Here are a few short videos from this morning. We had a fun morning and a pretty low key day. We had my mom and Eric, Max, and my grandparents and Adam's mom and dad for brunch and exchanged a few more gifts. Afterward, just hung out and then we watched a few movies. A good day!

The night before Christmas

Adam read "The Night Before Christmas" before the boys went up to bed...
...then Santa came! I just love it when the tree has all the presents under it! It looks so pretty!

Merry Christmas!

Here's today's pictures from this morning and this afternoon after naps! Santa brought quite a load last night! The boys got some cool new Trio blocks, clothes, hats, trucks, a new table, movies,tub toys, transformers,trains.... Adam got a really cool new watch he's been wanting, a new toboggan, sweatshirts, cologne, movies, and some other little things. And I got an espresso maker (!!!!) some new shirts, a ring, a bag for my camera, really cute boots, and some fun stocking stuff :)
Maddox and his blocks( it's an airplane) they are actually pretty cool blocks!
Adam's new scarf and sweatshirt
Maddox modeling his new cold weather gear!
A total mess...
new truck
Adam's cool watch

Random Pics of the last couple days

Here are just some random pictures from the last few days that we've taken with my NEW CAMERA!!! My birthday is next week; so Adam and I found a really good deal on it last week (I had been deal hunting and comparing prices) and didn't want to miss the bargain so we got it, and I got to open it early!!! I LOVE it! although, it can do so many cool things that I haven't even begun to read the manual...I'll get to that; but it's pretty cool! It's a Nikon D5000 SLR- and it totally rocks my socks off! :) Can't wait to learn how to use it!

The boys latest portraits!

haircuts and brotherly love-

Well, I decided to cut all Maddox's hair off the other day! It was terribly uneven due to Adam attempting to "trim" it a while back. I kept thinking it would even out eventually but it was a hot mess! So- I bribed him into letting me clip it! I think he looks so cute- but it made me sad because he looks like such a big boy now, not so much my little baby!Afterward Jackson got a little trim too- so here they are showing off their haircuts!


He wanted to play...

the signature "cheese face"
at first he said "no"

A Ride on the Polar Express!

We went to Chattanooga last Thursday to take the boys on the North Pole Polar Express ride! The both LOVED it, especially little Maddox! He loves trains anyway, so the fact that he got to ride one was even better! We got to the station about 7pm (our train left at 7:30) and after a few minutes we boarded; then Santa's helpers told us the story of The Polar Express as we rode, they handed out cookies and yoo-hoo(which I think was suppose to be in place of the hot chocolate) and we rode to the North Pole! Once we stopped Santa boarded and visited with each of the kids as we rode back to the station! Here are some pictures.... (p.s. there are ALOT!)
Here Maddox was clapping and singing along as we sang Jingle Bells
Looking out at the Christmas lights



this was in the car on the drive up to TN, which seemed to take forever!
poor Jackson said 15 mins before we got there, "Mommy I wanna go back home, the train's too far away!" I informed that at this point it would take longer to get home than to the train station! Poor little guy!
Watching the Polar Express pull up outside the station!
All aboard...
treats!
(gingerbread men cookies and yoo-hoo)
the choo-choo!