Our Christmas....

was very very busy but lots of fun! The kids had a wonderful time and where exhausted by the time it was all over. Christmas Eve Eve we spent having dinner and opening prestents with Nina (Christophers Moms) and Aunt Bet Bet. We normaly do dinner at our house but we had the carpet cleaned that day and it was still wet so we went to Nina's instead. Cason and Raileigh still dont get the whole prestent thing so after opening the first few Christopher and I just ripped them open for them and passed them off to be played with. Tatum is a big girl so she opens presents one by one with the rest of us. Although this year with the babies not having to wait there turn we let Tatum open a few packages out of order. On Christmas Eve Christophers Dad, Grandparents and sister came over for more dinner and presents. We had pizza which Cason and Raileigh LOVE! This time we let the twins open all there presents first, play for a bit and off to bed. After they went to bed Tatum got enjoy the big peoples way of doing things and she was very patient and waited her turn like such a big girl. Her favorite present of the night was a cupcake decorating kit. She loves to cook!

I was exhausted by the end of the evening but still could not go to sleep because I had to wait for Tatum to fall asleep so "Santa" good get all the surprises ready for the next morning. Without checking in on her I decided the coast was clear to take down the stockings and start stuffing them. As I am walking to my bedroom with the stockings Tatum comes out of her room asking what was I doing so I told her I was just dusting them off because Santa doesnt like to see dirty stockings. Another hour went by and I decided to peak in on Tatum and she was finally sound asleep. So out the presents came and off to bed I went. Tatum decided to wake us up at seven and since she was getting an art desk for Christmas we decided to let Cason and Raileigh sleep so they couldn't get into the markers and Crayons. We also had a busy day ahead of us with no naps so for our sake letting them sleep in was the best option. Tatum loved her art desk and all the other little goodies Santa brought her and immediatly got busy coloring. We woke Cason and Raileigh up took them to the den and they really could have cared less about Santa and what he brought them.

We got ready and off to Grammy's house for more presents lunch. At grammy's was where Tatum received her most favorite present of all, a Leapster. She played with that thing all day and the next day. We finally had to put a limit on her game time. I have never seen her so into anything before. Cason seemed to enjoy himself he got some new balls and that was all that mattered. He probably got a total of 20 new balls for Christmas but he loves each and every one. Raileigh was in a fowl mood and threw every present I handed her... Surprise, Surprise! After lunch we decided we would make a quick trip home for short naps before we headed out to the farm. Naps where a good idea and Cason and Raileigh where pretty well behaved. We had some more good food and enjoyed the company of Family that we only see on Holidays. All in all it was a good Christmas but very exhausting. I am tired blogging about it and can feel myself gaining wait talking about the numerous dinners and lunches we had.

Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgving was wonderful! Tatum was home for the majority of the week which was nice. She only had school on Monday and they had their thanksgiving feast. We had a very laid back week. My best friend Kelli and her husband Brandon came to town so we spent as much time with her as we could. Thursday we had lunch at Grammy's house and the kids love to go over their seeing as how their is sooo much stuff for them to try and get into. Nina(Elana) and Bet-Bet(Bethany) joined us so that was nice to have both sides of our family together. Later in the day we drove out to the farm (it's not an actual farm that is just what it is called for some reason) and spent some time with the rest of Christopher's family which is always fun. It was such a nice day and the kids enjoyed playing outside and watching the guys throw the football around. Raileigh enjoyed running in the feild and wore me out chasing her. I wonder how far she would have gone if I had not made her come back. Cason and Raileigh both passed out on the car ride home seeing as how they went without a nap all day. We got home, put them to bed and started decorating our Christmas tree which is what Christopher and I have done since the first year we where married. Last year Tatum was big enough to help so she stays up late with us and helps get the tree all ready. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving and we hope the same went for everyone else.

Tiny Terror

A few nights ago we put the kids to bed and where sitting around relaxing. At around nine thirty I heard some laughing coming from the twins room so I decided to go see what was going on. The first crib I saw was Cason's and he was in a deep sleep so I looked to the right and the was this crazy haired little girl with a huge monster grin on her face looking at me and laughing. I looked down and noticed there where huge pieces of ripped plastic on the floor so I looked in her bed and the sheets had had been pulled off the mattress and she was working on the plastic covering on the mattress. I took her to her daddy so we could tell him what she did and of course she wanted to play. I figured this would be a good oppurtunity to get a picture of her with Daddy so I got the camera and started trying to get Raileigh to say cheese and smile pretty. Chris put his face next to her and started cheesing and Raileigh wanted him to have no part in her picture. She started pushing him out of the way so I then decided it would be a good time to switch over to video so I could capture this sweet display of love since some of you dont want to beleive she is a little meany. Here goes.....

What a drama queen!

"Second to the right, and straight on till morning" P.Pan

So it is that time of year again, Halloween!!! I love dressing the kids up but most of all I love themes. Last year Tatum was Little Bo Peep and Cason and Raileigh where her sheep and they where sooo cute. I loved last years theme so much that I had a hard time picking something out this year that I liked even more. I'm a little picky if you can't tell. Well...after alot of google searches I finally found the perfect theme. Drum Roll please....... PETER PAN! Peter Pan is my favorite fairytale! It encourages the imagination which is a great thing for a child to have and so many kids today grow up far beyond their time and this encourages you to stay young until it is necessary. Everyday I want to freeze time and keep my munchkins just how they are and not a day older. I know that isn't possible so dressing them up like the Peter Pan charecters is close enough.
Tatum loved the idea when I told her and she couldn't wait to get her Wendy dress. The costumes came in a few days after ordering them and the girls where very excited. Tatum tried on her dress and turned into a sweet, polite and proper child. Who knew the key to manners and sweetness all lyed within a little blue dress. Railigh couldn't wait to put on her costume once she saw it had wings. She pranced all over the place and for a second I thought she might actually fly. Now, if you noticed I said "the girls" where excited about their costumes. Cason let me put his costume on but seconds later he took off his hat, threw it on the floor, pulled off his shoes and tugged at his shirt saying "pleeaaa, pleeaaa".
Yesterday we went and had pictures done and it went really well. I was nervous about how Cason would act but he behaved for the most part and we got some really go shots. Enooy the pictures and remember..... Think hoopy thoughts!

Pumpkin Patch!!!

So, this past weekend we took all the little ones to the Grand Ole Pumpkin Patch. They had a great time and it wore them out. They had alot of fun stuff to do like face painting, pony rides, bounce houses, petting zoo, good food to eat (my favorite) of course the most important... The hay ride out to the pumkin patch. Tatum got her face painted like a cat and she looked too cute. After face painting we got a bite to eat and then made our way to the Pony Rides. Tatum was so excited about the pony rides and as we where standing in line she decided to ask if the ponies where real. When she found out the ponies where indeed real she decided she no longer wanted to ride. We put Cason and Raileigh on there ponies and walked beside them. One lap around was enough for Cason so Daddy quickly took him off. Raileigh rode her pony and laughed and giggled the whole time, go figure!

Next up was the bounce house and other inflatable fun. Cason and Raileigh are still a little to small to get in one of those things with bigger kids jumping around so they sat that one out. Tatum is plenty big enough but sat out too because she is scared of almost everything. Where did we go wrong? Gotta love the Drama though!!!

The hayride was alot of fun and All the children participated this time. Tatum found her perfect pumpkin and was sooo excited. Cason set his eyes on a big pumpkin but realized he couldn't carry it so he settled for a smaller one. Raileight could have cared less about the pumkins, she just wanted to run and get dirty (complete opposite of big sister). Needless to say all in all it was a great day and another great memory. Enjoy the pics.