Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Soaking Up Our Last Day

It is a good thing that I LOVE my job! Tomorrow I take TWO sweet boys to Tracey's house for daycare and I head back to work.
Today was our last day together before we wake up to reality tomorrow. Dave was supposed to be home with us, but overtime called, so it was just me and the boys. We had a lazy day at home. Well the boys had a lazy day and since they were so lazy it actually gave me a chance to get some things taken care of.
Reese slept until 7:00 and Dane until 8:15 this morning. We played for a bit and both boys were in such good moods. I fed Reese his 10:00 bottle and we played some more. About 11:30 Reese was ready for his nap and he quickly fell asleep in his little chair.
Dane and I had lunch and then he laid down on the couch to watch the Cars Movie.



After about ten minutes he was asleep as well. Wow, a day in pjs and naps on the couch!

I planned dinner and made brownies for dessert (back to more healthy eating tomorrow). I started trying to find outfits for this week and realized that my dress pants haven't been worn in close to a year, so they needed washing and ironing to look fresh. I threw some loads in the wash and got the boys outfits ironed for the rest of the week.


Dane got up and was thrilled that I made brownies. He had one for a snack tonight as he watched a movie on the new portable DVD player from Mama and Papa and while I cleaned up the kitchen. He loved it! Our DVD player is on the basement TV, so I am hoping he will sit next to me at night and watch a movie while I straighten up upstairs in the evenings or record grades on the laptop.

I guess we are ready for tomorrow. Dane is pretty dang excited that Reese is going to Tracey's with him. He keeps telling me that he will help Tracey take care of Reese...I may have to warn her. I have 17 meals planned and everything ready to prepare them. I have our outfits ironed and ready for the rest of the week, luckily it is only 3 days. We just had such a good routine here at home. I could get so much done during nap time. Now I am preparing myself to come home with two boys at 3:30, play, feed Reese, make dinner, give baths, put them to bed, then start my nightly routine of grading papers, cleaning the house, doing laundry. Ohhhh, Dave working this 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. shift surely won't last too much longer! Back to reality!

Monday, January 2, 2012

Christmas Day!

Christmas morning we woke up at my mom and dad's house. When Dane got up it was so cute. He said, "Santa came and flew away to the North Pole." He was ready to go downstairs and check out the tree.


Peeking as he came down the stairs
Seeing if Santa ate his cookies and Rudolph got the carrots

He was so ready to open presents!

He kept saying, "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas." Then he said, "Happy Birthday Daddy". Haha!

Since he usually has a bit to wait until all of the cousins come over to open gifts I started the tradition at his first Christmas to give him a present to open. It is always a movie that he can watch while he waits.

The Frosts were the first to arrive and Dane was excited when Laney was showing him her new game. I'm not really sure what it was, but he loved it!

All seven of the cousins in their Christmas PJs!

While we had brunch little Reese took a nap.

Christmas nap!

So excited and ready to open gifts!

My two sweet boys!

Waiting patiently!

Reese's first Christmas gift on Christmas morning.

Dane's first gift

Everyone was checking out Joe's gift!


Little Joe

Group work to carry a gift!

Towards the end Dane was getting tired!

I wonder why, only 19 people opening gifts!

Daddy got his Blu-Ray Player from Mama and Papa.

Tom and Katie holding sleeping babies!

We all changed from our Christmas PJs and got ready to go to my Grandma's for Christmas.

Dane and Reese both fell asleep on the way there and took a good nap on their Great Grandma's bed.

We started the afternoon out with a game of Headbands.

Taylor sure didn't want her picture taken playing the game.

It was warmer Christmas afternoon so the kids went out to play.

What a sweet boy!

Excited to open presents!

Opening his gift from Great Grandma

Full house!

After dinner the kids played "Pin the Nose on the Reindeer."








A fun, wild, family Christmas! Dane had a ball and was on a Christmas Detox after eating great food and being spoiled for several days!

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve morning we got up and headed up to Troy, IL to have Christmas with Dave's parents and his sister's family.


Reese enjoyed being held a lot!

After lunch we opened presents.
Dane and Daddy checking out his new trucks.

More trucks!

Airplanes

Reese napping in Aunt Lisa's arms.

We left late afternoon and head back to Kirkwood for Christmas Eve Church service. Once we got to Kirkwood Dane and Reese were both sound asleep. Since we knew we had a full night ahead of us we decided to let the boys sleep. I went to church with Katie and my mom and Dave took the boys back to my parent's house for a nap.


When I got home from church they were well rested and ready for the evening.


Our family before Christmas Eve dinner

The boys- Dane was just so excited!

Mama with her grandchildren, missing Claire on Christmas Eve.

Dane opening his gift from my Aunt Janice and Uncle Chris.

Mama gave out the Christmas Eve pjs.

The boys got matching pjs.

So excited for Christmas!

Checking out his lunch bag from Aunt Janice and Uncle Chris.

A toolbox...he walks around the house saying, "Fixing mommy's house."



Hanging out with "Tay-Tay" and "Lou Lou".

Getting ready to put out cookies for Santa and a carrot for Rudolph.

Here you go Santa!

I don't think I have ever seen Dane as excited and wild as he was Christmas Eve. He just loved every second of the evening. He was ready to go to bed so Santa would come!