first Thanksgiving of solid food, but he just ate a little. I guess there was too much going on to sit still and eat!

Christmas Eve

We did our annual traditions on Christmas Eve of playing in the snow and going sledding at the park, had lasagna dinner, and let the boys open a present of new jammies. This year they got to open jammies and a game...Hungry Hungry Hippos which we played with the 2 grandmas. It was a lot of fun, Carter could even participate in this one!

Christmas Morning

I think Ben and I were just as excited if not more that Santa brought the boys a ride on tractor. I think it will be so much fun for Maddix to give Carter rides in the trailer. This was a fun Christmas. Like I said we were so excited for them to see everything we had to wake Maddix up (he slept in because he wouldn't go to bed until late) so we (mostly me) wouldn't miss his reaction. At first Carter was more excited about it and wanted to sit on it first. He's a little too short to reach the petal, but he sure likes to try! They've been riding it in the unfinished basement and we can't wait for the snow to melt and they can go all around the yard. We spent Christmas day out in Roosevelt with Nana Connie and Ben's family. Then the day after we headed out to Huntsville to see Grandpa Lou and the rest of the gang.

New Year's Eve Party at the In-Law's house

We had yummy treats and played games all night, which consisted mostly of Clue to kill the time, which is probably my all time favorite with the "party crowd" a.k.a. the girls, while the hubs watched tv and the little guys played toys. Thanks to Maddix's late nap, he made it into the new year wide awake. Carter zonked out about eleven o' clock and Dad barely made it and then nodded off too. All the girls of course made it. Our brains were fairly sharp playing the game until midnight hit and then it was like somebody clicked a switch and we all were saying silly things and acting crazy. It was a lot of fun!