Merry Christmas!

We had a fun Christmas with the boys... Colin tore through the presents faster than you could imagine and even Owen seemed to get what was happening after a few presents were opened. Owen was, however, far more focused on the candy and chocolate than the toys! After his nap on Christmas he woke up asking to open presents. Hard to explain to a 2 year old that you don't get to open presents every time you wake up! (although, wouldn't that be nice?)

The boys had fun with our Christmas traditions as well, which included leaving beer for Santa, opening the Christmas crackers (they loved the hats!), and lighting the Christmas pudding on fire. Colin says his favorite presents are his remote control helicopter, his light up "Open" sign and his remote control outlet setup. I think we have an electronic wizard on our hands! Owen enjoys his scooter from Santa and is already getting pretty fast on it. By Spring he'll be whizzing up and down the street!

Christmas Weekend

Here are a few shots of the boys from Christmas weekend. Colin and I went down to the beach on Christmas Eve and although the tide was in (and no beach) the views were spectacular. Colin's preschool participated in a Christmas play where the preschoolers sang a song and recited a poem. Here you can see Colin on stage with his friends.

Getting Ready for Christmas!

We've been busy getting ready for Christmas around our house. We put up lights outside (which Colin loves to watch for the timer to flip them on) and we put up our Christmas tree just this past weekend. We also had a great visit from Grandma and Grandpa... and these 3 pictures are the best of many that we took trying to get everyone looking at the camera and not making silly faces.

The boys have a lot of fun playing in boxes that come via UPS. I thought this one was just too cute. The boys were using it as a "bed" - and sometimes it's a boat, sometimes it's a pit to land in from the slide, etc.

We're all excited for Santa!

A few random shots

I apologize for not updating the blog in such a long time... ever since the boys had their birthdays we've been dealing with a barrage of illnesses brought on by daycare. Owen had never had an antibiotic but has had 2 in the last month. Ear infections are as common as bedtime stories around here! It's made for an exhausting 6 weeks. We are gearing up for Christmas and promise to get some holiday shots up soon.

Here are some randoms of the boys taken recently. Owen has a lot of fun playing with his food - here you can see him spreading Nutella instead of eating it and also enjoying putting raspberries on his fingers. The shot of the boys eating together is what happens on a Sunday morning when cartoons are on the TV. They are fixated on the TV and pay little attention to the food...