We finally got our tree up and decorated. Our first hurdle was getting it straight. The second hurdle was the lights. We decided this year we would switch to LED lights. We bought some lights a couple of months back, but apparently not enough and now we can't find them anywhere. Fortunately, we had several strands of white lights leftover from our wedding so we used those. I think it turned out quite nice! Ian was a great helper (although I keep finding random ornaments throughout the house, not sure there will be any left on the tree by Christmas!) and Milo watched from the sidelines.
Friday night we got together with my former co-worker, Stacy, and her husband, Jason. We have been talking about going out together for over a year and finally it came to fruition! We went to Japango on Pearl St. for dinner. It had been awhile since we had sushi so it was delicious. It was so great to catch up and for everyone to meet. I miss seeing her everyday! I am hoping we can make this a regular thing because they are so much fun to be around:) After dinner we were headed to Connor O'Neill's for music and drinks and ran into this lovely group of kids. They were hilarious! The girl next to me was celebrating her 18th birthday and they were having a blast! We jammed out with them for a bit - I think Stacy and I were living vicariously through them in those few short minutes.
Our cuties ready to make some cookies!
Milo and Avyn hangin' out on the playmat, wishing they could enjoy the cookies too!
Saturday afternoon I had Kate and the girls over to make cookies for Santa. I enjoyed Queenie cookies (named after my Great Aunt Juanita, aka Queenie) so much as a kid and I hope to pass it on to my kids as well. I really like baking with Ian and I think the kids had a lot of fun - mainly because they could sneak in more sugar with each cookie they decorated! They turned out great and we are thinking Santa will definitely stop at our houses because no one can resist the Queenie cookies!
Every year the Times-Call prints a map of Christmas lights to check out. Saturday night we bundled the boys up in their PJ's and headed out. Ian was really into them this year. I had to take a picture at the last house we saw because it was CRAZY! I cannot imagine how much time, money and effort goes into decorating like this. There was so much to see - people were actually getting out of their cars and walking all over their house and yard to see everything. I wanted to do the same, but Milo was getting restless and I am not sure I ever would have been able to get Ian back in the car. Ha!
What a big boy! We busted out the activity bouncer for Milo this weekend and he loves it. He was all about it. I am having a hard time coming to terms with the fact that he is big enough to be in it. Ian made sure to give him the tour of all the toys and sounds. We explained to Ian that he used to play in it and it blew his mind. He just kept saying, "But I am a big boy." Cute.
I had to share this sweet picture we got from Casey's sister last week - I just love it.
Our adorable nephews - Ethan, Taylor and Christopher!
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