Sledding

We got some snow last week that was just enough to use the new sled. It was sooo cold out that we didn't stay out for long but it was long enough to have fun!

Hiking back up the hill in the yard :)

"Whoa did you see that one, mom?! I did a side spin face flip!"

It was a lot of fun and while I don't like to hope for snow, it would be nice to be able to do this with Steve on a weekend.

Before, During and After Christmas Story

It's been waaayyyy too long since I posted. Since Trevor's birthday, we have actually been pretty busy. The week before Thanksgiving, Steve's mom, dad and brother all come down for a visit since Al was back in the states. I made a big Thanksgiving dinner since we were all together (and Steve had all day and overnight duty on Thanksgiving). We had a good visit with them.
Then we planned a week long trip to TX for the week before Christmas. The night before we left, we had Steve's battalion Christmas party. Trevor had tons of fun playing in the bounce house and talking with Santa. (We also won a PS3 in the raffle!)
The next day, we headed down to Texas! It was a long drive. We all had a really good time but it seemed to go by too fast. Trevor and I both loved being back in TX with our mom and son besties, but he had fun with all 4 kids. The guys spent a lot of time going to the gym...go figure :)We got home the night of Dec 23rd. We spent the next day trying to recover from the long drive, then attended a Christmas eve service. When that was over we drove through our neighborhood looking at the lights and came home to a pizza dinner.

We woke up Christmas morning and did the usual presents and breakfast. Here's Trevor sitting in front of the tree with all his loot!

He was pretty excited about his new sled that he asked Santa for at the previously mentioned party!

And he got a special present for doing so well on the trip. He had been asking for a shooting game for Christmas and instead of another war game, I figured I would get him a hunting game.

He was super excited about Club Penguin game because he loves playing the games online. And this pic also shows the battle wounds he obtained in TX. He had a big bruise on his forehead from running into the door at another friends house in TX, and a big black eye from colliding on the trampoline.

All in all, we had a great Christmas. For New Year's Eve we stayed home and had finger foods, played games and watched a TV movie special. Trevor was determined to stay up until midnight but around 10:30, he just went to the bathroom and puked out of nowhere, without telling us he wasn't feeling well. He made it until 11:30 and decided to just go to bed. He woke up brand new and felt fine, thank God. Both Steve and I have not felt so great for a few hours since as well, so I think a little bug got us...glad it wasn't a big one!

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and wish you all the best in the new year! Until next time...