Christmas morning

Husband's side of the family

Below is Cade telling Cash to come and see what Santa got him...it was too cute. And yes, what you see in front of Cade is truly all they got from Santa. I asked Santa to cut back this year being that Cash was probably more interested in the wrapping and Cade was excited enough just to see everyone that morning. They each got their own little drum, Cash a mailbox, Cade the Yo Gabba Gabba characters and then a fishing pole set for them to share. Oh yes, and a video. I figured Santa has PLENTY of years ahead of him to go "all out" :) And they were all smiles that morning anyway...which is all I could have asked Santa for myself.

Santa left Nintendo Wii for daddy- although it probably should have had Cade's name on it. He loves it (as I hear most kids do). Finally - a way to play sports in the house and not get a ball bouncing in the sink or on the stove!

Cash watching the boxing moves or the golfing techniques, I'm not sure which. Whenever the boxing game is on he swings his arms back and forth while sitting like this on the floor. Probably not a good game for him and his brother to be watching or playing.
Cade and Grandpa

One of my most thoughtful gifts ever! My step father-in-law (above) made this for me for Christmas and I absolutely adore it. I was almost in tears. I just had to get a quick shot of it in the garage but we ended up moving it right below our door to the inside (rather than below the stairs as shown here). And it looks great! We will cherish this for a very long time! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

That's all for now...pictures of Christmas afternoon & a special gift for Cade are still to come!

Cash's Big Boy Chair

My baby is now the big "1" so he got his own chair for his big day. These chairs are quite comfy...I know from experience. I catch my husband and I trying to SQUEEZE into them at times! Anyhow, I thought I'd share these with ya!

Happy New Year!

So its not exactly New Year's Eve pics or anything. I'm a little behind on posts and came across these fun pics of us and the boys. Never can quite get that full family shot at home so these will have to do! :)

Decorating the tree

Cade's many faces in front of the Christmas tree...

And of course we can't forget little Cash! I thought this picture was sweet except for the man looking underneath the tree! ;)

And the final product- minus a few ornaments on the lower front ;) Still need to add my pretty gold and brown wrapped presents and then we'll be set!

Random Pics

Playin' in the leaves

Little LJ

These are from a few weekends ago when my brother's family came to visit. Cade and Cash love having a little cousin!

Thanksgiving Crafts with the Kids

A few weekends ago, we got together with some friends and did turkey shirts with the kids. It turned out to be a lot of fun and the kids really enjoyed it! Except for Cade and Jace. They wanted nothing to do with sticking their hand in paint! It was funny and kind of a bummer, but we made do! And thanks girls for letting me take your pictures at

9 am on a Saturday morning! You are troopers! :) Avery's handmade shirt. She pretty much did it all herself! Too cute.

Baby Eli

It was also Megan & Melinda's birthday that week so we had a mini birthday party too!