and still more...part 4...long blog post...

and still more...

CHRISTMAS TREE O CHRISTMAS TREE...
I may be a little old fashion. I still love getting a REAL Christmas tree. I love the experience of picking one out, taking it home, getting it all pretty and enjoying the smell of the pine through the house during the holiday. I know that a lot of families these days have "fake" store bought ones. Which in some ways is good. It's just a family tradition that I hope we continue each year.
Here are some photographs of us picking out our Christmas tree.


So many beautiful ones to choose from.

Hunt taking a look at them.

Running and being silly.

Taking a closer look.

And the winner is...

And off it goes...

Loaded in Daddy's truck and ready to come home with us.

Hunt had a fun time running around the trees and playing with the discarded branches.

The tree arrived home with us and was ready for some decorating. Hunt loves the decorating because he gets to rummage through our ornament boxes and look at everything. He Really Loves It!!! Our ornaments range from new ones just bought this year to very old ones made by Hunt's great great grandmother. We also have a few boxes of old glass Christmas ball ornaments. Of course these go up high enough so that little fingers can't reach them...(ahem). Ever since he could do it, I have let Hunt put ornaments on the tree with me. It's cute to remember back a few years ago when all his ornament hanging was in one area piled on top of one another. I left them that way. It was "his" way of doing them...too cute! Now he does much better, but still needs to be reminded a little to space them out.

The bare canvas(tree).

We strung white lights, wooden red bead garland(cranberries) and the paper chain we made.

And the first ornament to be put on our tree was the hunting blind. Go figure...can you tell Hunt has a daddy who loves to hunt and shares this joy with his son.

Hunt trimming the tree.

I mean honestly...you can't decorate a Christmas tree without your boots on.


Still decorating...

Hunt stops for a quick photo.

Continues decorating.




And now it's complete.

More to come soon...

long blog...part 3

Here are more photos of our Christmas time...
I know, geez does it ever end???? Nope not yet! I still have more to share :)
Hang in there...hay...the holiday seasons are what cameras are made for ...right?...



Hunt helping mix the icing for the gingerbread house.

Now the house is ready for decorating.

Hunt giving the house some bling.

Finished and is now "eye-candy".


Here are two of my ceramic Christmas tree collection. I have four. Didn't get a photo of them all together this year for some reason.


Little deer on the mantel.

The wreath hanging in our dining area. And strung above the wreath some of our Christmas cards.

Hunt thought it was fun to run in the leaf pile that was on our side drive.

This next set of photos were taken in downtown Fort Worth where we visited Santa this year. It was a nice day and not much of a wait to see the jolly guy. Afterward Hunt and I enjoyed sharing a Jamba juice.

Statue seeing over Santa.

Hunt waiting patiently to speak to Santa.

Our turn...Hunt climbs in Santa's sleigh.

Looks like Santa is making sure Hunt was a good little boy.

I guess Hunt had him fooled...it seems Hunt is going through his list of goodies he wants.

Hunt and Santa pose for a photo.

Our post Santa refreshment...Jamba Juice...yummy!!!

More to come soon...I haven't even got to our Christmas tree(picking out and decorating), gift opening, cookie making, KECPTA Christmas party and more...
Thanks for reading! Stay tuned!...

part 2 of long blog...

I'm back again to share with you more of our day to day fun that was had through the holiday season.

Of course as you know(if you've read some of my previous posts)I L-O-V-E Canton! It's a huge flea market. Anyway my two best friends Kel and Steph joined me on November 30th for a wonderful day of shopping and hanging out. I brought home some Christmas goodies and shared many laughs. Thanks girls for being people that I enjoy hanging out with and love to shop with!

Hunt and I attended The Grapevine North Pole Express train ride early December with the early childhood group. We had a super time and saw the jolly red suit man during our train ride. Here are a few photos of that fun...

Entering a snowy path to the train.

Hunt and a playgroup friend ready for the train ride.

Hunt boards the train.

The North Pole ornament souvenir for the kids.

Hunt and mama aboard the train.

Hunt's face expression as Santa enters our train car.

Santa greeting Hunt.

A train ride in your pajamas...who could ask for more?

And boots to...

Hunt in front of the train.


Steph and I also made it through the Jingle Bell Run Race one evening in Fort Worth. This is one of the races that we try to do every year. It's held at night through the city streets of Fort Worth, Texas. This year we had nice weather(except for the smoke from a car fire), but last year I remember it being cold. Hubs watched Hunt so I didn't have to deal with a stroller this year. We made super time on this race and even did more jogging/running then usual.

This year I wanted to be sure to have Christmas decorations around the house, not just mainly in the living area. We decorated several rooms. Here are some areas of Christmas Around Our House...Cheer...

The wreath on our front door...welcoming family and friends for the holidays.

Here's the wreath in our kitchen window.

In Hunt's room window hangs a paper chain and his hand-print wreath.

Hunt working on his gingerbread house.

Putting the finishing touches on the house.

Hunt's finished gingerbread house.

The decorated window in Hunt's room.

Hunt holds Christmas trees we made for Grandma and us.

Hunt works on his tree

Almost complete...

Hunt's finished Christmas tree in his room.

The stocking we hung on Hunt's bed.

The view of our fireplace mantel and stockings.

Hunt also had a therapy appointment in December with his PT therapist. It went really well. He seems to still be doing great with just the inserts in his shoes. YAY!!! No more braces still!!! He will however need new inserts in February.

Also in December we attended a performance at Casa Manana with grandma and the KECPTA group. We saw the play Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer. It was a good play and Hunt behaved perfectly! Afterward we had a nice lunch and then some play time at grandma's house.

Ok, I think I've bored you enough on this blog post so I'll end it here. Of course there will be more to come to catch you guys up real soon. A day or so I hope....

Happy New Year to Everyone! I hope this year brings lots of Joy and Happiness to your family and many Best Wishes to!

Ok, are you all ready for the start of my long posts to get you caught up on all the fun and activities that has been going on...good!


Hunt, ready to go to Grandma and Papa's house for Thanksgiving lunch.


Hunt entertaining us with some singing at Grandma's.

We made another trip to downtown Fort Worth for the Parade of Lights. This year wasn't too bad at all. I remember last year being very cold. Hunt enjoyed some cotton candy and at the end they lite up the Christmas tree.






Hunt and I tried our hand at baking some pita pizzas out of the cook book we have. the book teaches you how to make everyday/regular foods healthier by adding in pureed veggies and fruit. They looked better than they tasted. We weren't a fan of them. We may have to try them again before we chalk it up.



Here are a few thrift finds...a child's quilt, pattern, fabric, jars, a creamer books, small platters...etc.


December 2 we celebrated Zoe's Birthday/Arrival day with our family. It was a year ago since we got this crazy little girl.
Zoe, a year has gone by since you found your way into our lives. We hope the transition was well. Even though you misbehave sometimes you always find a way to make us smile and laugh. We are so happy to share our lives with you and hope for many more years to come. Happy Birthday little girl, WE LOVE YOU!


We didn't find a doggie birthday cake, but did find a doggie birthday lolli. Hunt was glad to give it to you.

Ok, we've got through a portion of the goings on around here. Look for more soon to come. Maybe tomorrow or maybe in a few days.

Be well...