Tis the Season

Well now that Thanksgiving is over it is time to start getting ready for Christmas. Talan was so excited to put up his tree in his room.

Jason and Talan picking out what decorations should be put on the tree. I let the boys decorate their trees however they want them. No input from mom.

Talan's finished tree. It turned out so good.

We haven't had Christmas lights on our house for years. But now that Jason is out of school I was not letting him get out of putting them up. Talan was excited to help his dad string the lights.

After all the lights were up we bundled up and got ready to go to the Spanish Fork Light parade.

On our way to the parade we noticed Mrs Peeps hanging from our tree. It appears that Mrs Peeps must have parachuted out of Santa's sleigh and got stuck in our tree.

It is always so exciting when Mrs Peeps arrives at our house.

Talan still doesn't exactly like Mrs Peeps. He is still a little fearful of her. This is as close as he would get to her and every night he tells us to make sure that his door is shut tight.

Linx loves Mrs Peeps. He wanted to give her a piggy back ride.

Talan didn't want Mrs Peeps to lose any magic so Jason had to use tongs to get her in the house.

After an exciting day we finally made it to the Light Parade. Linx was so tired that he took a little nap while waiting for it to start.

All bundled up but still having fun.

Lincoln would read us all the flyers that were passed out during the parade.

Just the boys.

The whole gang! It was cold but we still had fun. Every year the Spanish Fork Light parade means that Christmas is coming. I love this time of year and love to spend it with my friends and loved ones.

Thanksgiving

Talan had a busy week at school this week. They had a Thanksgiving feast and made lots of fun crafts. Talan made this nice display with all the Thanksgiving crafts he made.

Lincoln didn't want a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, he just wanted some Coco Puffs.

This year I did the cooking and we had grandma and grandpa Jones over to join us.

 

These were my Thanksgiving helpers. They are also my biggest blessings.

 

Grandma and Lincoln waiting to dig in.

With Talan and Lincoln at the table it was not a formal affair but we sure had a good time. Never a dull moment with the boys around.

 

Talan thought I did a pretty good job making Thanksgiving dinner. He was most excited to have his Cherry 7-up that he picked out.

Grandma and Grandpa brought over a couple of fun board games to play. So after dinner we played games the rest of the afternoon. My boys love to spend time with grandma and grandpa.

Jason had been working on the Christmas light timer earlier in the day, so he told Talan to see if he could magically turn on the lamp. Talan tried it and it and it came on. Talan must be magic or it was just that Jason had the remote but we didn't tell him. He spent the whole day showing everyone his new magic trick. We had a great Thanksgiving and were very blessed to spend it with those we love.

First Snow of the Season

We got our first big snow storm of the season and Talan could not wait to play in the newly fallen snow. This snow storm was early and the trees still had their leaves so Talan and Jason went out to shake the snow out of them.

Then he helped his Dad clean all the snow off of his truck.

After all the work was done it was time for some fun.

I have to admit the boys made a pretty cute snowman. Our snowman only lasted a few day because it warmed up and he was gone.

Tooth Fairy Time

Talan lost his first tooth on Thursday November 8, 2012. He came running in from the bus saying that his tooth was bleeding. It was a little bit but I didn't think it was quite ready to come out. Jason was sick at work and asked if we would run him up some medicine. While we were at Wilson Audio Talan showed his dad that his tooth was bleeding. Jason talked Talan into just pulling it out. So Talan lost his first tooth in the parking lot at Wilson Audio. He was so excited.

 

He seems too little to be losing his teeth. 

Talan was so excited for the Tooth Fairy to come and leave some money, but he felt bad that Grandma and Grandpa Jones didn't get to see his tooth. After much thought of what to do we decided to leave the tooth fairy a note and ask her if she would please leave the tooth so he could show his grandma and grandpa.

Just a little after mid-night Talan came running in our room crying. When we finally got him calmed down enough to talk he said that the Tooth Fairy had not come. I told him he better go turn on  his light and look around his room. He headed off for his room and then Jason and I could hear a gasp. We both knew that the Tooth Fairy and not forgotten Talan. He came running in to show us what he had found.

The Tooth Fairy not only left money but some teeth rotting candy. What kind of Tooth Fairy stops and our house? Talan was so excited I think he showed everyone who would stop and look. The magic of being a kid.