Sunday, December 11, 2011

This and That

This was my first attempt at getting Levi's picture in front of his very first Christmas tree. The first picture was ok...but it went all downhill from there...

Leaned back playing with Christmas balls...this is what he did 99% of the time I was trying to to take his pictures...such a boy :)




Until I moved him to where he couldn't reach the balls anymore...then he just chewed on his hands. And pouted if I took them out of his mouth.



Beckett-man loves to help me cook now. We have pancakes practically every morning after Brent and Brody leave for school/work. He sits on his bar stool and watches Mickey Mouse while I put all of the ingredients in the bowl. Then he stirs it for me! He is such a fun little kitchen helper :)


I caught little man snoozing in his Jumperoo one day. He is so laid back. Dude will nap anywhere.



And this would be my first attempt at getting all three boys by the tree. Major fail. I found myself becoming Crazy Christmas Mom getting all loud and frustrated, making the experience somewhat miserable for them since Brody was the only one cooperating. So I put the camera away and will try again later.




I did get a couple of this little cutie though. And no, he isn't sitting up as well as this picture shows. Brent's hand was about 2 inches away and caught him falling over about 1/2 a second after I snapped this.



I can't believe he is already having his first Christmas. I remember the whole time I was pregnant, I would think "Wow, by Christmas, he will already be 6 months old!" And it's almost here...crazy.



We had a little Christmas get-together with Tony and Carrie and Michaele last weekend, since they won't be able to come back in again until a few weeks after Christmas. These two were so excited to get to open a few presents!










Isn't this the cutest? They got them a firetruck tent and fireman suits! Love.






Oh, and NERF guns too :)




Ryan was keeping Eden on Monday, so they came over and spent the day with us! I really enjoyed getting to spend that time with this sweetie pie. I am so thankful they have moved back home!
Beckett crashed watching cartoons while I was cooking lunch. Probably because he was up before 6 am that morning. Litte stinker. I am so thankful he is such a good napper, though. He still takes a 2-3 hour nap every afternoon.










Brody is SO good with Levi. He loves to hold him and squeeze him and kiss on him and talk to him. He helps me out so much if Levi is being fussy and I need to be up doing something. And they look so much alike. Their baby pics are almost identical. I can't wait to see if the resemblance continues as Levi gets older.



Just had to throw this in. Being a mom to three little ones has been easier than I thought for the most part. There are lots of scenes like the one below. The big brothers playing happily in the floor together while little brother looks on.


But it can turn to this in about 2 seconds. Both big brothers in time out for hitting. Such is life with three little boys.
But, for the most part, the get along and love each other dearly. Brody loves to hold Levi standing up now. Not that he gets to do that often. But for the quick moment for me to snap a picture, he thinks he is so big.




On Friday night, we dressed the boys in their pajamas and drove around to look at Christmas lights. They had so much fun. That's something I definately want to do with them every year. It's all about creating memories for them. And I am loving every minute of it!






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