Toddler Tuesdays! Christmas :)

Teaching about Christmas is one of my absolute favorites. Most of the babes are two so everything is so super new and exciting. All of the symbols, songs, and traditions of Christmas are really starting to be fun for them. I love seeing them get excited, it's like being a kid again. Lawrence thinks he has it all figured out and is loving it. Evan likes getting in on the fun too!

 Here are some pictures from our crafts at Mommy School

Thumbprint Rudolph Ornaments. We learned  "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" of course!

Christmas love for Elmo!

Frosting cookies at Ms. Gina's

lletter/name/colr Christmas tree matching game

The most precious Christmas tree ever :) and a sweet note too!

How Lawrence looked after playing with "cloud dough"..I just love it!

 Larry and I have been having fun decorating the house with the babes. We're having so much fun seeing the holidays through our baby boys' eyes!!

He was very proud of himself

pants optional!

Evan in on all the action!

 Our visit to see Santa :) 

Some shots of them being their oh so sweet selves!

Darling boy fell asleep while reading

They were sharing so nicely

He always has something hanging out of his mouth. This is a mango treat :)

Sleepy boy out on a walk with Mommy and big brother

Some more firsts or funnies to document:

• Evan standing all on his own (officially witnessed by both Mommy and Daddy)
• Lawrence calls hand sanitizer.." hanzer-tizers
• Lawrence eats cereal with a spoon and milk...
• Lawrence is doing so so well on the potty....we're almost there!

November Crafts

I absolutely love doing art with my boys. Here are some from this November :)

Veteran's Day craft with Mommy School babes. One of my sweet friends works with Veterans. We baked them cookies, sent a sweet personal message, and poem too :) This was perfect to stress "giving" to L since he really wanted to eat ALL the cookies. He was satisfied knowing we were giving them to someone we were thankful for. My sweet sweet boy!!

Fall Fingerprints

 Our Thanksgiving gifts to Grandparents...Evan's little footprint for the turkey and Lawrence's hands for the feathers..cute poem too!

 Lawrence loved this project. I was so excited, he's been a little over art lately, but he was reallly into this, probably because he knew he got to send them to some of his favorite people!!

of course I had to turn this into a color lesson too! :)

ah it's so blurry! He was so excited to paint his feet and belly laughed the whole time. It was really cute!!

A new tradition with our little growing family...each leaf has something we are thankful for on it...to share during our Thanksgiving dinner

Turkey Hats

This one is Lawrence's

"Where's Nowence Mom?""

Oh So Thankful

This was the most beautiful and relaxing Thanksgiving ever. We literally vegged all day and just relaxed and snuggled with our boys. We were originally going to have a Mexican Fiesta , but I caved with the inner desire to have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner . Well, we all know I'm no Rachel Ray, but I pulled off a pretty decent meal this year. I had the best dinner companions too!

I love our little family so much and am oh thankful for them every single day!

Our Little Turkeys

Making Pecan Rolls

Making breakfast for Daddy

Momma's Helper

dinner :)

Some of our decorations

Boys watching football

Mommy in the kitchen

Evan's feast... with a side of puffs

Daddy carving the turkey...roast :) 

waiting so patiently 

first bite of a pecan roll

Thankful Leaves!! Love this new tradition for our little family!  After reading one Lawrence would say: "Aw dats cute!"

Good Stuff!

Even though we couldn't be with all of our family this year, we hold each and every one of you so close in our hearts. Thankful everyday!  Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

Unforgettable Firsts

I feel like I'm running to take pictures every second around here. The boys are both learning and growing so much and I want it all captured!! :)  Here are a few fun first for Evan and Lawrence lately....

Bath Time Brothers for  the first time

Depantsing himself is new. Both boys are really into taking their clothes off....

LOVE my cup!

Big boy cup!....that face is ridiculous ...hahaha!!

SO BIG!! Evan's first time in the high chair at Target/Starbucks!

YUM! Banana Chunks

So, as I've posted before, Evan is an absolute scavenger who crawls as fast as he can around this house to put anything and everything in his mouth. Sometimes it's funny, but most of the time it's terrifying. Lawrence is even on the look out and knows to let Mommy or Daddy know if Evan has something he shouldn' t have. ( ....you cant tell me we don't have angels watching over us, they work through Lawrence every single day to keep Evan safe..no lie) ahh as I read this I'm getting horrible anxiety just thinking about it. I swear I watch my babies and am constantly on the look out for things he might get.....but he's like a little Hudini (sp?)  ....One time it was a piece of the carpet that he pulled loose.

 So, the reason I decided to even mention this here is to why Evan has banana chunks already. I wanted to give him a solid that I could mold and manipulate different shapes and sizes so I can give him practice with stuff in his mouth while  monitoring him. I don't know if it will help, but it makes me feel better and like I have some control over his ability to control things in his mouth. ;) ....As Annie and Erin like to say," it makes Katie sense!"

two new teeth popping through (that's four now..ah!)

I love you monkeys!....slow down, I just thought of more photos I need to add on here already!!! :)
Photos to add:
*boys sharing a room
*Evan walking with push toys