Stockings!!

Jordan's step mom has a tradition of making Christmas stockings for the family. She does a really awesome job and I was super excited when I received mine. I especially love the back of mine, it is pink corduroy with rosebuds on it. They are very detailed and she said it takes her about 4 months to do each one. I remember how excited we were when she finished Chase's stocking. Chase loves his and was actually quite upset that Mariah didn't have one yet, very cute. Last week she brought over Mariah's, it is just gorgeous. Mariah really loves her stocking because it has a snowman on it. Frosty has become her new favorite. I think it is such a neat tradition she has started and I would love to carry it on with my grandkids. Though i am just now thinking that if we end up having 4 kids, we could potentially end up having a lot of grandkids. That could be a heck of a lot of stockings, which is a bit scary since my sewing consists of putting buttons back on!!! Good thing I have a while, my oldest is only 3!!

Puddle Jumping!

The other day I took Chase out for a walk for a change of pace during table-time. It had rained the night before and there were still traces of rain to be seen. We put on our rain boots and headed out. We walked around the neighborhood collecting leaves, sticks and anything else that catches a 3-year-olds eye, but then we saw it! The most perfect jumping puddle ever. I suppressed the inner me screaming he-is-going-to-get-wet-and-disgusting, and let him dive in. At least it made for great pictures but I will mention that he had to be stripped down naked to get in the car and thankfully I had a blanket in there!!!

Christmas Tree Time!

We ventured out Tuesday night to try and find a Christmas tree and have a fun family outing, of course sometimes things have a way of turning out differently than you saw it in your head. The kids did have fun, but it didn't last long. Chase wandered around with us for a while but then his walking became running, and fallen tree branches quickly became involved. Mariah was good for a whole 5 minutes and then she started a melodic song of whining, crying and screaming. Just beautiful. Jordan was probably glad the hunt came to a halt with his pick because there have been years where my perfect tree hunt has lasted quite some time, usually ending in a line-up of about 6 trees that basically look the exact same but I cannot seem to choose one! Therefore, there are no tree hunt pictures, oh well!!