Picking out our Christmas tree!

Since Adam was going to be out on training for a good amount of days in December we decided to get our tree a little early. We went to Home Depot in Savi to search for our tree. We actually found our tree pretty quickly...good thing because it was a little chilly outside!! Alec was running around the lot like crazy and had a great time! It is fun to think that he may remember this Christmas some day. It makes doing things like this even more fun!

The Hawley Family!! A very nice person at the tree lot offered to take our picture for us.

Alec thought it was just the best thing to push his brother around in the cart!

Aaron had fun that night snuggling in his carseat.

After we got our tree we went up to Ho Toys and picked up some Chinese food for dinner (one of Alec's favorite foods). We got home, ate dinner, and got the kids to bed. Adam and I put up the tree and got the lights on. We saved decorating it till the next day when Alec could help us.

Getting ready for Christmas!

We wanted to go and see Santa before the lines got too long so we headed to the mall first thing on a monday morning to avoid the lines. Our plan worked as we only had to wait about 10 minutes to see the big guy. Here is a picture of Alec and Aaron next in line to see Santa.

My boys with Santa!! Alec was hesitant about sitting on his lap but I gave him a Thomas train to hold onto which helped. As soon as Santa saw the train he started talking to Alec about Thomas and that perked Alec up. Santa asked Alec what he wanted for Christmas and Alec answered, "Thomas slippers!!". I think Santa will come through on that one.

Pauline, Ian and Cormac also came to the mall with us although Ian decided that he did not want to see Santa that day. When we were done seeing Santa and looking at the puppies at the pet store we headed over to the food court for lunch. Alec and Ian have a great time whenever they are together! They are such good friends!

What would a day at the mall with two little boys without some bouncing!? Alec and Ian tried out the new benches in the food court at the Brea mall to check how bouncy they were.

Alec's girlfriend

Mya came over to spend some time with us as the guys went to lunch and the movies. We always love having Mya over since she is such a sweetie. Alec considers Mya his "Girlfriend".

Say cheese!!!

Aaron was also a very happy baby that day. Actually, he is a very happy baby pretty much every day!

Princess Mya!

Daddy time!

Aaron's favorite thing to do is to sit and watch his big brother. I am sure that Aaron is taking notes so that he can jump in and do everything that Alec is doing once he is mobile! Alec and Aaron were sharing some PJ brother time here in this picture.

It's tickle time!!! Alec must have had some monkeys in his pants!!!

Alec LOVES being a "helper helper" and here he is helping Daddy do the dishes.

Aaron at 13 weeks.
Daddy and Aaron hanging out together.

Alec's favorite things to say at 2 years, 4 months old...

- Please may I have a christmas cracker?! (saltine cracker)

- Mommy, I love you SO much!! I'm SO glad to see you!! (this usually proceeds him doing something bad)

- Teacup!! (usually said when throwing something while in a silly mood)

- I'm not ridiculous!!! (said while throwing a fit and stamping his feet)

- I'm nuddie boy!!! Obi, don't lick my butt!!!! (said while running around nuddie after his bath)

- Doe-doe (repeated after daddy while in playing)

- Mommy, put Aaron in his bouncy chair, I want to snuggle!! ( I LOVE this one!!)

-Alec tooted!! Excuse me!!

Alec's Favorites...

food - chicken stars, christmas crackers, nillas (good boys get nillas!!), ice cream

tv shows - Thomas, Bob the builder, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Aladin

Disneyland rides - Small World, Casey Jr., Pirates

Toys - Thomas trains, trucks, blocks

Songs - Anything sung by Miss Lori, the soundtrack to A Mighty Wind

Friends - Ian, Cole, Mya, Maddie

Thomas!

Grammie, Aunt Baba, Grandma, Grandpa, Aaron, Alec and myself all went to go and see 'A day with Thomas' at the Orange Empire Train Museum on Sunday. Adam was going to go but he unfortunately was sick at home with the flu. Alec could not wait to see Thomas!!

We got to meet Sir Topham Hatt! Alec was not all that excited about having his picture taken with him alone so I got in the picture also.

Grandpa and Alec on the back of one of the old cabose cars at the museum.

Grammie and Aaron

A Mommy and Alec self portrait while riding on the train being pulled by Thomas.

We all had such a blast at the museum but Alec was especially excited. He loved riding on "Bertie" the street car and eating his first snowcone. He was pretty quiet that day taking everything in but has not stopped talking about it since!!

more Thomas

Alec looking out the window of Bertie at Thomas going by.

Alec riding on Thomas with Grandma

It's Thomas!!

Alec and Aunt Baba riding on Bertie

Triple trouble!

Alecs best buddies, Cole and Ian, got together at the park for our regular Friday morning play date. Their favorite pastime at the park is chasing eachother up and down the big hill and taking big handfulls of wood chips and throwing them at eachother. We were able to get the boys to stop for a few minutes for a drink so I quickly took a picture. The boys have a blast at the play date, but the real reason we get together each week is so Chery, Pauline and myself can get together, swap mom war stories and hang out with eachother. It should be VERY interesting when the little boys (Cormac, Nate, and Aaron) are running around also!

Boys, boys, boys, boys

My two favorite little guys were enjoying snuggling together and I took advantage of the photo opportunity...ok, I posed them like this and it only lasted for about two seconds, but it still made for a cute picture!!

We decided to give underwear a go and see what happened. Alec LOVED his Thomas underwear but unfortunately they did not last on him very long. About two hours after I put them on him he decided that he had to pee-pee...unfortunately not in the toilet like we talked about. He decided to go in the laundry basket and on the floor. It's a start, right?

My little smiley boy!! Aaron at 10 weeks is a little tubber and is showing such personality!

I was feeding Aaron yesterday when Alec walked in with scissors in his hand and ink all over his hands. When I was finished and went to investigate the rest of the house I found this on the wall of the office. Alec was right behind me and exclaimed, "Look Mommy! I wrote my name!!" How could I get mad at him? We had a talk about drawing on paper instead of the walls or anything else. Hopefully he will remember this in the future! Thanks to the magic eraser everything came off the wall without a problem. I'm glad since I am not quite in the painting mood today!