More Christmas Photos

My handsome little man.

I loved the idea of the train set in front of the fire place, but none of them turned out great.

And this was the point when I knew I had to just call it quits and work with what I had.

Christmas Pictures

Since I spent a ton of money on Braylon's 3 year pictures, Drew was not too keen on getting Christmas pictures made this year. So we just took some at home. I didn't know who would be more difficult, Braylon or Lando, but Bray took the prize by a landslide. Lando just laid there as content as could be. This is the one that made the Christmas card.

Braylon insisted that he should lay like Lando.

What an angel.... But it quickly turned into sheer frustration with me.
Even Lando eventually had enough!

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree Search... (I have no idea what was up with the tongue)

Since I don't get home from work/picking up Braylon until 5:00, it was already getting dark by the time we got to the Christmas tree farm (which luckily is just down the road or we wouldn't have had any daylight at all).

I had Drew to take a picture of me and Bray to which he replied, "It looks kinda crazy, but I got one." It does look pretty crazy, doesn't it. Note to self: always look at myself in the mirror before leaving the house in a new toboggan in case it sticks up two feet on top of my head. And it was all Bray's idea to hold the "tiny little Christmas trees" for the pic.

My tree hugger.

We finally found the perfect tree and the boys discussed how best to cut it down...

Braylon elected to supervise while Drew did the work.

Timber!

Sideways

I think my favorite thing about this picture is something that I didn't even recognize when I snapped it: Not only did Braylon manage to get himself turned sideways during the night, but also all of his stuffed animals.

Let it Snow!

Teething and bored while we are away at work, I came home the other day to find that Lando had been using the stuffing from his $36 dog bed to decorate his crate.

Yawning after all his hard work.

Thanksgiving Day

The most wonderful thing about the holidays is all the time you get to spend with family. Braylon has got to spend a lot of time with his cousins the last couple of weeks. Although I didn't get pictures of everyone, I did think to break out my camera at MaMaw Helen's. The one above is Cousin Kelsi (I think she is one of the most beautiful kids I have ever seen in my life) and Braylon holding the newest addition, Cousin Amara (she is a beauty too). Check out the resemblance between Bray and Kelsi in this picture.

Braylon adored Amara. (It looks like he is about to pinch her, but he was actually tickling).

Kissing her hand, which he did over and over. He would love to have a baby sister.

Little Drummer Boy

Things have been crazy lately and I have quite a bit of catching up to do. Here are some pictures from our trip to visit Boo Boo and Papaw in Spencer the weekend before Thanksgiving. We had a wonderful visit with Drew's family and Aunt Sharon and Uncle Dean had us over for a wonderful Thanksgiving meal.

This was Drew's Fisher Price drum when he was little...my brother had one too. Braylon plays it like a pro!

The dinosaur parade. I think these were Braylon's Uncle Geo's.

The ride home. Lando has quickly adjusted to car trips and does very well.

Settled back in at Home Sweet Home!