It’s been awhile, but we got snow! It’s been a busy day, but a very Merry Christmas for the Field-Bennetts. 🙂
White Christmas
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Over the River and Through….
…the woods, to Grandmother’s house we go! Enjoy the Burr Family Christmas Whistle Band with their rendition of Jingle Bells. Thanks, Jenn for the whistles!
Taking a Break
Christmas is still going….we got up early this morning with the boys and they were so excited to see that Santa had filled their stockings and left a bunch of presents under the tree. They were quick to check and see if Santa had eaten his cookies and milk and if the reindeer had done the same with the carrots and grass. They had! The boys made quick time of their presents, but they are still really good at enjoying the toys they get before moving onto the next ones.
We finished at our place, then headed in our jammies over to Nana and Papa’s house. Santa had come there, too! We had a nice breakfast, talked to Uncle Todd and Aunt Monica on the phone and opened some more presents.
We are letting the boys watch their new Scooby Doo dvd before we head back out. Stopping at our friend, Holly O’Reilly’s to say Hi and then going back to Nana and Papa’s for the big Burr celebration. Should be pretty low key this year, but I found the funniest white elephant…Nathan, you NEED this one, bummer you are in Montana but I know where to find another if you want one. I’ll be sure to take a picture when the opening occurs.
We’re off again!!!!
So Glad To See You
Carlos sings in the car, it’s always this song and it’s the whole way to wherever we are going. He sings to Levi, Trey, Mamas, Nana/Papa, his whole class, his teachers, his speech ladies….if he knows you, he’s singing to you!
Merry Christmas!
Christmas Eve
We’ve had a laid back Christmas Eve…so nice to have friends drop by and visit! So good to see Allie and Godma Ann, and at the same time even and Maymay and Holly! Some of our favorite people for sure and always good to see them. 🙂
The boys helped make cookies for Santa, they were convinced that we needed to MAKE them, not buy them. Have to be sure not to piss off Santa, I guess! The boys did well cutting out the cookies and we’ll be frosting them soon. That should be gooey and messy.
Levi’s sporting a temp today (102.5..yikes) and some body aches but hopefully he’ll bounce back and feel better tomorrow. Makes for some good snuggle time with our big guy, but I hate seeing him feel so bad.
Thought I should post some pictures as we get them so here goes…
Dinner with Friends
Good friends, good times. Holly made us dinner (yum, she’s made making pizza an artform) and we had great conversation with Alisa, Holly, Mary and Annie while the kids watched the Grinch. Such a fun night, thanks ladies!
Christmas Time Can Be Tough
I like to call this one….”Sensory Overload”
Faker, Faker, Faker
Carlos has been the model lately, so there have been lots of blog pictures of him. The other boys don’t want pictures taken. I’ll sneak some in!
Anyhow, we had a great time at Gramma Patti and Gramma Jeanie’s house yesterday, they got the boys a karaoke machine that has a camera that hooks to the tv so you can see yourself singing. Dee’s off to the store right now to get some batteries but we hooked it up and they LOVED seeing themselves on the tv. Many silly faces were made, our boys are total hams. The next American Idol is standing in our living room.
We picked up Nana and Papa in the ol’ minivan and drove around Bainbridge and Poulsbo to see Christmas lights. It was an adventure for sure, and to our surprise, it was Carlos (not Levi) who talked the WHOLE 2 hour and 16 minute trip. He spun tall tales of alligators and tigers and Levi piped in about seeing sharks fins in the ocean. It was great dialogue.
We had meltdown when we got home, though. Levi and Trey went off to bed with little fuss but Carlos, as usual, fought sleep. He threw a dramatic tantrum with tears and all, but when I pulled out the camera to document it he couldn’t keep a straight face. He’s a great actor. We took a self-portrait and scooted off to bed.
It’s tough to stay mellow this time of year!
Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
What a day…fun but totally packed. Carlos and Levi had a visit to the dentist this morning, they both got gold stars and did a good job. It’s more to get them used to it so they don’t freak out and never want to go as an adult. They love to brush their teeth so we’re good there, just have to start flossing (yuck!) and I’m not looking forward to that one.
Dee took Carlos to finish up some last minute shopping, while I headed to the Evil Empire with Trey and Levi. Shopping was quick (I had to get a Wii controller) and when we got home we got a visit from Gay and Rob. So nice to see them and they brought some cool dinosaurs for the boys. I love the “hat” and “slippers” that roar and the boys all took turns putting them on and being the dinosaur. They also made some delicious cookies that we will be enjoying for awhile!
Nana and Papa came over for dinner tonight and we made Pork Chops with Hot Slaw. It’s a recipe from Beth (thanks Beth!) that we LOVE. We don’t get it too often because if we did, well, we’d expire. It’s got bacon, pork chops, cabbage, brown sugar and cider vinegar. If you want the recipe, just ask, it’s well worth it. Tonight was the night that the local fire department came around our neighborhood with the Christmas firetruck. One of my very favorite things about living here, it’s the small town stuff. We heard them coming up the road, we grabbed the boys and Nana and Papa and went out on the porch. They stopped the truck right at our driveway and played a whole song for us! The boys loved it. You just don’t get that anywhere.
After dinner we dropped in on Kathy and Glenn (Kathy’s the boy’s teacher and they’ve been friends for years) to drop off a check, we bought the van from them. They had an amazing antique train set under their tree that the boys fell in love with. Glenn made the calculated mistake of getting on his hands and knees and being a horse, and all three boys jumped right up on his back. He also wrestled around with them. Kathy and Glenn and truly special people and we just think the world of them. After the boys got all hyped up, we came home and tried to get them to bed. It wasn’t tooooooooo painful, they were tired.
Dee and I got some time to play the new Nintendo Wii. We love it, it’s going to be great. Lots of moving and competition. Carlos likes the bowling, we like the baseball (duh) and Donkey Kong is pretty fun. We haven’t played them all yet, but it’ll be something new and different for us to do.
Also, some pictures of Family Dinner with Mary and Alice….the gingerbread house making (which we discovered this morning that Abbie had eaten a wall of the house!) and Mary’s new slippers!
Three Scurvy Dogs a Wee Lass (and their Mamas) 
