The science museum the boys and I go to had a Christmas party for the kids with different activities for the kids to do. Santa was there for the kids to take pictures with and get a candycane. We asked Kyler if he wanted to see Santa, but he said no. Although he was very interested in Santa. There were some chairs to sit in to watch all the kids sit on Santa's lap, so Kyler went and sat in the chairs all by himself and watched Santa. He was trying to figure out this whole Santa thing. He never warmed up to the idea so we didn't wait in the HUGE line, but he did seem more excited about Santa afterwards. He now thinks Santa is just at the museum!
Decorating gingerbread cookies
Damon spent much more time eating the frosting rather than spreading the frosting on the cookie, but I guess it's all for eating anyway!
As you can see Damon picked blue frosting.
I'm pretty sure that mouth is not getting any smaller!
I did not tell my children to show me their chewed cookies, but I guess that is what you do with gingerbread cookies.
They had a slideshow with movie clips of Christmas songs for the kids to dance to, and the boys were very unsure at first. Eventually, Damon warmed up and would walk up to other kids, stare at them, start dancing, and then would wait for them to start dancing with him. I guess he was trying to show them what they were supposed to be doing too!
Kyler climbing through the igloo
Damon getting his groove on at the party.
Kyler and Damon finally understand how to tell other people how old they are. Damon has to hold of fingers on both hands. Kyler is just slightly confused about how old Daddy is in this video. He still gets confused between "how old are you ?" and "what is your name?"
Every year during Thanksgiving I forget to take pictures. This year was no different, but I did finally remember to take out the camera after everyone was finished eating. We went to Nana and Papa's house this year and were able to see a lot of family. The boys loved playing with cousins, aunts, uncles, Nana and Papa. They also loved being outside. We had very warm weather which was nice in a lot of ways, but it's odd to wear shorts at Thanksgiving. The food and company was good as always, and it is so fun to see the boys play so well with their cousins!
Every year an hour or so after eating the famous Turkey Bowl begins. Kyler wanted to play really bad, but even he knew he was too little to play with the big boys!
This is Daddy telling Kyler to go play "over there." Kyler is just making sure he is pointing to the right spot.
Damon would often walk away from everyone to go throw rocks in the driveway.
This was just too funny not to post. Gotta love the chocolate face with the nose picking and eyes closed!
Kenney played really well this year, from what I was able to see. I think he felt better too because he has actually made time to go workout lately.
These boys were so silly and fun to watch. They played nonstop the entire time we were there. Kyler was so exctied to see Tyce when they got there that he even gave him a hug without being prompted. If you know Kyler at all, that is a really big deal. He hardly gives me hugs!
Kyler decided to play football all by himself since everyone else was occupied. I tried to play with him, but apparently playing with Mom is not cool.
The ball is almost as big as him.
One day everyone was playing some dance game on the x-box and the boys wanted to play too. They were dancing for a while, but Damon thought the guitar looked fun.
Kids 'smiles' are so funny. They each gave me a smile, but Brek's was the best!
Waiting for pancakes and waffles! All of the kids loved getting breakfast from Papa.He was just making waffles, but someone wanted pancakes instead so Papa made both. He's a lot nicer than me!!
The boys found a Toy Story sticker book one day and played with it for like 3 days straight. They thought it was fun to put stickers all over Kenney. I just realized that both of the boys even have a Buzz shirt on too!
Anytime there was a movie on the kids would all get their pillows and blankets out. This usually only lasted for about 20 mins before they started playing again!
Damon trying to act chill. Yeah that only lasts about 10 seconds!!
My mom did it again!! Halloween was a hit this year. My mom has always made my Halloween costumes, and now she makes them for the boys. She did such an amazing job with Batman and Robin last year we thought she would totally be up for the task of Buzz and Woody this year. Woody looked fantastic, and she did amazing. As she was thinking about Buzz, she was trying to come up with a way to get his wings to pop out. Well, that was just too much so she went a little easier, thank goodness! The boys went to a playgroup Halloween party and the trunk-or-treat at the church and had a great time. Everyone thought we had the best looking Buzz and Woody around, thanks to Oma!!
Buzz Lightyear
"To infinity and beyond"
This was the best picture we got of Buzz and Woody together
Damon was not quite so sure what we were doing to him
Ready to go get some candy!!
Our little cowboy was so cute!!
"What? They are giving me candy?"
Kyler tried to eat the first piece he got, but then realized everyone there was handing out candy so he couldn't waste anymore time eating the candy. He had to get as much as he could.
Once Damon figured out what was going on, there was nothing we could do to make him let go of his pumpkin.
Let the candy eating begin!
Kyler takes the candy business very seriously. As we were walking back to the car, he was showing me every piece of candy he got. He would say, "I got this candy, and this candy, and this candy." He was so happy!
What did both of them pick for their candy, a sucker!! Go figure!! At least it leaves more chocolate for me!!
I LOVE THIS
Sucker Face
He was finally still long enough to get a decent full body shot.
Woody got a little to hot and sticky with his shirt on!
So we thought the boys could be Chipendales if Buzz and Woody didn't work out! They love to run around in just diapers anyways!
Damon absolutely loves to dance! It is so funny to watch him when any type of music comes on because he immediately starts moving. Sometimes I will even catch him bouncing to music at church. I'm not sure how any hymns at church could make someone want to dance, but Damon can dance to anything!! He really started to get his whole body moving when we would watch The Voice in the evening. We can get Kyler dancing too, but he doesn't like it nearly as much as Damon.
We told Kyler he needed to pick up his room one night, and this was his solution. He put everything that was on the floor onto his bed, including the dirty clothes Damon was throwing around. He usually likes to sleep with at least one toy, but I think this was a little over kill!
We decided to vote a little early this year to avoid crowds. The boys went too. Damon was with Kenney, and I took Kyler with me. Everyone there was excited to see some younger faces and gave the boys stickers. Kyler enjoyed pushing the buttons and Damon pretty much just watched. Kyler called Shandi afterwards excited to say, "I voted!"
This is Damon's favorite place in the living room and it terrifies me. He love to turn the light switch on and off, but he has to climb onto the arm of the couch to do it. Kyler does it all the time and I don't worry, but Damon is not quite that big yet, even though he thinks he is just as big as Kyler. These days instead of jumping on the cushions he just belly flops on them. He thinks it is so much fun. Even after he falls off, he gets right back up and does it again. Crazy kid!
I know that I already posted a video of Kyler singing his ABC's, but this was too funny not to post!
These boys have been having a lot of fun lately and have gotten completely spoiled. Oma (my mom) came to visit us. They loved having her here and getting so much attention. They got slurpees, new toys, clothes and pretty much everything they wanted. We then went to see Nanny and Grandaddy because my sister and aunt were going to be there. The boys had a blast at Nanny's house. Damon was on cloud 9 because there were dogs. He gets excited every time he sees a dog and loved having dogs around the entire weekend. Kyler loved Nanny's because he played on her iPad and cartoons were on her TV the entire day!! They also got spoiled rotten by 3 different people this time! Lets just say, between 2 aunts, an Oma and a Nanny the boys' Christmas is taken care of!!
Just relaxing and eating a snack!
Kyler has been learning his ABC's lately. He can recognize most of the letters and is kind of getting the hang of the song. The part where he sings "L-M-N-O-P" is pretty funny. He also wiggles his toes towards the end of the song. It's crazy how he can move them like that.
Damon really loves the bath. He even busted his lip and kept on playing. He didn't even cry when it happened because he wanted to stay in the tub.
At Nanny's Damon found some interesting things to play with. The pipe was a big hit (literally), it hurt when it smacked you!
I just think this look is hilarious!
The doggie door kept them entertained for quite a while.
Someone had to go inside and coax Damon through the first time, but he caught on pretty quick.
Kyler acting like he couldn't get back outside.
Aww so cute. Surprisingly, Damon didn't get a kiss this time, but he absolutely loved these dogs!!
Meeting at the door
Diaper butt
The pipe was just too tempting, it had to be tasted. I think Shandi was disgusted by what these boys would put in their mouths. No use in wiping things off that fall on the ground, we put everything in our mouth anyways!
Shandi brought the boys stuff from DC, including Slime. Kyler had so much fun with it. I haven't heard him laugh like that very often. He was cracking up!!
