Eddie's Birthday

We had the privilege of celebrating Eddie's birthday twice this last week. We celebrated it with the Hunter family on Sunday evening and then again on Tuesday with the Dover's and Nana since it was her birthday too!

I asked Eddie what he wanted for dinner on his birthday and he said he wanted macaroni and cheese, so I made homemade mac and cheese with bacon for dinner. Everyone seemed to enjoy it, but I will definitely have to make it again so it is more consistent next time!

Eddie's likes haven't changed a whole lot since last year and everyone knows exactly what he likes, so it was no surprise that his birthday was full of Disney Cars! That seemed to be the theme for him and he LOVED it. He got Cars socks, a sleeping bag, a hauler and Celeste even bought him The King for his collection. Now we just have to teach him to share his cars with his brother! (I know, I won't hold my breath!)

Thank you to everyone who helped make his a happy little 3 year old on his birthday. I love him so much, it is so fun to watch him smile!

Grandma got him a Lightening scooter - needless to say, he is in love!

I forgot the camera at Nana's house, so I will post pictures of that night when my mom has a chance to send them! Happy Birthday Eddie and Mom!

Christmas Tree and Visiting Santa

After Thanksgiving is always the perfect time to set up Christmas, right!?! Well, we had to wait until Saturday when Kyle didn't have to work to set up the tree. It also worked out well because we were inspired after going downtown to see the tree, so the kids actually wanted to put the tree up on Saturday. I decided that I wasn't going to fight it when the kids said they wanted to decorate the tree, so if you come to our house this year, it's not the most beautifully decorated tree, but it was done with love and excitment by the kids!

Celeste and Eddie decorating the tree. We have our tree in the corner this year with the couches blocking it so little hands can't get it!

Daddy and Eddie put the star on the tree together this year. Eddie loved being able to help Daddy!

A week after setting up the Christmas tree (Last Saturday) we had a ward Christmas breakfast and party and Santa came to visit! Celeste was so excited, but she was the only one from our family who would go near him, so our family picture is a little silly with Eddie refusing to face anywhere near Santa, but it's still a cute picture!

Thanksgiving and Christmas Tree Lighting

We had such a nice Thanksgiving. It was very relaxed day starting with pie and the parade and then moving on to snacking and cooking and then on to football and relaxing while waiting for food to finish cooking. Kyle's mom always has pie for breakfast while she watches the parade, so that was what we did this year. We had such a great day in all!

The day after Thanksgiving Kyle wanted to take Celeste downtown to the tree lighting on Pioneer Square, so we packed up the kids and took them downtown on the MAX on a beautiful Friday evening. We got downtown just after they lit the tree, so walking on the sidewalk was like a fish swimming up stream! There were people everywhere, but everyone was happy and polite and the Christmas music was nice and loud and easy to sing to. After taking a picture of the tree and walking around, we went to the mall and walked around for a few minutes before heading back the way we came. I really enjoy simple and cheap outings like that. The kids love them and I don't have to spend a ton of money - What could be better!?!

We forgot our camera, so we used our cell phones to get pictures. They aren't the best, but I think you can still tell what it is!