Christmas Fun!!

We have been thoroughly blessed this year! Watching Shepherd and Spencer grow and learn each day is so fun! Then adding a new addition, Sophie has added so much joy into our lives! Yes our lives our hectic, but I wouldn't change it for anything!

We had a wonderful, busy Christmas. We flew to Texas for 6 days and then spent a few in Birmingham. Yes, we took 3 kids under the age of two on a plane. Don't you know everyone who saw us coming hoping we weren't going to the same gate as them!! But I do have to say that our kids were fantastic!! The boys watched movies while Sophie ate and slept! They even made it through a delay! I was so proud of my little ones!

Traveling with 5 people...

Sophie did great!!

So thankful for the ipad and Uncle Kyle!! We couldn't have done it without all his help!!

Mee Mee and some of her great grandchildren

Christmas is not complete without a ride on a carousel

The boys had a great Christmas. We drove home Christmas Eve. I was very proud of Matt and myself. We got home unpacked car, made cookies, fed all the children, cleaned up and was beginning to work on Santa all within an hour! We were working machines! I was so excited for our first Christmas as a family of 5!

Making cookies for Santa

Is Santa here yet?

Sophie got up at 5 to eat then went back to sleep and I had to wake her up to get ready for church. She missed all the excitement, but it was crazy with being a Sunday morning. The boys weren't sure what to think about Santa leaving all the toys...

They loved everything!! We have had so much fun playing with all our new toys!

GOOOO SPENCER!!!

Yesterday evening (12/10/11) Spencer pee peed in the potty!!! The boys have been telling us for a while that they need to go...but haven't gone on the potty yet. They still have thought it was a toy. I haven't pushed the potty training yet, because I have had a newborn and twins! Beat that excuse!! :) We were so proud of him and he was so proud of himself! We all cheered and danced around while Spence ate a M&M! Once the holidays are over and we stop traveling, Hall Potty Bootcamp will begin! For now we are enjoying our 3 in diapers and not having to go in public restrooms...eekk! Mommy is going to come to terms with that while potty training!

December Fun

I love this time of year! It is so exciting seeing how much fun Shepherd and Spencer are having with the extra activities we are doing. We started doing the Elf on the Shelf this year. I am not getting into it as much as I will next year, because the boys are so young. The elf just moves to diffferent locations each morning. Although this morning he did roll the corner of our den. The boys weren't sure about what to think about that and kept saying "Elf MESS!". It is so fun to watch them search for "Elf" each morning. Yes, his name is "Elf". Next year I will let them come up with a new name.

The elf made a mess

What are we going to do with that elf...

The boys LOVE Christmas lights and were having a blast when we put up our Christmas tree. They were great helpers and identified each color of the lights!

Daddy's little helper

Red, Yellow, Green...

In awe

I made the boys a felt Christmas tree with their own ornaments. It is a great way for us to practice our shapes and colors. (Thank you pinterest!)

I found the red star! (stars are our favorite shape right now)

I love all our Christmas outfits! It is so fun to wear special clothes! Here are my sweeties before church.