Christmas Day 2011

Christmas morning with Gordon was so much fun this year! He  totally understood the whole Santa concept and he was ok with him  bringing presents to him as long as it was when he was sleeping and he didn't have to see him! I had to work Christmas morning, but made it home before Gordon had woken up! It was so much fun seeing his excited face when he walked into his room to see all that Santa had left him! 

 First present 

 "This is fun!"

 Nana and Papa got Gordon a hockey set! I have a feeling this will be played a lot!

When asked all Gordon wanted for Christmas was this! It was hard to find but we did it! He was excited to get it. We gave it to him very last. Weird kid and his random gifts he asks for!

Christmas 2011 With DeSantis Family

This year was Hazel's first birthday so we thought it would be fun to celebrate her birthday together. All the siblings booked two hotel rooms down town. Adair made the cutest birthday cake and DVD of all the pictures from Hazel's first year. We ate cake, watched the DVD, cried a lot and then went to go see the lights down town. It was such a special night. The next morning my mom did her Oklahoma brunch and Christmas morning presents my mom and dad got us all snow shoes!

 Our Christmas jammies!

The next morning we went ice skating at Galivan Plaza! It was a blast! I love my family!

Breakfast with Santa

SLCC always does the most fun activities throughout the year, one of them is the breakfast with Santa. It is so well done, they have a yummy breakfast and then lots of activities for the kids and then you can sit on Santa and Mrs. Clause' laps! 

 Yummy

 Attempt to get a pic of all the kids together by the tree 

 Cute Greg was Buddy the Elf. The kids loved him!

 Daddy and Gordie decorating cookies

 Not a fan of the Clauses!

 These made it all worth the terror!

 A Lot less scary when mom is holding you

 Gordie and Emmerson

Gordon was very excited about his bell

Christmas Tree Decorating

While we have been living with Scott and Jan, we put our Christmas tree in Gordon's room and he loves it! This year Gordie and I went with everyone up the mountain to cut down our own tree. Gordon had so much fun and got really muddy! It was so fun this year to actually have Gordon way excited about hanging the ornaments on his Christmas tree!

 He liked learning what ornaments were his

All finished!

Halloween 2011

This Halloween was a fun one! Gordon was way into it! We went trick-or-treating and then to grandma Holly's and grandma Nan's house for the famous Halloween chili! Mikey, Carl, and Trygg did an amazing spook alley on the Gatrell's porch! Tory didn't want to help but reluctantly did and while helping he fell threw one of the window wells and spent the rest of the night in at the insta care with a broken thumb! Over all it was a fun day! I love Halloween!

 Gordie, Mimers and Henry.

 Cutest pumpkin ever!

 Daddy getting ready to scare the cute neighborhood kids!

 Me and Tory at Erica's Halloween party as Juno and Bleeker!

Halloween At School 2011

Gordon had a Halloween Parade at school and I would have loved to have posted pictures of him walking in it, but I was walking in it with him. he was a very shy, but cute pumpkin!

Halloween Spooky Houses

We bought the kids Halloween gingerbread houses thinking they would be cute to display until Halloween, well they thought it was more fun to make them and then eat them!

 Henry and Mia

 Little tasting going on while making them

 Gordon's cheese face

 mmm...

 Final product

 "OK we got a picture can I eat it now?"

 Yum, it good!

 Izzi took it the most serious and made the smallest mess!

Cute Mia

Two Wheeler

Gordon Learned to ride his bike without his training wheels this summer while Tory was in Arizona! He was so excited to show dad when he got home! He was such a little champ, it took him about three wobbly runs until he had it down!

 A few falls, but he got right back up every time! No tears!