Christmas 2008

The little Paleontologist hard at work.










Well, we survived Christmas and all the aftermath. We are still digging out from all the toys. Santa brought Mason Kota the Triceratops along with a hunting play set and more dinosaurs of course. Santa brought Hayden a BIG yellow tractor, a yellow cow, and a farm. Santa brought Rex some diapers, formula, and wipes. It's what he asked for! I've invested a lot of money in all those little storage bins to try and contain the mess and all the little pieces. We'll see how long it lasts. I hope you enjoy the pictures. Quick update on the house: We finalized our granite Christmas Eve and they will start fabrication next week and it should take 2 weeks. They are laying the carpet today, so it looks like we will be moving in about 2-3 weeks. I guess I should start packing.

Getting ready for Christmas

In between Christmas school programs and Church programs, we managed to fit in a trip to Dollywood and Breakfast with Santa at the zoo. The boys love seeing all the lights and the shows at Dollywood. This past Saturday, we went with friends to have breakfast with Santa at the zoo and the kids loved seeing his reindeer. This year, we have had an elf visit our family everyday. His name is Jingles and the boys have loved him. It's so funny to watch them talk to him. He arrived through 'Elf on the Shelf'. Be sure to check their website out. We spent yesterday making cookies and getting ready for the big day. We hope all of you have a very Merry Christmas.

Progress on the house

These pictures were taken last week of the house and they are already outdated. They are busy painting and installing the stairwell. I think they will be almost done in 2-3 weeks, but it takes the granite guy 2-3 weeks and he isn't coming until Monday to measure, so I'm thinking it's going to be a mid-January move with the holidays. I'll post more pics later.

In a nutshell....

OK, so I've gotten behind blogging, but what can I say, the little ones keep us hopping along with the new house. If I'm on the computer, it's either to work or to shop for things for the house, so there's not much time to play. Speaking of the house, it looks like we will be moving in about 4-6 weeks. We are very excited. I'll post pictures soon. They are painting and installing cabinets this week. We had a great Thanksgiving with Larry's family and then headed to Nashville to see my family. Now, we have started getting ready for Christmas. Here are some pictures from the past month.