Christmas Tree Time!

We got out our Christmas tree to decorate our new house for the first time. We get to laugh every year about this little Charlie Brown tree and remember how Aunt JoJo talked us into buying it many years ago. Every year Matt spends about an hour fixing the lights. This year was no different, but he was a good sport about it. The boys were thrilled to being decorating and hearing the stories behind the ornaments. The 'trip' ornaments are their favorite. B says he liked the skiing trip the best (ummm....he wasn't even a figment of our imagination when we went on that trip, but OK!). C and B posed by their creation, but A wasn't willing to join in on the photo shoot like usual.

Pilgrims and Indians! Oh my!

The boys were thrilled to look forward to Thanksgiving after the sadness of another Halloween passing by. Each of their schools had a special Thanksgiving feast. B had to bring in a crock pot full of green beans! That's a lot of beans! Needless to say we are still eating them! And C and A each had to bring in one fruit for a fruit salad. C picked blueberries as his favorite. He actually asked for them weeks ago for a 'pie' that he and his buddy Martin were making! I am pretty sure I have never seen him eat a blueberry in his life! Oh well. It was so much fun picking them up from school in their new hats! How fun that their teachers are telling them all about this all important FEAST!

Looking forward to the next big holiday!

Today the boys and I took our annual Christmas card photos. I try to pick the last nice day of fall so I can get them outside. It is always an adventure and I usually end up very frustrated. It actually went pretty well this year, except for A--who only wanted to eat sand. C made me feel better about my difficulty getting A to pose--he is always on the lookout for the next holiday. Today he said, 'Mommy, is it chicken day yet?'. Too funny!

Halloween Treats!

I forgot to show off the treats! B is obsessed with 'cooking' Halloween food. So here is our ghost cookies and spider pizzas. Too bad the kid was sick and couldn't pose. C stood in for him! OK--now I think Halloween is over!

Have I mentioned A isn't really into posing for pictures? Here are the costumes! It is finally trick or treat night and this Halloween season has come to a close! Until next year...now to work on filling out Aunt Peggy's scrapbook of memories. I have been told that I will have a house full of Ironman's next Halloween! Can't wait!

Pumpkins, pumpkins, and more pumpkins!

The boys were so proud of their many pumpkins. B entered his school contest and won first place! He was very excited and we were very proud! C got his pumpkin on his school field trip. He couldn't stop talking about it! And A didn't really care about his pumpkin, or posing with it for that matter!