The other day, this cute little boy went up to Doug, put his arm around him and said....
"Daddy, you're my buddy!" {which was accompanied by a little kiss on Doug's cheek}
Doug and I just looked at each other and smiled, as we were both thinking that we have the sweetest little boy and we are so thankful that he is ours. It was such a precious little moment!
She started clapping her hands the other day and she just can't get enough! So cute :).
We had such a wonderful Christmas this year. I was especially excited for Noah because he somewhat understood the fact that he was going to get some new toys and he knew exactly what he wanted...a Fire Truck {aka...a "woo-woo}. He was beyond thrilled when opened he presents and found that he had got what he wanted. Leah could have cared less about her toys, as she had more fun playing with the wrapping paper.
After a fun morning of flooding our living room with lot of new toys, we headed off to Doug's sister's house for brunch...it was fabulous! Noah had so much fun playing with his cousins, as usual, and we had a blast relaxing and enjoying the company of our dear family. Once we got home, we put the kids down for a nap, and Doug and I spend the afternoon playing Guitar Hero {our fun gift this year}...it's seriously SO MUCH FUN!
Once the kiddos awoke, we packed up and went to my parent's house. My mom and dad showered the kids with lots of goodies, and Doug and I got some fun stuff too! Noah loves Little Einsteins, and my mom and dad gave him a motorized Rocket for Christmas...he couldn't put it down. Leah got a fun Leap Frog Play Table, a Tinkerbell Doll, and some other fun stuff. Doug got a Russian book, I got a beautiful charm bracelet, and we both got a camera!!! I was ectatic! I have been borrowing my parent's camera, but now I have one that I don't have to give back. Yay!
There was a massive snowstorm starting when we were leaving my parent's, but we decided to take a chance and packed everyone and everything in the car and headed home. It took us almost two hours to get home, but we made it safe and sound.
Today, we got together with Doug's family to celebrate Christmas and my niece, Maya's, birthday. We had a great time eating, breaking the pinata {a Smith family tradition}, opening gifts, playing games, etc... It was a wonderful evening!
We hope that everyone had a fabulous Christmas...now go and enjoy all of your Christmas goodies :).
I took SO many pictures, so here some of my favorites as well a slide show. Enjoy!
The good thing about snow days is that it gives me an excuse to stay home and...
snuggle with Noah while he takes a nap and I watch The Polar Express {the cutest Christmas movie!}...
bake lots {and I mean LOTS} of cookies with Noah...
and look at this cute little face all day :).
It was a good day :).We had our family Christmas party with my dad's side of the family tonight. This is the first of FOUR Christmas parties this week. I really do love Christmas because it is a time to get together with our families and share in the spirit of Christmas. It's wonderful! We had a wonderful time tonight, especially Noah, who had a blast playing with all of the kids. He was also a great little helper when it came to unwrapping the gifts from Grandma Fowler. Both Noah and Leah got a teddy bear, and Doug and I got a beautiful framed print...it's so beautiful and will look wonderful in Leah's room! I look forward to the rest of this week and I hope that everyone else has a wonderful week as well :). Merry Christmas!!!
My cousins pushed Noah around in this little wagon...he couldn't get enough!
Noah helping Leah open her gift.
Noah helping Doug and I open our gift.
Our gift from Grandma Fowler.
We went and saw this Christmas light display tonight and I am AMAZED at how this is done! Amazed! Noah so enjoyed watching this...I think we are going to have to go and see this every Christmas from here on out. This was one of my favorite ones to watch...enjoy!
We woke up this morning to a Winter Wonderland! Noah was thrilled and he spent almost the entire morning looking out the window saying "It snowed, it snowed!". I am not a fan of the cold, but I will admit that December isn't complete without some snow. I love looking outside and seeing the untouched blanket of snow. I talked to my Grandma yesterday and she told me that she will not let anyone walk around in her backyard because the sheet of untouched snow is so beautiful to look at...I would have to agree with her :). Leah was mesmerized by the falling snowflakes, and she also just sat by the window watching it come down. I love watching my children see things for the first time...it's amazing!
We took a picture of Leah after her bath last night and it reminds me of a picture of Noah that we took when he was a baby. Same towel, same look...too cute!
Leah got this adorable bracelet from her cousin Molly. It has bells on it and about an hour after putting it on her she realized that it made noise, so she spent most of her day shaking her hand around...it was cute :).
Leah and Lexi
Leah, Brayden, & Lexi
SURPRISE! Grandma was so happy to see everyone when she walked in the door.
Heidi made this beautiful cake...amazing!
Noah enjoying his cake.
Doug enjoying his iPhone.
4 Generations with Noah
4 Generations with Leah
***Hey Mom....it looks like I AM taller then you! Ha! Love you :).
Last night I went to a Christmas party with my sorority sisters from college. Not many people know that I was in a sorority in college, and I must say that my college experience was so much better because of these wonderful ladies! I have so many memories to take with me from my college days because of my Kappa sisters. I love getting together with these girls! So much has happened in all of our lives since college and it is so nice to catch up and to just see everyone. Thank you, ladies, for a fun evening!
She's a beauty!
Whenever Noah sees this picture, he tells me "Hannah SO pretty!". It's pretty cute :).
Leah's first tooth broke through yesterday. She has been chewing on anything she can get her hands on for the past little while, but she hasn't been crying or acting like her teeth are bothering her, thank goodness. Noah drooled like crazy when he was breaking his teeth and Leah doesn't drool at all, which is very nice :). Here is a glimpse of her first tooth, and I have added a funny picture too.
Silly girl
I thought that it would be a good idea to take Noah and Leah to see Santa today...I thought wrong! It was a disaster! All I really wanted was a picture of Noah and Leah on Santa's lap, since that was what we have done with Noah the past two years....and the pictures from the past two years turned out wonderfully! See...
Once we got up to see Santa, Noah ran away and fell on the floor. Doug went and got him and held him on his lap instead. Then I tried to get a picture of Noah by Santa's side, and he decided to stick his tongue out. THEN, I wanted to attempt to get a picture with Noah and Leah toghether with Santa, and the moment I handed Leah to Santa she started to SCREAM. Maybe I will attempt to get a Santa picture in a few weeks. Doug said that these pictures are the best...good memories! It's a good thing that we decided against buying a picture from Santa this year...plus can you believe that they charge you $24 for one picture?!?! Anyway, I totally got a kick out of this and I just had to share...
Noah being a little stinker...oh my!
This picture is classic!
Oh...and Santa told Doug that we only have about 2 seconds to get a good picture before they start freaking out. I wish he would have told me that beforehand! Maybe next time.We have had a real tree every year since we have been married and every year I am beyond frustrated because it always dies by mid-December! I love it, feed it, give it all of the attention that it needs and it just dries up and becomes a big pain to clean up. SO, this year we decided to get a fake tree, and I love it already! Reasons why I love my new tree:
