Blake's Nativity Program

Blake's pre-school class put on a little Nativity play. Blake was a wiseman and was so cute! It was hilarious to watch these little kids say their parts and do the actions. The picture with his hands on his mouth was when they were singing "Go, Tell it on a Mountain". The second picture is with his best friend, Brett. Blake had to say "hallelujah, baby Jesus is born" with the other wisemen. Really cute!

Our Big Christmas Tree

Because we've never had much room in our house, we've never had a big Christmas Tree. Before, we only had a very small, skinny tree that we could stick in a corner so it didn't take up much space. This year at the after Thanksgiving sale, Home Depot had this tree on sale for $49 instead of $199. My mom got up early and got to the store to get one for us. I wasn't able to do it because we were in Clarendon for Thanksgiving this year. It is a pre-lit tree and just folds up kind of like an umbrella. I originally wanted white lights, but since this is what we got for such a great price, I think the multi-colored lights are just fine! And the boys really like the colors. The tree is only decorated on the top half because Brody kept taking the ornaments off. When he did, I would just move them up high. He eventually stopped messing with them. We're excited to finally have a real Christmas tree!

DuBois Family Christmas

We spent Christmas Eve with my family. We ate dinner a little early because my mom and I had a playing job at one of the local churches. When we were done, we went home and opened presents. We decided between the adult kids, that we would exchange names between each other and not buy for the little kids, since they get so much already. My mom also bought all the grandkids matching PJs. It was a good evening spent with family.

Snow Day

The boys wanted to play out in the snow today. The backyard is sheltered enough from the wind that the snow was just falling straight down and not blowing very much. It's about 30 degrees, so they didn't stay out long but had fun while they did.

White Shirt Follow-Up

The pictures really explain themselves. Of course Blake's shirt is perfectly clean and well, Brody's is not. Before we got ready for bed tonight, I thought it would be fun to see how the shirts lasted throughout the day.

I'm Dreaming of a White.......T-shirt

I bought these shirts for the boys last year, after Christmas, while we were in California. Brody was just barely 1 and I didn't know how messy and filthy he would be ALL the time. Really...white?? I don't know what I was thinking except that Blake will probably wear his all day and not get anything on it. We'll see how the day goes and if it gets ruined, then it does. Good thing they were on clearance and didn't cost very much! Gavin and I have coordinating shirts with snowmen on them, but not exactly the same.

Smiley Boy Gavin

Sean was able to make Gavin smile tonight. He just doesn't smile very much, but he's starting to smile more and more. He's in his new little outfit from Aunt D. He also scratched himself on the forehead - I think he looks like Harry Potter.

Christmas with the Davis Family

We had Christmas with Sean's family yesterday. We opened presents (everyone bought just for the kids) and then had dinner. We had it at out house this year since we finally have room for everyone. Sean's grandmother also has cancer and is in Amarillo for the next 2 weeks for Chemo treatments (that is why we celebrated early). We served lasagna (thanks Mom for the help), bread, salad, and lots of yummy desserts. It was a very fun evening!

Santa Claus concert

My mom plays with the Amarillo Symphony and every year they put on these concerts for K-5 children. I've gone since Blake was a baby (I think I even went when I was little), so it's kind of a tradition. They play some standard orchestra music and introduce all the different instruments. Then Santa comes out and directs the orchestra and also sings Christmas carols. The audience is full of children and it's really fun to hear them when Santa comes out on the stage. Since I have 3 children this year, I talked my dad into going with us to help. We had a fun time and even got to get our pictures taken with Santa.

School Christmas Party

Brody and Blake's last day of school was today, along with their Christmas Party. Blake's class had cupcakes with M&Ms on it to look like a Christmas tree and chex mix to eat. They had water bottles with all the kid's names on them and then they called it "Snow Juice". They also made an ornament with their pictures on it surrounded by beads. Brody made an ornament decorated with foam stickers. His favorite treat was the huge tube of mini M&Ms. I love their school and their teachers! They have had a great year so far!

Gavin's Blessing Day

We blessed Gavin on December 7th. We did it a little late in order for Sean's grandparents to be there, although they ended up not being able to make it. He's not much of a smile-er, so it's sweet that we got some pictures of him smiling.

Cookie Monster

Brody loves cookies! It's one of the few words he can say. I also thought it was cute that he was trying to sit in the Bumbo seat I had gotten out for Gavin. Both Blake & Brody like it better than Gavin does right now (he is still a little young to be using it). This just captures the fact that Brody can be sweet and cute some times.

Jason's Graduation

My brother, Jason, graduated from WTAMU last Saturday with his Bachelor's degrees in Accounting and Finance. He's so excited to finally be done. Congratulations Jason!