Merry Christmas!

Lotsa fun here in the Davis household! This was the first Christmas where Tommy started to "get" the holiday, and it was fun listening to him wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and point out all the "Merry Christmas tree"s and "Merry Christmas lights" around town. It might take a week or two to break him from the habit of saying it, but it's so adorable!

About a week ago we received a little snowfall, which was very beautiful and luckily didn't cause many problems on the roads.

The view from our front window

For Christmas Eve we went over to Nanna and Papa's house for presents and dinner. They had the house beautifully decorated (as always) and we had a great time eating together and playing with their new X-Box Kinnect system!

The dining room, pre-"feast"

The living room, before the presents were opened

Dinner time! Lots of smiling, happy people :-)

After we got back from Nanna and Papa's, the boys went to bed and Logan and I set out the presents (which have been in my closet since little hands have a hard time keeping away from them!)

The tree, in all its glory!

Logan worked Christmas Eve night, which was luckily very quiet, so we planned a nice breakfast for when he got home. I made European Pancakes (crepes) on Christmas Eve, and the next morning we heated them up and had a delicious meal with cut up fruits, whipped cream, and nutella. The boys all enjoyed it!

Our Christmas "spread"

Tommy in his PJs

We then moved into the living room, where the boys opened their presents! It was a lot of fun. This year Tommy received Mr. Potato Head from Santa, and Jack got a toy drum. (They also received toddler beds, but they weren't as excited about those. Pictures coming soon!)

Mr. Potato Head, who joins Woody, Buzz, and Jessie in Tommy's toy collection

Jack, sitting in his new toy box with the movie "Bolt" (thanks Grandma Betty and Grandpa Ted!)

Tommy "sleeping" on his new pillow pal (it's a dog stuffed animal, as well as a pillow. So soft!)

My Men, all so handsome!!!

While Logan was sleeping (recovering from his night shift) the boys and I went to Nanna and Papa's for the afternoon, and had fun watching Toy Story 3 and eating lots of cookies and fudge. For dinner we went to our friends the Graves' house for a delicious Christmas ham with the Coopers and DeSpains. We had 7 kids all together, and it was fun seeing them play and interact.

The boys actually did very well today, and didn't have too many meltdowns! I enjoyed watching them enjoy the Christmas holiday, and as we were putting them to bed Tommy sang "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" and "Jingle Bells" with me and Logan. So adorable! I love Christmas. Such a great time with family :-)

In closing, here is a picture of my "Onion Goggles" that Logan got for me (because I cry like my favorite pet died every time I cut onions), along with the Christmas sweater vest he made me purchase from Goodwill a couple months ago. Enjoy!

This is what happens when you let your husband dress you.

Merry Christmas!

Decking the halls...ish

Some photos for you! We got our tree on Tuesday, and the boys helped me to decorate (and then un-decorate) it.

Jack scoping things out...

Tommy unpacks the Santa hat

Our newest stockings! We finally "committed" and purchased nice ones this year

The complete set (Logan and I received ours as presents on our first Christmas)

Jack loves tubs...even if he has to share!

Tommy did a good job helping me put ornaments on...unfortunately, he began taking them back off...

Sorry there's no photo of the tree "finished." Honestly, it looks a little wimpy right now (I ended up taking the ornaments off for the safety of everyone involved), but I'll take a photo on Christmas day when it has presents under the tree and everything :-)

Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Out here in ol' Virginny we had a tasty good time at Nanna and Papa's new house. We're so glad they moved when they did, because there really wasn't space at their old house or our current house for everybody and the food. Here's some pictures from the feast:

Nanna, Logan and Jack, carving the turkey and "testing" it to make sure it's safe...

JJ and Logan helping out....just kidding. They were on kid duty, and the kids were running in circles when this shot was taken. This is Nanna and Papa's living room.

Nanna getting the tasty stuffing out...

Papa and the Butterball

The feast!!!

I was historian, so sorry! No photos. I look pretty much the same. No obvious baby bump yet...although after I eat it sticks out a little bit. I'll post a picture when there's something to show!

I hope everyone had a great Turkey day! We missed our family out west, but we'll hopefully see you soon!

Better People

I haven't posted in a long time, so I feel like I should, but...I have no pictures! While my sons are still adorable, and growing up way too fast, I haven't been very active with our camera, so their lives remain digitally undocumented.

This month has been a transition, because Logan has finally switched over to his "permanent" shift at work (this was originally going to happen in August, then October, then late October, then November 1st). We've been very excited about this change because it gives us a SCHEDULE! Now when someone asks if Logan and I are available on some Thursday night several weeks from now, I can say with much more authority "Yes!!" (or no). Logan is now working night shifts, which is much better than it sounds. He goes to work after the boys go to bed, and gets home shortly after they wake up. He says good morning to them, talks a bit about his night, and then goes to sleep for a few hours while the kids and I start our day. Luckily he sleeps like a rock, so the noise in the front room doesn't bother him. He usually gets up around 3, so he still gets to play with the boys and participate in other activities (he's currently helping to coach the SVU wrestling team). It seems like he has a lot more days off, and his schedule is now such that he gets a three day weekend every other week!

I told a friend of mind a few months ago that I was looking forward to this schedule change because it would make us "better people." What I meant was that we could have a schedule, and set some good habits in place that we've been lax on the past few years. So far, so good--the boys now have a very predictable bed time, and they're getting really good at going to sleep! They're usually asleep by 7:30, so I almost don't know what to do with myself after Logan goes to work. Plus I am much better at cleaning the kitchen (it's some weird psychological thing about wanting Logan to see that it actually can be clean, so I do it right before I go to bed and he gets home before it looks like a disaster area again). Almost three whole weeks, and still going strong.

Anywhoo, that's been the biggest event this month. Aside from helping Nanna and Papa move, which was an adventure, but I'll save that for another time.

G'night!

Halloween!! (Almost)

This week has been full of "Halloween-y" activities! On Tuesday we found some pumpkins at the local Food Lion (couldn't quite find a local pumpkin patch...better luck next year!), and Wednesday we carved them up. Thursday we made sugar cookies using the Halloween cookie cutters Grandma Rae Rae sent us (so cute!). Today was the "Halloween Spooktacular" in downtown Buena Vista and Lexington, so we got the kids all dressed up and took them to the local businesses for some spoils. Logan was helping to direct traffic in Lexington, and the boys were very excited to see him while we were out and about! Carolena went with us to Lexington, and Nanna and Papa joined us in Buena Vista.

Getting ready for going out! Peter Pan and the Cuddly Lion

Papa and Jack in downtown Buena Vista

Peter Pan showing off his candy

Walking through Lexington (it was very windy!)

Making sugar cookies

A messy job, but someone has to do it!

The finished product

Carving pumpkins with Daddy

Tommy didn't like the inside of the pumpkin very much....

Neither did Jack....

The finished masterpieces!!

Buena Vista is having trick or treating tomorrow (Saturday), but I haven't decided if I'm going to take the boys out or not. After all, they aren't really going to eat most of what they collected today...(since Logan and I already did)....guess we'll see!

First Picture

Announcing Davis Baby #3! Estimated time of arrival is May 20th. Logan and I are betting on another boy. Any other guesses?

Family Photos video

I totally stole this idea from my friend Holly Hirt, but it was so cute I couldn't help myself! Below is a slideshow presentation of our fall family photos. Enjoy! :-) And, oh, there is music too!

Davis Family

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