Clay's Child

Will has been extra silly lately.  When he acts super goofy, I always tell him that he gets that from his daddy!

Two recent examples:

In the bathtub a couple of nights ago:

And at his school's Christmas party yesterday:

I don't know what I am going to do with this silly boy!!

Will's School Christmas Party

I took off today so that I could be at Will's Christmas Party at school.  I was really excited that my work schedule allowed for me to be there.  What I wasn't expecting was for my child to act the way he did.  He wasn't bad, but he definitely had some noteworthy moments.

We started the morning off with a meltdown.  I asked if he could smile so I could take his picture. Two of his little classmates came up and started saying "cheese"! It was so cute until Will started crying because he didn't want his friends to say cheese to me. 

Then it was time to get a class picture.  This is the only shot I got with all 10 of them. Taking a picture of t10 two- and three-year-olds is not an easy task. 

Next it was time for Christmas Carols. They brought all the classes in one room and Mr. Mark lead them in singing a couple of songs. My child acted like a complete goof-ball!!

After they finished singing, we headed back to their classroom for a Christmas snack! It was so fun to watch them all eat. None of them liked the same things. Some of them ate all their food, some barely ate at all.

Santa came and brought each child a toy. This is where Will's picture with Santa would be but that picture doesn't exist because Will was too busy screaming, crying, and trying to climb up the side of my body.

Even though, he wasn't a Santa fan, he still got a gift.  His favorite -- Tow Mater!!!

I tried to get a good picture of Will and his best bud, Gavin.  Gavin got a train from Santa.

Once we got home, we went through his goodie bags. He got a lot of candy and some books from his little friends.  He also showed me the two ornaments he made in class earlier in the week. He was very proud.

It was such a fun thing to get to do with Will and I hope that in the years to come Clay and I will always be able to participate in his class parties!

New Christmas PJs

Will picked out these Christmas PJs this past weekend while we were out shopping.  He couldn't wait for me to wash them so he could wear them to bed.

We haven't bought footie PJs for him in a while because we had hoped that he would be using the potty by now, but seeing him in the PJs reminded me of how little he used to be.  He is growing up fast so it is nice to have a reminder sometimes that he is still a little boy.

Christmas Parade 2011

Saturday was our town's annual Christmas parade. Will LOVES parades and was really excited about going.  We got there early so we had to wait about 20 minutes before the parade got to where we were sitting.  

It was so cold. So cold that Clay was wearing an actual jacket.  If you know Clay then you know that is was freezing for him to have on pants AND a jacket.

Will loved watching the band and floats, and of course, his favorite part was getting candy.

We love going to the parade every year and it is so fun to live in a small town.

Hanging of the Green

Sunday night we had a "Hanging of the Green" service at church. This was the first year we have ever done this. It was a very different service than anything I have been a part of before. 

Different church members had different tasks throughout the service. We would sing songs and people would decorate specific parts of the church. Then our staff members would read about the different things that the people were doing and their significance.

After about 45 minutes, the entire sanctuary was decorated.  It was a great way to kick-off the Christmas season!

Christmas Treats

Saturday, Kristen and Jordan invited us to their house for "Soup Night".  We branched out and made a new soup that we haven't made before.  We made White Chicken Chili. It was really good, but we will make some adjustments next time. I have to give Clay the credit because he picked it out and did 99% of the work.

We also decided to make some Christmas treats!  I saw both these on some other mom blogs and thought it looked easy enough.  It was super easy and delicious.

We made chocolate and vanilla dipped marshmallows and pretzels.  Yummy!

Will helped by eating sprinkles and left over chocolate.

I love cooking with Clay and Will!

Happy December

I am so excited for December. It's my favorite time of the year.  We get to spend lots of time with our family and friends and enjoy one another.

I am so happy to be with my little family.

And, I am so excited to get to see Christmas through the eyes of this little boy.

He is so fun at this age and everything is amazing to him!

Happy December and Merry Christmas!!