Monday, December 27, 2010

Merry Christmas!

We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! We certainly did=) Christmas Eve: Jeff went hunting with some friends that morning, while me and the boys stayed home and baked all sorts of delicious desserts for Christmas. That evening, we went to Jeff's Aunt Julie's house for the big Davis family Christmas get together. It was so wonderful to have everyone together, just like Grandpa A would've wanted. He was there in spirit, as was Tommy. Both are truly missed and loved, especially at this time of year. Even Uncle Lynn made it, which was a true blessing. There was tons of wonderful food, Christmas songs by the piano, reading from the Bible, and warm family moments. Carson played a guitar solo of "I'll be Home for Christmas". And, Jeff sang "Oh Holy Night" for his Aunt Sarah. It was a great night and a highlight of the holiday weekend. We always enjoy seeing everyone and it was our first chance to see Aunt Julie's new house- it was beautiful. After we left there, we went back to Dad's to do presents. Amazingly, Cal was still awake at 11pm! Not happy, but awake. We had to cut it a little short and headed back to Gardner for midnight mass, then time to sleep and wait for Santa. Christmas Day: Jeff woke up first and got the boys up and ready. We all came down and opened gifts. Cal figured out how to open presents, but lost interest real quick. I think he enjoyed the paper and boxes more than the actual toys. I guess that's normal for his age. After playing with all the new toys for a bit, Jeff made eggs benedict for breakfast (Yum) and we all got ready for the rest of the day. It was so nice just to have a relaxing morning at home with the boys and watch their eyes light up with excitement (well, Carson anyways...Cal is still a little young to understand). We piled in the truck and headed over to see Uncle Lynn. We stayed with him for a little while, let him open his gift, and Jeff fixed his headphones so he could watch his tv. He was ready for a nap after our short visit, so we wished him a Merry Christmas and headed over to Jeff's moms. She had an amazing spread of food, and we ate, drank and were Merry! We did presents and watched Christmas movies. It was such a great Christmas. Thank you to everyone for the wonderful gifts and memories. We are truly blessed. Here are a few pics from Christmas. Sorry I didn't get more, but Cal was a super busy boy this weekend. I wish I could've captured more of the moments.

Monday, December 20, 2010

First Haircut!



I am behind on posting this....but wanted to get it on here. Last weekend, 12/10 Cal had his first professional haircut. Well, if you want to call it professional. I think I could've done a better job=) We just took him to Fantastic Sam's in Gardner, Carson got his cut as well. He sat very good, but kept turning his head to see what the guy was doing. Needless to say, he has a few snips that weren't meant to happen and the back is not completely even. Ha. I guess that's what the first haircut should look like=) Nothing off the top, just snipped the mullet off! The sucker at the end made it all worth it!

Monday, December 6, 2010

Xmas Parties and Doggies

This past weekend was really busy and filled with Christmas parties. Jeff's company one was on Friday and we had some delicious food and wine while the boys stayed home with Grandma and Grandpa M. Saturday morning while Jeff was hunting, I took the boys to my company one (for the kids) at Zonkers. The boys sat on Santa's lap (Carson was thrilled) and then had a great time playing. Cal loved the train. He got to play with Lexi (our Goddaughter- Ross and Amy's daughter)while he was there. Here are a few pics, although I couldn't ever get a good one- he was smiling and giggling all the way around the track.
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On Sunday, Jeff and Carson braved the cold weather and went to the Chiefs game. Go Chiefs! Cal and I stayed in and wrapped Xmas presents. He was so very helpful! After the boys came home, we had some chili and watched a little football and Kung Fu Panda.

Nikki was happy to be inside with us on Sunday, by the warm fire. If anyone doesn't already know this- Cal is OBSESSED with dogs. He loves them! If one is in the same vicinity as him, he's laughing, screaming, smiling- just couldn't be happier. It's just hilarious. Here's a short video of him playing with Nikki on Sunday. Thankfully, while filming he wasn't trying to pick her nose, which happens to be a funny game to him=) Enjoy!