Ready for Christmas!

Well, I think we have done everything possible to get ready for Christmas! We made our gingerbread house. Actually, Chad, Abby, and I made it. We had a lot of fun making it, but Carson only wanted to eat it. He really didn't want to take any part in the decorating, he was completely focused on eating the candy and sneaking all that he possibly could.We also made the yearly trip to the mall to visit Santa. The kids were so excited, and I think they talked Santa's ear off. Of course...what is Christmas without visiting a couple of Santa's! We also had a visit from Santa at our family Christmas party.
In all of the Christmas preparation, we have watched every Christmas movie and sang every Christmas song over and over...

And Carson was so excited when he heard the "Two Front Teeth" Christmas song, because he

could really relate! (I have a feeling it will be his favorite Christmas song for the next 5 or so years.)

Snow Day...Again

It snowed again...and this time it wasn't quite as exciting as the kids looked out the window and just knew exactly what they wanted to do. . .

Carson just looked at me and said, "I'm hungry, I'm going outside to eat some snow!" Abby on the other hand was determined to make a snow man, since her last attempt was a bust! And if you know Abby, not just any snowman would be good enough...it had to be the best and the biggest. So, she enlisted the help of her dad.

While Chad and Abby worked on the snowman, Carson kept to his word and ate all of the snow that he could. He was even going through the yard to find the "best" possible snow to eat. He was also very interested in making snow angels, but the huge snowman didn't get any attention from him.
The snowman turned out great, except the fact that it looked slightly like an alien due to the pink golf balls for the eyes.

In the end, the kids made sure to tackle Dad and start a fight (as usual) with Chad losing (as usual).

Snow Day

The kids went CRAZY when they woke up Saturday morning and looked out the window! They were running and screaming around the house, so we had no choice but to go out and play. This winter is going to be fun, because Carson is now old enough to actually play with Abby, and they have a lot of fun together. I was even excited to see the snow,  although I don't like driving in it, the holidays just aren't the same without the cold snow. For me, it just makes the holidays more real, since it was always my favorite thing about this time of year when I was a kid.