Christmas Time!

Brandt was so excited to see if Santa had come during the night.  And can you believe he did!  We had one happy little boy.  Mommy and Daddy sure loved watching the excitement in his face.

 Mommy was surprised with a nook!  Yay!!!

 Dixie wasn't forgotten either.

 Daddy even found a few for him.

The biggest surprise was waiting at home, his very own train table and trains.  He loves spending time playing with his trains, it is really cute.

Christmas Eve Night

In the evening we went to a pretty park that is all decked out for Christmas and has some water fountains in the middle of a pond. The fountain sprays are set to Christmas music and lights.  It is always really neat experience and this year was no exception. We got to feed some hungry ducks too, and in the background of the picture you can see some of the pretty lights.

 Brandt has a good time, I think he was making a dinosaur growl when we took the picture.

 After we got home we got ready for bed and left a treat out for Santa.  Brandt got to pick out what to leave and he chose a donut and orange juice.  He loved it, and was so excited for Santa to come.

Christmas Eve Hike

The day before Christmas was beautiful, and we headed over to some trails to do a little hiking.  Brandt is a great hiker and we all had a fun time. Andrew's brother Wayne and his family went along too, it's always more fun with cousins around!

 Wayne, Fauna, Ian, Cali, and Bruce

 Boys will be boys!  Apparently while hiking big and little boys must climb on a big rock and make faces.  Glad we didn't miss that!  Love those two!

Hanging with Family

We headed to North Alabama to spend Christmas with Andrew's family this year.  We went up a few days before and had a lot of fun with all of the family there.  We always take a family picture, but somehow forgot!  Here is the most recent family pic, from Ian's baptism

Hanging out with Molly and Lauren! CRAZY balloon fun!

Family Breakfast at Grandpa's house!  The Grownups discuss upcoming events! :)

The kids play, so much to do!

Eating dinner at Red Lobster on Christmas eve with Grandpa and Nanny Doris and Wayne and Fauna.  A tradition they started many, many years ago.

The Nativity

 One of my favorite family traditions is acting out the Nativity at Christmas.  The family all gathered, costumes were adorned, and we began. The excitement was bubbling as everyone got ready and in their costumes.  We had Mary, Jospeh, baby Jesus, Inn Keepers, Wise Men, Shepards, Sheep, And the Narrator. 

 The Angel came to Mary...

 The Shepards with their sheep.  (and a king)

Everyone came to see the new baby.

Christmas Cookies with Grandmom

The last few years my (Rheanna's) mom has invited Brandt to come to her house for a Christmas cookie making date.  She is such a great Grandmom and we love her lots!  Brandt loves to spend time at Grandmom and Grandpop's house!  They made some wonderful creations and had a great time too!

Finding the Perfect Christmas Tree

We have the tradition of cutting down our Christmas tree each year at a local Christmas tree farm.  It is so much fun to hunt for the perfect tree.

Brandt was running from tree to tree

He found one "Brandt Size"

Great family picture!  And this is the best out of 8 we took.  Brandt was acting silly on purpose.

Daddy and Brandt cutting down our tree together

We LOVED the whole experience!

Pumpkin Patch!

 Our annual trip to the pumpkin patch was a big success!  We had such a great time going and picking out our pumpkin, running through the field and riding a pony. 

2 year olds!

We went to a flag football game of my nephews, which was so much fun. Brandt loved watching his cousins play.  I thought it was cute how he was watching them and I wanted to get a picture.  You know, a cute picture of him sitting in his camp chair with his shades on.  Here is an example of what it is like trying to get a picture of Brandt, who is very TWO.  But I gotta say, his faces sure do make me laugh! This is what it takes to get that one good picture.

This one works, I'll take it!