Christmas 2011

I've decided that if I'm ever going to catch up on this blog, I'm going to have to post less pictures...so lets get started!  Christmas was a much needed break for us with our move being so quick/insane, but Randy and I both got these horrible sinus infections (honestly the worst one I have ever had) so while we didn't feel very good on Christmas, we still tried to make it fun for the kids.  

A couple of days before the plague hit, we made a ginger bread house.  Will was really into decorating it and did a great job!

Josh just wanted to eat it.

A big theme this year for Christmas was pirates!  The boys each got spy glasses and loved them!

 Watching the kids open their gifts and get excited was so fun!

 The boys with our elf on a shelf, Mistletoe.  They LOVED looking for him every day.

 Here are a couple of cute pictures of Zach.  Yes his cheeks are that big.

 Captain Zach Sparrow!

 Playing with their new toys after Christmas.

December Pictures From Phone

These pictures aren't the best quality since they are from my phone, but they are still fun and bring back memories so I thought I would still post them.  Enjoy!

One Saturday we went on this funny little Christmas train ride and Santa showed up.  The boys thought it was pretty cool.  

 There was another Santa when you got off the train, but he looked kinda scary in my opinion.

 Josh and his crazy hair--this is not his normal hair do!

 Zach's hair desperately needed a hair cut, but he still looked cute!

 Happy boy!

 One of only two snows of the season.  The boys were pretty excited!

 He was so happy to be out in the snow even though you really couldn't do anything with it.

 Trying to be santa claus.

When we started putting gifts under the tree, it tortured the boys not to open them, but they never did!  Good boys! :)

This is right after his first hair cut.  Please ignore all the horrible scratches on his forehead.  His mother did a really bad job cutting his finger nails. :(  But the hair cut turned out super cute!

Building a castle!  Will built most of the towers while Josh built the wall.  It was a team effort and they were very proud of themselves.

Family Photo Shoot

In November we had some family photos taken and the photographer did an amazing job or maybe it was just because the subjects were so good looking! ;)  At any rate, I was really pleased with the result and wanted to share some of my favorites!

Will is getting so grown up!

 Me and cute Zach.  I love his little face in this picture.

 Another mother/son moment.

 What a good looking couple!  I'm sure lucky to have him!

 Josh was a tad bit opinionated that day, but we actually got some pretty cute pictures of him.

 Will loved sitting on the bail of hay.

 Brothers. :)

 One of many family shots.

 Cute Josh.

 Josh and Will love being thrown up in the air by Randy so I thought this picture was fun for them.

I love this family shot!

Thanksgiving 2011

Thanksgiving came up fast on us with us moving at the beginning of the month, etc so we decided we wanted to do a quiet meal at home and it turned out FANTASTIC! Everyone helped out and it was a complete success.

Little helper Josh.

Will helping mom with the sweet potatoes.The fam minus Zach working on dinner.
The finished product. So good!

The Move and other random pictures

I'm trying to catch up on posts and have been failing...so here's an attempt to get a couple from the move and some in early November.

Will saying good bye to the Ohio house. It was a great house with some fantastic memories.
The drive down to Arkansas. Josh looking pretty cool.
We arrived at our new house!
So many boxes to unpack....this wasn't even half of them.
Somebody really wanted a cookie but was told not to touch them. I guess smelling them is second best.
Um, I think the tv is supposed to go there Josh. Silly boy.
Handsome Josh.
Good looking Will.
Cute Zach and his crazy hair. :)
Brotherly love.
I love how grown up Will looks.
Serious Zach.
There's a smile. :)
The fam in the new house!

Iron Fruit Farm Corn Maze

One Saturday we ventured up to Iron Fruit Farm and did their corn maze. It was awesome! The boys loved it and loved looking on their maps for "buried treasure" (there were different stops along the way that if you got all the stamps, you got a free donut and I'm all about a free donut :)). The only downside was that it was freezing and we were under dressed, but we still had fun!

Josh checking out the lama.
Taking a hayride to the maze.
Checking out the pumpkins. Yes I know I look silly with how I have Zach, but it was so cold and he was only 6 weeks old so I had to keep him warm.
Brotherly love.
Me and Zach.
Family shot.

The boys thought the corn stalks were pretty cool.

Will and Josh leading the way. We didn't get lost with them leading us ;).
My handsome boys. I'm so lucky to have them!

Will reading his map.