Merry Christmas Grandma and Grandpa!

Here is the video we wanted at the end of the DVD, but it wouldn't work. Merry Christmas Mom and Dad and Grandma and Grandpa! We love you:)

{Decorating the Tree}

I am so behind with what I have wanted to post. I am just going to start here and see how much I can get done. We always decorate our tree the weekend after Thanksgiving. It was so much fun to see the boys faces as we unloaded everything for the tree. Of course this is Gavin's first Christmas. Since he is almost one, he is at such a fun age. He was so excited with the lights. He wants to touch each and every one. Braiden of course is at the best age. He can't wait for Christmas. He is excited about everything. I love that. We gave each of the boys their new ornament for the year. Braiden got a train and Gavin got a little boy on a rocking horse. They had so much fun hanging them up. JT was such a great help in getting the tree up. We then had such a fun time decorating of course with Nat King Cole playing in the background. It might not be the most glamorous tree, but it is ours and we love it! (The ornaments only go 2/3rds of the way down because of our dear sweet Gavin!) I will have to post the pictures later. It is not working at the moment:)

G is for...

We started doing letters again. I don't think I posted about D and E, but we were sick during that time and really didn't do much. We had a lot of fun with G. G is for GAMES, GIRAFFE, GOLF, GOLDFISH, and GAVIN! Braiden and I spent a few afternoons playing games. We then made a giraffe whose neck can be short or grow to be very long! He glued the spots and a google eye on him. We enjoy spending time together and soon Gavin will be able to enjoy our projects with us. Next up is the letter H, but that won't happen until after the new year. We are going to enjoy Christmas and do some fun projects for that!

Thanksgiving Break project

BEFORE

I was so excited to get one of our projects off of our to do list! YEAH!! JT (he did most of the work), Braiden and I decided to finish our pantry. It is a closet that I guess they used for coats. There was one shelf and and rod inside. We had been using it as a pantry, but only using the two shelves inside. It made for one tight mess. We have a coat closet in the entryway, and so we chose to make this our pantry. We bought the shelves a long time ago, we just hadn't got to it. JT went and cut the shelves. We then washed down the pantry and painted. It took a little while for the paint to dry. By Saturday I was putting my food in my pantry. I love how it turned out! I am so excited. This feels so good to get something done and to continue redoing our house and turning it into something of our very own. I can't wait to start the next project, although I am sure JT can.

AFTER

It actually feels like we do have some sort of food storage:)

The Stockings were hung...

This last month in our simply sewing class, we made Christmas stockings. I was so excited because I needed to make one for Gavin. Since the material we had to buy would work for two stockings, I decided to make Braiden a new one as well. It was so fun and so easy. I think they turned out adorable. Thanks to Shannon for teaching such a fun class. My boys were sick that night, and so I had to make mine at home. I made the main part of the stocking out of corduroy. How soft and fun they are! I love sewing:)

Jed the Turkey

During the month of November, we were excited to welcome Jed the Turkey to our family. Braiden wanted to name him Jed. Everyday we would take a turkey feather and write something we were thankful for on it. We then would put it behind Jed. We did miss a few days, (about 2 weeks to be exact) but he had quite the tail by the time we were done. It was a great month and a wonderful holiday. It is so wonderful to realize how much we are blessed. Everyday we see our Heavenly Father's hand in our lives. We are so grateful for all that we have. Thank you to all of our wonderful family and friends for all you do for us. We love you and thank you each and everyday:)

Jed the Turkey before

Jed the Turkey after