Christmas Morning

Two little boys must have been good this year because Santa sure left a lot of presents. What a fun Christmas this year, both the boys really enjoyed it.
 

Make It, Bake It, Sew It Or Grow It Christmas 2009

This year (well last year) we decided to try something new, instead of exchanging gift cards with each other we were going to try a make it, bake it, sew it or grow it Christmas. It was a blast!

Here is a breakdown of how it went:

Nana had Cheryl and made her wash clothes and two new scarfs

Cheryl had Nana and made her Christmas bulbs and grew here an Amaryllis plant.

Uncle Bill had Gary and made his a wooden chest of drawers for all his "garage stuff"

Gary had Billy and made him a washer toss game

Billy had Steve and made his a photo frame of pictures that spelled out Susalla. All the pictures were of places or things that pertained to his life.

Steve had Emily and made her homemade concord grape wine.

Emily had Tony and also made him a washer toss game...with the help of Billy

Tony had Meghan and made her a giant planter box and filled it with poinsettias

Meghan had Lindsey and made her a raspberry liquor and knitted her a scarf

Lindsey had Uncle Bill and made him mosaic pot and painted him a garden stake

Aunt Carolyn had Jessica and made her a recipe holder filled with her favorite recipes along with some towels she sewed for her wet hair.

Jessica had Aunt Carolyn and panted her a Christmas platter and baked chocolate chip cookies.

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve we headed over to Papa and PapaMoms. The boys couldn't wait to open their gifts!

The adults opening their gifts...

Happy 4th Birthday Aiden

Aiden celebrated his 4th birthday with his wonderful family! Both the boys had been fighting a horrible cold all week but we were still able to have a party, complete with bright red noses and lots of tissue. He has been waiting for his birthday and I think he was more excited for that then Christmas this year. He opened all his presents and thanked everyone so politely.

 


Here are a few of Aiden's favorites at 4:

Cars! Not just any cars the boy is still in love with Disney Cars and everything that goes along with them

Anything tiny! The smaller the object the more he wants it! His favorite shirt to wear in a button down but it HAS to have a pocket to carry around all the little things he acquires.

Chocolate milk...we just call it crack around here!

Layla. That boysloves his dog, I'm not sure she loves him as much but she sure puts up with a lot. She even lets Aiden drag her around by her collar.

Macaroni and cheese...it's just about the only thing the kid will eat.

Holiday Decor

I just love looking into my living room and seeing the tree all lit and the mantel decorated.





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Annual Cooking Decorating

I have been decorating cookies with my girlfriends since before we had kids. As the kids get bigger and more are added it gets more hectic. This year we decided we would have all the cookies baked and ready to go. The boys had a great time, they got in there did their decorating and were gone again to play in 10 minutes.

Jackie and Alexander
 
Jake was a mad man with the sprinkls
 
Thanks for taking some pictures Brye....it's nice to be in a few!
 
Aiden and Owen going to town...
 

The group of boys is no more...we now have a little princess in the group. Aiden was just in love with Gabby! He helped Brye all day, getting binkies, bottles and toys for her.
The three little monkies jumping on the couch!

Gingerbread House

I decided to get all crafty this year and make my own gingerbread for a house. It was a bit of a pain, but I'm sure I'll do it again. Daddy and Owen had an afternoon out shopping so Aiden and I decided it would be a perfect time to decorate the house. I think Aiden did a pretty awesome job!
 

Cookies

The boys helped me make sugar cookies for decorating. Aiden helped me mix up the dough while Owen was napping and once he was up both the boys helped roll and cut out the sugar cookies. Aiden was my roller and Owen was my patter.
 
 
 

Christmas Photo

I tried getting a picture of the boys by the tree to use as a new header for the blog, this is the best of what I took....

Aiden wouldn't stop being goofy and Owen would not stand any closer to Aiden so, Merry Christmas from the McFarland's!

Christmas Tree 2009

We decorated the tree a while back (yes it was before Thanksgiving)so I thought I would finally get around to adding the pictures to the blog. Aiden was soooo excited to put the tree up, he knows that Christmas time means his birthday is getting close.




Both the boys helped put ornaments on the tree this year. I have to say that there isn't nearly as many on this year because of a certain little blonde haired boy. Owen likes to go down and rearrange all the ornaments. I have to laugh because the other day we were walking through Target's Christmas section and Owen looked right at me and said, "Uh uh uh no no" while shaking his finger at me. I guess he does hear what I'm telling him, he just chooses not to listen when he's at home.

Owen

Well I wanted to post a little update at 18 months about Owen, but it looks like it's going to be a 19 month update. Owen is taking after his big brother in the talking department, he sure is a chatterbox. Here are a few of the funny things he does and says.



Some of his most common words and phrases:
Momma
Dadda
Aiden- which sounds more like DeeDee
Layla- Aya
Spoon-poon
fork
Balloon-boon
Binky- which he calls a meanya
I get down
I stuck
Up
Milk
Monkey- which is his word for banana
No No
Rock- when is tired lately he asks to rock
book
car
Papa
Please
Thank you
Bye Bye
Spongebob but lately he calls him Bobby
monster
dark
I big
Whoa- which i hear from the back seat quite often
shoes
socks
hat
swing
cookie
bubbles
yogurt
puppy
fish
brush
bird
plane
bus
yellow-if you ask what color something is, everything is yellow
tree
and many many more, he can put 3-4 words together at times





Silly things he does:
He has a face that you just have to see, there is no way to explain
If you same Home Alone he puts is hands up to his cheeks and says agghhhh
He thinks he can jump soo high, really only one foot leaves the ground
If you ask him "who loves Momma" he promptly raises his hand and says "me"
He loves all animals and chases Layla around the house giving her hugs and kisses
He thinks farts are the funniest thing and calls them "poop"
He insists that he sit on the potty after Aiden
Down the dirt roads he likes to say "ahhhhhh" the whole way
Sometimes from the back seat he will call my name and when I turn around he has a finger jammed up his nose
If he sees a Christmas Tree he now says uh uh uh no no while waving a finger at you
He goes to the back door and will say "I go bye-bye" he takes after his father there
If he hears you start the water in the bathroom he comes running saying "bath"
He loves if toys have little men and calls them "guys"
Whatever you are eating he will ask for a "bite"
He can shake his booty and loves to dance, clap and spin around
He counts but usually starts at two
He can do the itsy bitsy spider and sings Old McDonald, his favorite is the e, i, o part


He can point to and name the following body parts:
Hair
eyes
ears
nose
teeth
tongue
belly
arms
fingers
legs
toes or piggies as he calls them
butt
face



At times he is quite the opposite of his older brother. He has no fear and will try anything his big brother is doing. He gets in the cupboards, climbs and doesn't let anyone mess with him. He is our little ham and we love him sooo much.

Enjoying The Weather

After being stuck inside all week the boys were so excited to get outside and enjoy the nice weather we had over the weekend.

Owen would swing all day if you would let him...
 
Aiden has really enjoyed the big sand box we put in this summer, heck I enjoy it too! I dug tunnels for all his cars to drive though, Aiden thought it was soo cool!
 

Friday Fill- Ins

1. The last band I saw live was Train.
2. What I look forward to most on Thanksgiving is the food of course.
3. My Christmas/holiday shopping is a little behind, but I have started.
4. Thoughts of lunch fill my head.
5. I wish I could wear tall boots, damn calves.
6. Bagpipes were played at our wedding.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to getting out of the house!!!!, tomorrow my plans include a playdate with Melissa and Jake and Sunday, I want to.... not sure yet!

H1N1

 
It's been a HORRIBLE few days at the McFarland's.Garystarted feeling ill on Friday but it wasn't bad enough to keep him home from Family Night Out. Saturday morning started his cough, boy was it nasty. After he got off work I urged him to go to the after hours clinic and get something. He agreed and off he went. They ran some x-rays and did a breathing treatment and sent him home with a diagnosis of bronchitis. Sunday we had a busy day planned but Gary opted to stay home, he didn't get out of bed all day. In the meantime the boys and I headed to Papa and PapaMom's. It was a gorgeous day and the boys were playing outside. Jessica and the gang came over and Mom, Jess and I decided to sneak out for a bit. A couple hours later we came back and Owen was sleeping on Tony and Aiden looked awful. I took his temperature and it was 102.6. Home we went(Billy sorry we missed your Birthday!). We got home and gave Aiden some motrin and an hour later he was running around playing so I thought nothing of it. Monday morning rolled around and that's when all hell broke loose. Owen woke up with a 102 fever and Aiden's was back. Both boys got another round of Motrin. An hour later Owen's fever wasn't going down and he was whiny and lethargic. I made a call to the nurse at the ped's office and they suggested I bring him in. Before we left I took his temperature, it was up to 104, and I was getting a little freaked out by then. We got to the paediatrician's office early and they took Owen back. The Doctor came in and looked at him and confirmed what I had been dreading....H1N1. After talking about Gary's symptoms the doctor believes that he was misdiagnosed with bronchitis, which they told us wasn't contagious. In reality he most likely had H1N1 and passed it onto the boys. Owen was given Tamiflu and after keeping a dose down he is up and playing today. So far I'm in the clear and I'm hoping it stays that way...

Friday Fill- Ins

1. Plans and schedules are sometimes annoying but I'd lost without them .

2. I'm happy when things are quiet, the boys are getting along and the house is clean .

3. The last thing I drank was coffee of course .

4. One of the most valuable things in my life are my children .

5. I like mushrooms on my pizza.

6. Dear November, please don't bring any snow. October wasn't very nice to us, if you could be mild and sunny that would be great .

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a night out with all my boys, tomorrow my plans include laundry and Sunday, I want to relax and spend a nice evening at Billy and Emily's!

Trick Or Treat

Trick or Treating with Chloe. I didn't realize my lack of photos until now...they really did Trick or Treat....LOL.
 

Zoo Boo 2009

Another fun year at Zoo Boo. My boys had a great time, I think David and Kyle are getting too old. Too bad Jess is still going to have to bring them.

The four boys: David was Optimis Prime, Kyle was Bumblebee, Aiden was the Scarecrow and Owen the adorable Lion.
 
 
The McFarland's
 
The Scott's
 
I'm bummed I didn't get a picture of Papa and PapaMom....sorry guys...

Homemade Costume

Aiden absolutly loves The Wizard Of Oz, so I wasn't surprised when he asked to be the scarecrow this year. I searched high and low for a scarecrow costume and could not find one. So....I thought I would give my sewing skills a try. Not bad if I can say so myself....
 

Gary and I both agreed I think this might be the last year of a cute costume for Aiden. I have a feeling the superheroes and other gross costumes may be next.

Please Vote

If you get a chance please vote for Owen in Gap's casting call.


http://family.go.com/gapcastingcall/entries/LindseyMcFarland/912270345/

Thank you!!

Pumpkin Carving

Aiden has been excited about carving pumpkins so we decided to carve ours Sunday night. Hopefully they do not rot before Halloween.

Daddy and the boys getting serious about their pumpkins


Aiden was excited he got to use a kinfe....I wasn't so excited!


Owen sat and watched most of the time with his little pumpkin


Everyone working away


Aiden actually liked cleaning the "guts" out, which really surprised me.


Mommy being silly!


Our finished projects. Gary did the haunted house and the bat and Aiden and I did the ghost. You can't see it but Aiden colored all over the side of his pumpkin and helped me trace the design on our pumpkin.