Decorating the Little Tree

Lake had fun decorating his little tree to go in his room. He is really excited about Christmas this year. We've been trying to teach him the "Christmas Story" this year. We bought him a nativity set for kids. He calls them Mommy and Dada and Baby Jesus. Yesterday, he put baby Jesus on top of his airplane and said "Baby Jesus going to see Mamaw and Papaw!" It was so funny. We will be leaving tommorrow morning to spend the holidays in Tennessee. Lake can't wait to see his Tennessee family and friends.

Santa's Wonderland

We took Lake to Bass Pro Shop to see Santa. This was much better than waiting in line at the mall. There was only one kid there besides Lake; the Santa was really good too. (if anyone has a Bass Pro close to their house they should check it out, all the details are on the internet) They had all kinds of stations set up for kids to do. Lake wrote his letter to Santa; check out which hand he is writing with. He played with the "ChooDoo train". He got to shoot the BB gun at targets; this was Jeff's favorite part. (And no, real BB's did not come out of the gun, it was laser activated). He talked to the elves, I thought they were a little scary but he really liked them. Then it was over to see Santa......Not so good. He would not sit on his lap but he did let Jeff take him over for a visit. We tried to put him on his lap but there was a lot of screaming. We played in the Wonderland a little longer and then it was time to go. Then he kept yelling "Bye Bye Santa, See ya later" like he was best friends with him. Oh well, maybe next year we'll get him on Santa's lap!

Christmas Card Photos

So I thought it would be a really good idea to order the whole family matching p.j's so we could have a really cute family photo......It is very hard to get a 2 year old to cooperate; here are a few of the ones that came out O.K.

Thanksgiving

This year was a great Thanksgiving; except that I forgot my camera! Mom, Dad and Wyatt came down and we stayed at the lake house all week. We did a little fishing and alot of eating! We started a new tradition this year. Wyatt and Jeff cooked a "Turkey in the hole". They dug a huge hole and burned a fire in it for about 6 hours. (Thanks to Wyatt for staying up until 1 a.m.)then they put in the turkey (they seasoned it and wrapped it in 7 layers of aluminum foil) they covered it in dirt and let it bake for 12 hours. At lunch time they dug it out. It was the best turkey i've ever eaten! It fell right off the bone. Great job guys! Jeff's family also came down for dinner. They were all really upset the Aggies lost. I'll post some pictures as soon as I can get mom to email them to me. These pictures are of Lake playing in his kitchen that he got for his birthday. He loves to push his little shopping cart around and say "I'm going to Wal-mart, See ya later." Then he brings his cart to his kitchen and starts cooking. This age is really difficult for me. He can be so darn cute but at other times the terrible two's are killing me!