Christmas Weekend!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL...

We had a VERY busy weekend! This time of year is always chaotic for us. Ben and I are exhausted before Christmas day even gets here.

Friday night, we had Christmas at Grandma and Rick's house. The boys got so many wonderful gifts. Grandma got Lukas two GI Joe toys and got Landon his lego firefighter helicopter. Uncle Mike got them Star Wars light sabers!!! Lukas opened up his first and he got the blue one. Landon opened his and got the red one. The immediately switched! Didn't even discuss or argue. They are so funny.

Christmas Eve we went to 7:15 church service and went to Great Nanny and Pappap's house right afterwards. They got LOTS of legos, some clothes, and Great Nanny made them special blankets. She made a camo for Lukas and buzz for Landon. They love them and can't sleep without them. Landon still has to sleep with his bubby, too! We didn't get home till 1am and the boys were exhausted. We got them ready for bed and Lukas put out cookies, milk and his note to Santa that he typed in school.

Christmas morning began at 9:15. Landon was the first one up. He woke us up yelling "Santa came!" They couldn't wait to open gifts. They got star war legos, lego sticker books, Cars 2 DVD, star war action figures (the boys call them GI Joe Star Wars), monopoly, battleship, Lukas got a fishing pole, fire station legos, white ninja lego and black ninja lego. Later that morning, Nanny came over with more gifts. She got them the Star War lego DS game, more star war action figures and more star war legos. She stayed and visited with us for a couple hours. Around 3:00, we headed to Pappy Sam's. He got them blue and red light sabers and got Lukas the Darth Vader mask and got Landon the General Grievous mask. It was definitely a Star War Christmas for these two boys!! This really was a great Christmas. Lukas said it was the "Best Christmas Ever!" They got everything on their wish lists.

Thanks Everyone! We love you all.

Preschool picture

We got Landon's preschool photos today. He's such a ham!

Christmas Letters

The boys made their Christmas lists over the last couple weeks and we took them to Macy's to mail them to Santa today. They were so excited! The mall was extremely BUSY today, but it was still fun and love supporting the Make A Wish foundation. As you'll notice, the boys are really into Star Wars. They are going to have a wonderful Christmas...we can't wait!

Pack 553 Christmas Party!

Thursday evening was Lukas's cub scout Christmas party. All the scouts really enjoyed it. We had games, crafts and delicious snacks. All the scouts got a gift (their pinewood derby kit), too! The party was a great success.

Landon @ the dentist

Ben and Landon had dentist appointments today. Ben actually took a photo and sent it to me at work. Our baby is such a BIG BOY!

Great job at the dentist today:)

Our little bakers

This evening we made our Christmas sugar cookies. The boys were a great big help! I'm sure we'll be making another batch of cookies in a couple weeks:)

Breakfast with Santa

The boys and I went to AVH to have breakfast with Santa. Ben headed out for another day in the woods. Lukas decided to go with Landon and I instead of hunting. Which was nice, since my mom is in charge of the event. When we first arrived, we sat with Santa (which took a little time to convince Landon and he said he's only go if I went with him) and the boys told him what the wanted most for Christmas. They both got a cookie and bag full of toys. Unfortunately, I didn't get any photos of the boys with Santa:( There was a gal there taking photos and I'm sure my mom will give us one.

After we visited Santa, I took them over to get their breakfast. They got a muffin, fruit cup, peanut butter crackers and milk. Then, we made christmas ornaments. I got to tell you... Lukas was really into making the crafts this year. He made three of them and of course Landon had to copy Lukas:) They both did a great job this year!

O' Christmas Tree...

We decorated our tree the day after we got it, but forgot to add them to our previous post. We also got a couple new ornaments. Landon's 4 year and Lukas picked out the lego star wars! The best part about decorating our tree is seeing their faces light up when we get out our hallmark ornaments. We just love the way they decorate, too. All the ornaments get hung in the same spot:)

Police Station

Tonight Pack 553 visited the Allegheny Township Police Station. We got a tour of the building and they even got one of the cars out for the kids to enjoy. Lukas really loved our tour of the station:)