Christmas Day 2009

It's still snowing and Santa came! The kids were up at their usual time (6am) and Adam was ready to run downstairs immediately. He found the castle that he asked for, and some other things stuffed in his stocking. We all had a nice morning and enjoyed our new goodies. Alex got a toy train that sings and talks (how fun for us!). Our friend Jed cross-country skied over to our house from his place a few blocks away. And our friend Jim walked over, too. Both were stuck here without their families. Tim made some sort of runza-like dish (which was very good) and we at chili, played, watched TV, drank wine and the boys scooped the driveway. That was ALOT of work for them. We aren't able to leave the house yet, so better to just get cozy and enjoy. Aften the kids went to bed I snuck over to the neighbors and we watched Elf and did a puzzle. Nice and relaxing. We had a great Christmas but missed seeing our family. There is so much snow!

Mommy and Alex enjoy some Christmas snuggling....

Santa brought Alex a book all about dump trucks......

Adam playing with his Knights castle. We had to put it on the dining room table so that you-know-who would not knock everything over!

Alex is parked in front of some of his loot. He loves the little (actually its big) toy train that Santa brought.

Soon after (like 10 minutes) opening all his gifts, Alex walked into the kitchen and got into the utensil drawer. Just another day in his world! I remember Adam also doing this when he was 18 months old, too. Spoons are so fun.

Christmas Eve 2009

The snow started around 3pm and we ventured out to St. John's for 5pm services. It was a nice service and the boys sat very well considering it was almost 90 minutes long. Adam was happy to be able to ring his bell and shine his flashlight during the service. We had Tim's parents and sister Carrie over the dinner afterwards. By the time we got home, there was a blizzard outside with very high winds and lots of snow. Luckily the Brown's have an Avalanche (truck) so they cruised along just fine. Adam opened one present and fell asleep watching Frosty the Snowman.

Here is Tim's yummy prime rib that we had for dinner...

The Brown gang....
The table.....
Boys hanging out in front of the tree with anticipation....

The Christmas Cookies

Adam and I made Christmas cookies this afternoon. He was a great helper. I rolled the dough and he cut the shapes and put them on the cookie sheet. He and Dad decorated. I ran out of yellow and green food coloring so most of the cookies are blue.

The New Sled

My parents gave us a new sled, which is actually a really OLD sled (well, at least as old as I am - which is getting up there...). Its the old Yankee Clipper with the real metal runners that go flying down the hill. We tested it this morning and it works! Seeing it in action again brought back a lot of memories for me. Adam loved the sled and Alex got all bundled up for his very first sledding trip.

Adam out of control on the sled! Whee!

Alex on his very first sled ride. After this photo was taken, Tim used his foot to stop the sled and Alex got covered in snow and his boot fell off. He still seemed to enjoy it though!

Getting back up the hill. Notice who isn't sledding and taking photos instead?

Alexanders Baptism

On Dec. 19th, Alexander James was baptized (or Bap-a-tized, as Adam says) at St. Pius X Church. We were joined by our parents and Alexanders God "family", Anna, Jim, Julia and Christopher Nubel. It was a nice private ceremony and Alex didnt mind having water poured on his head at all! He actually closed his eyes as if he were about to enjoy a nice spa treatment. He looked real handsome in his shirt and tie. After the ceremony we had dinner and his tie was covered with Macaroni and Cheese.