Saturday, December 26, 2009
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.
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...
The adults opening their gifts...
Saturday, December 19, 2009
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.
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.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Holiday Decor
I just love looking into my living room and seeing the tree all lit and the mantel decorated.
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
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!
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!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
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.
Thursday, December 03, 2009
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!
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.
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.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
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.
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.
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