Baby, It's Warm Outside

When you have young kids it's easy to feel cooped up very fast.

Winter is tough.

I know it's not technically not winter yet but it's usually pretty cold....

and snowy.

It's been warm and we've tried to take advantage of the parks, going on walks, and just being outside.

The snow will be here soon enough!

My Girls

Josie has been my sidekick lately.

I'm not complaining because she's super snuggly.

Sammie sleeps a lot and begs for food a lot.

Josie is waiting for Santa too!

If only she could help fold the laundry :P

Santa.... I know him!

When the Christmas season started Collin was unsure if he wanted to see Santa.

Actually, he didn't want to.

I was sad because I love Santa photos but I wasn't going to make him feel bad or pressure him to do it. I knew we had plenty of years ahead to make those memories.

However, around town at a few different events we have seen Santa. Each time Collin talked to him.

He wasn't scared.

We finally started mentioning the mall to him again.

He said that Benjamin could go and that he would wave.

I was good with that!

We arrived at the mall and he was all for it.

Santa waved to him and that's all it took.

He had to tell him that he needed more trains. ;)

Poor Benjamin still is in the stranger danger phase.

I expected him to not like it.

I'm so happy to have a photo of the both of them this year with the man in the red suit!

Big Boy Bed

Well, it happened.

My life is never going to be the same.

Benjamin learned how to do this:

I knew it was coming because he could climb out of the pack n play while I showered. 

I had just hoped he liked his crib.

He's a mover and well, I just should have known this milestone was coming....

after all, it is Benjamin.

So, he's in a toddler bed for now.

Someday soon we will get him a twin bed as well.

It's going mostly well.

Some days at nap time it can take a while for him to lay down.

He gets out quite a bit at night before he falls asleep.

He hasn't slept that great since but he's getting better.

We also added him to Collin's room so he's had a lot of adjustments. 

My baby is getting big!

Christmas Tree Lighting

Collin said to us last week that he would like to "go eat ham".

He doesn't get to go out for lunch as often because of school.

I decided to pair it with dinner and our local Christmas tree lighting.

It's not every day I can get Mike to take us out for dinner!

The boys loved having him with us. 

We arrived at the tree and waited for Santa.

They had carol singing, cookies, and hot chocolate.

After waiting a bit longer than we anticipated Santa finally was in sight!

He was riding on a fire truck!

Collin and Benjamin were both super excited.

Santa arrived and they lit the tree!

Family fun nights are my favorite!