Thursday, January 19, 2012

Bubbles... in January

This weather has been crazy! Last week when it was nice out Leyton wanted to do bubbles. I never thought in MN in January we'd have the bubbles out!

Grandpa's little helper

The other weekend Leyton went outside with Grandpa to do some chores and even got to help throw in wood. He did a great job throwing the smaller logs from the back of the truck!

Friday, January 13, 2012

Christmas, finally!

We had a great holiday season, and I hope everyone else did too! It was filled with many Christmas gatherings, tons of good food, and lots of love! We had a so much fun celebrating with everyone and are thankful for all of our family and friends. The boys had a great Christmas, and are loving all of their new toys and games.
Santa came to Kelly's and Dave's house Christmas eve and surprised everyone! He read them the night before Christmas and had a gift for everyone. Leyton and Cal visiting with Santa. Cal wasn't sure about him... and Leyton was pretty nervous too!Cal and Leyton checking out the bulldozer Santa brought Leyton:Family photo- minus one:The Italian feast at the McNamara side Christmas was a hit with Cal (and everyone)!Cal opening his present from Santa- a puzzle that has gotten a lot of use!Cal and Leyton both really liked Grace and Lucy's "lucky ducks" game. When Cal would disappear I would always find him in their room playing with it!Leyton looking cute in Lucy's reindeer ears!Grace, Lucy and Leyton being goofy a usual:Most of the grandkids in their pj's after a long night:Santa came! This was the first year that Leyton really understood that Santa was going to come and there would be presents when he woke up (if he was a good boy...), and he didn't disappoint. Leyton dug right in and Cal had more fun climbing on the pile of presents than opening any of them.Leyton in his new fireman gear from Santa:Christmas with the Bostow's! Sarah loved the color wonder princess book Leyton picked out for her! She thought his cars one was pretty neat so we surprised her with one :)Grandma Bostow and Cal:Cal has been obsessed with the tree... points at it several times a day. Here he's making sure Grandma Bostow sees it too!Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa McNamara's. Cal was very interested in Ella's nose, and she was a good sport for him ;)The cousins helping Cal open his presents:Leyton got a packer uniform and helmet from Jessie and Dan that was a huge hit! He loves to put it all on and "be a real football player".Grandma and Grandpa surprised the grandkids with 2 dirt bikes. Leyton was pretty excited since all summer he kept telling grandma he wanted a motorcycle! One of them even has training wheels, so its perfect! Here's Dave helping Leyton take his first spin.Tina and Maggie taking one for a ride:Grace hopping on for her first ride and getting some pointers from Dave:Christmas with the Krumms! Leyton had fun trying out Cory's nerf gun, and Cory loved the Clay Matthews jersey we got him!Leyton and Cal tearing into the presents:My Aunt Kathy gave Cal "zig the big rig" which is a hit!Thanks everyone for a great Christmas!