We had an early Christmas with Nana and Gramps last night. (pictures to come) and it was great! The boys got some movies, books and light sabres, Jeff and I both got iPod docking stations - he will take his to the office - and we got a Wii. I asked Jeff for one, but I honestly didn't think he would get it. He has never really been a big video game fan, but he is loving the Wii! I haven't had much chance to play, but the 15 minutes I did play today has made my arm incredibly sore. I think its going to be great to get the family moving and its something we can all do together.

Aidan's favorite game is bowling. He's really pretty good at it when he gets going! Harry just likes to hold it and pretend he is playing. Cute kids!

Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!

I love Christmas. Everything about Christmas is magical, from the pure joy in children's eyes, to the giving hearts of grown men and women. I always think what a shame it is that I can't have my tree up all year, but having everything up for one month makes my decorations all the more special to me. I love our tree! I love the multi colored lights and mismatched ornaments. I love that the cat sleeps under it and the kids rearrange the ornaments.

I painted this village with me mum a long time ago. I still have more I need to paint. I really enjoy doing this stuff! Its a good outlet :)

Aidan and I did some popcorn stringin'. He had so much fun doing it - so did I! Its getting really fun being able to do more things with Aidan.

I love our house! Have I ever mentioned that before? Though our house is small, it is perfect for us! Its so amazingly cozy and happy and it really is home. I'm so thankful to have a home and to be able to stay here for as long as we want to. It breaks my heart when I hear about the -5 temps outside at night and I think of those without homes or family. It truly puts everything into perspective. I think its extremely important that we do what we can to help those less fortunate than us. Everyone has something we need and we have something they need. Even if its just a hello or a warm scarf for a cold day.

Merry Christmas!

A Christmas Story

Today while playing in the snow, Harry involuntarily acted out a couple scenes from A Christmas Story for our entertainment.

Hey! I can't get up...I can't get up! Ralphie! I can't get up!! Ralphieeeee!

I can't put my arms down!

SNOW!

They have been watching snowball fights on TV for a couple weeks now and they put their new found knowledge to use. Harry started off more quickly, grabbing handfuls of snow while Aidan was upset that the snow wouldn't stick together. Here you see Harry chasing Aidan around the yard with his handful of snow.

Harry came after me with some snow. Luckily it blew off into the wind before it was able to hit me.

Aidan was catching snowflakes on his tongue. Harry was concerned about the snow accumulating on Aidan's back.

Snow Angels!

LEAVES!

Harry thought jumping in the leaves was the best thing in the world. But he didn't like that the leaves stuck to his head.

I just love this picture of the Bob!

Harry liked throwing the leaves up and letting them land on him...

Aidan would throw them and then try to outrun them...

Trick-or-Treat!

Aidan shed his transformer accessories quickly while trick-or-treating. I wasn't quick enough at getting a picture with everything on. We met up with Jen and Brandon (the dinosaur) and as you can see they couldn't go from house to house fast enough.

Harry was fine at first, but I was glad I took the stroller so he could sit during his breaks.

After 3 hours of trick-or-treating and me begging to go home - we headed off to find another neighborhood because Aidan insisted on going again (and Halloween only comes once a year) but about 3 minutes into the car ride - they were both gone.

a little accident...

I was reading on the couch while Aidan and Harry were playing and somehow Harry fell into the end table. It looked okay for a minute until I picked him up and the blood started flowin'. It was sooo sad! Aidan started freaking out and running around the house saying "its an emergency!" He helped me get a towel to try and wash it up a little bit, but the blood just wouldn't stop. I had to hold him over the bathroom sink while Aidan went to get the phone to call daddy. Aidan was really the hero of the day! He called Jeff and told him we had an emergency and we would meet him at the urgent care. Then Aidan kept saying "I don't know what happened! This should NEVER have happened!" It was really adorable seeing how concerned he was about Harry and it was really nice that he was able to help me in a situation like this. I just taught him how to dial 911 also so I had to make sure he called daddy and not 911. All the way to the urgent care, Aidan kept telling Harry that the shots were going to hurt soo bad, but they would give him a Bob the Builder band aid and it would make it feel a lot better. So helpful. :)

Harry got away with just having it glued together so hopefully that will be just fine. He was really brave. And while I was very concerned about Harry, I was really truly amazed at the way Aidan reacted to it all. He was very mature about it, he wasn't telling Harry how disgusting it was, just kept telling him that he was bleeding and we needed to go to the dr to get it fixed. He didn't wander around the house waiting for me to yell at him, he just did what I asked and then some. I was truly amazed. He is getting so big!