O' Christmas Tree

We finally put up our Christmas tree. I think we are the last people on our block to have any kind of decorations up. These Tennesseans go a little holiday crazy...at least that is my observation in our small corner of the state. We got a tree at our local produce stand and it is awesome. Even though we paid a little more for it I think it is definitely worth the money.

Addison had a blast picking out the tree. We couldn't stop her from running up and down the aisles of trees touching every single one. She absolutely loved every second of it. She also loved going inside to warm up and getting a free apple and banana. The girl was halfway done with her apple by the time I finished paying.


Michael did not have as much fun. He was tired and for some reason he did not like the lady helping us get the tree all trimmed up and ready to put on the car. She really freaked him out!

It took a couple of days to get it decorated but it turned out great. This was the first year that Addison helped and she would not let us move the ornaments she put up. She was quite selective of their placement and she threw a stomping and yelling fit when Matt attempted to move one of her carefully placed pieces:)


I am hoping to transform our house into Christmas mode sometime soon but with Michael not having the restraint to leave sparkly things alone we may just settle for the nativity set on a shelf. If we do put up the garland and lights and bows I will post more pictures of that too!

Michael's First Haircut!

Here are some pictures of my little baby boy getting his very first haircut. I cannot believe that he is so big already. He looks like a big boy for real now!




The finished product! What happened to my little baby... he is gone and has been replaced with this handsome little man!


Addison really, really, really wanted her hair cut too so we actually had to pretend to give her a trim and then she showed it off all night:)

Update

Fore those of you that don't know...Matt has been suffering with an allergic reaction to poison oak. This is about 10 days after the initial reaction. The doctor said if it doesn't get significantly better by Tuesday or Wednesday Matt needs to see a dermatologist! The joys of poison oak:)

And these are Addison's arms. She recently discovered tattoos and insists every morning that she receive a new one of her choice to grace her tiny arms for the day! The kid is crazy.

These are a couple of pictures from our back porch. I am not sure that I totally captured just how vibrant and beautiful the colors are here in the fall, but I had to try! I can't tell you how many times I have stood on our back porch and thought about how incredibly lucky we are to be living somewhere so beautiful:)


And last, but not least, this is our basket case. When I can't find the kid he is usually around the corner hiding in the laundry basket. He pulls out all of the dirty clothes and then climbs on in for a fun ride!


Matt is finishing up his first set of night shifts and it hasn't been too terrible (unless you count the poison oak). We have managed to survive it. I think Thanksgiving will find us at home making all of the originals. If anyone wants to come over I am notorious for making ridiculous amounts of food so I'm sure we will have plenty:)

More kiddo pics

This is a picture at Jeff's house with his dog Tinkerbell. She is HUGE! Addison still wanted to love on her so the safest way was with a fence between them. It's not the dog's fault...she is just a 70 pound puppy!

See? Bryson and Addison really do like each other..... They had a great time getting to know each other and then abruptly getting to beat up on each other:)

Further proof that Michael is an exact carbon copy of his daddy! The kid can sleep anywhere. I'm almost positive I have a picture of Matt in the same pose on my parents' couch from when we were dating!

Having a great time at Grandpa and Grandma's house. We couldn't keep the kids off of the little footstools. They made great "chairs" for the kids to sit at the coffee table.

This is Addison at the City Park in Stephenville. We spent many mornings hanging out at the park letting the kids run off some of their endless energy:)


We are all beginning to recover from our multiple illnesses. We may be making another trip to the doctor for the kids today...nothing like swollen tonsils and green snot to start the day:)

Happy Halloween!

Michael with the works of art.


Addison was so proud of her pumpkins. She wants to carve more everyday!


The little monster himself.


Spidey:)


Mommy and all the babies!


A couple of days prior to Halloween we decided to carve pumpkins. I think everyone enjoyed it even though Addison insisted on having a kitty carved into her pumpkin and Matt got to do all the fun detail work on that. Addison even dug in and pulled out some "pumpkin guts". She didn't enjoy the pumpkin smell too much, but I would count it as an overall success!

Halloween night was great! Addison had the best time trick-or-treating. She is a natural:) She had no problem at all running up and knocking on doors and yelling "Trick or Treat!" She got a ton of candy and we got to meet most of our new neighbors. All-in-all it was a very productive night. Michael rode most of the way through our neighborhood in the stroller but his little monster costume was still a hit:)

Sorry it has taken so long to update the blog. The kids and I have been sick. Matt has been Super Dad taking care of everyone. I am pretty sure that he prefers nuclear power to taking care of kids. You just don't realize how hard someone else's job is until you are the one doing it! We have recently visited the aquarium and I will post some pictures of the kids taking in the wildlife there:)

The kids!

The boy getting an early start!






Miss Addison Grace enjoying the thrill ride at the city park in Stephenville.



"She wore an Itsy Bitsy, Teeny Weeny Blue polka dot bikini!"






The very first time in big boy pajamas:)



Grandpa and Grandma have the best amusement park rides around!!!!




These are some pics of the kiddos while we enjoyed the end of summer in Texas. I cannot say how thankful we are for Dad and Sonia taking us in and making our stay in Texas completely wonderful:) Addison still asks for Grandma's tortillas and some menudo everyday!

As promised....

This is my amazing kitchen! I absolutely love, love, love the stove....don't even get me started on the dishwasher. I told Matt that I was considering running away with the dishwasher but since it was attached to the house I would stay put:)







This is our dining room(in case you couldn't tell by the big dining room table). I thought this color was going to be very similar to the color of the dining room in our last house but it turned out much darker. I still love it!













Aaaahhhh, the princess room. In case you cannot see it completely, the comforter reads "It isn't easy being a princess!" The girl is in pink heaven in there. Yes, she is sleeping on a full size bed. Matt and I are kinda jealous since neither one of us ever slept on anything bigger than a twin bed until we got married!



















The little man's room is alot less "busy" than Addison's room. He has a recliner and a toy box on the other side. I figured we could keep it simple until he decides what he really likes. Blue is a good starting place for a boy and he can work on it from there.













And what you all have been hearing about for weeks now....Matt's TV! I decided to have Matt put addison next to it on our mantle so that you all could get an idea of how huge this thing really is. (I wanted Addison to stand next to it but that kinda freaked Matt out a little bit.) It is the newest member of our family and it is awesome (just ask Matt)! We haven't gotten around to mounting it to the wall yet but it will happen eventually. I would've posted pics of the rest of the living room but they pale in comparison to this massive thing on our wall.

I will be posting more pics of the kids in the days to come.  I have a ton of shots that we took while we were staying in Texas.  Now that you all have seen the monster that is our new tv, I expect to have some visitors very soon.  Just in case seeing us wasn't enough of an incentive:)