Christmas Photos 2011

This is how are "family Christmas photo" shoot began. Sawyer running away yelling " don't want my picture". haha We ended up with a few great pictures and considering how the day began I was thrilled with the turnout. 

swinging to get some smiles.

I love my boys

when did my boy get big enough to swing on the "big" boy swing by himself

Picking out our Christmas Tree

I remember as a kid always getting so excited to pick out our Christmas tree. We would all go as a family and decide on the "prefect" tree. Sawyer has taken on the same joy for finding our tree and now even Percy is getting into it. These 2 had a blast running down the isles of trees and feeling "lost in the forest" as they fond the middle row. I love the joy in small things and I love sharing these fun memories with my favorite little boys.

Annual Visit to Santa

Last year we decided our trip to see Santa would be a family event. My cousin and Kelly's 2 nieces were with us the day we were going to go so we decided to all get in the picture. It was so fun having everyone in the pic we decided to make it "our thing". Whoever is at the house when we decide to see Santa gets to be in the pic. This year it was all the family. It works out well because neither one of the boys wanted to sit on Santa's lap. 

(sorry for the bad copy..my scanner isn't set up so I took a quick pic of the pic with my phone)

After our visit with Santa we went to the playground and ate some lunch. I love my family!

On our way home we stopped off the check out the Christmas lights. Amanda was in our car and she and Sawyer had a blast running through the lights! She even let Sawyer touch the train....

Christmas 2011

These are just a few pictures for our Christmas morning. They are not in order....since I am posting this so late I'm not that concerned with the logistics. I just want to have a few of the memories recorded here.

Sawyer was very excited about handing out the gifts that he purchased for each person. When I took him to the dollar store for his shopping he thought about each person and went and pick a gift for them.

 for Amanda he picked out a pink headband with a big bow.

Paul and Sawyer playing the new Wii dance game

 Ari's first Christmas

 Uncle Paul and the boys

 Percy had fun playing in the box

Opening his gift from Paul and Amanda

It was an awesome Car's race track. You actually plug in Lightning McQueen and Francesco and they go around the track. Sawyer LOVED it (and still does).

 Ari in his new seat

My parents gave Sawyer a bike and when he opened it he said "Wow it's a motor bike" haha