Merry Christmas!

Our little guy sure is getting excited for Santa to come.  Here’s a special cookie that Hayden made for the big guy. 

Homemade Play Dough

These two had a great time playing with the homemade play dough that I had made.  Although it seemed like a fun thing to make, I realized that store bought play dough is much easier and less of a mess in the kitchen.

Testing Out Those Christmas P.J.’s

So We Don’t Forget - Our Top 5 of 2011

1.  The birth of our sweet baby Bennet
2.  Hayden’s second birthday
3.  Our awesome visitors this year
4.  Hayden’s first day of preschool
5.  Our trips throughout North Carolina, Florida and Illinois

A Special Visit with Santa

Our neighborhood fundraiser for the National Guard and their families was a huge success again this year. We had a great time catching up with some friends in the neighborhood and watching everyone play games.  Santa arrived in his humvee and Hayden got as equally excited this year to see the big guy coming down the street.  We weren’t quite sure how the boys would do on Santa’s lap, but they both did quite well.  What’s amazing is that it marked the third year in a row that no one cried, which is wonderful considering their ages. It was a great morning and the boys are now fast asleep, worn out from all of the excitement.

  

Our 2011 Christmas Tree

Lots and Lots of Teeth

Bennet has been teething for the past couple of months and his teeth seem to all be coming through at the same time.  I was finally able to get a picture where we could actually see them.  I took this last night of Bennet having a great time splashing around in the bath tub.  What a sweetie!