Christmas Card 2011

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First Haircut!

Jacob got his first haircut yesterday, just 10 days shy of his first birthday!  He was starting to look pretty "shaggy", and my Dad even called him a "hippie", ha!  He did really well.  Like Matthew, he just kind of sat there and wondered what was going on.  Our friend Kim Berry did the honors...she did Matthew's first haircut as well.  He looks like a handsome little boy now!

Before...

The cut...

After!  Handsome little dude...

A couple of short videos of the occasion...

Halloween 2011

I had so much fun hosting Halloween this year!  I really got into doing "fun" Halloween treats and food.  Of course our two "P's" (Pirate and Pumpkin) also had a blast Trick or Treating.  It was a great evening!

Some of the food I made...

The "Spooky" Seven Layer Dip...

The Oreo Eyeball Cookies were fun to make!

Mummy Dogs!  (I also made Mummy Pizza, but they didn't turn out quite like I planned...)

The Table...

My two little monsters...

My Little Pumpkin...(His 1st Halloween!)

All dressed up and ready to go!

Family pic...

The boys with their cousin Ian...

Trick or Treat!

J was "chillin"...

The Pirate was happy with his treasure...

Happy Halloween!

Pumpkin Carving 2011

Finally getting around to some posts.  Here are some fun pictures of our pumpkin carving we literally barely managed to do the night before Halloween.  It was cute with both boys "helping".  Matthew loved scooping out the seeds, and Jacob was content to play with the stem and top of the pumpkin while we carved.  A good family time...maybe next year we will get to a second pumpkin!!

Ready to get started...

Our little helpers...

Getting down and dirty...

Fascinated by the top of the pumpkin...

Yay for our "Jack-O-Lantern"!

Matthew's 1st School Pic

Here is Matthew's first ever school picture from Rockford Christian, PK-3!  Handsome little dude if I do say so myself...