Christmas Season is Here!

After a successful Thanksgiving with Papa Steve, we were ready today to move forward with our favorite time of the year....Christmastime! Putting up the tree and decorations has always been Emmy and my favorite tradition and this year we got ourselves a new helper...Mr. Aidan!

He helped us take out the boxes, test out the Christmas toys (that's a very important job) and even put a few ornaments on the tree! And Mr. Ethan helped out too by taking a fabulous nap this morning, yeah Ethan!

Aidan helping Mommy put up an ornament and Ethan posing with his stocking right before nap time.



And the mantle tonight, looking splendid with FIVE stockings. A funny too by Aidan, he chose the cow to lead Santa's sleigh...must be one special cow!



Daddy put up all the lights this year, including some new LEDs (Emmy says: "Better for the Environment", Tyler says, "Looks Cool")

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Later in the day we just hung out around the tree and watched the train....a very special moment for me, Mommy, and the boys...they were enchanted by the train, especially Ethan who watched it go round and round, the whole time while pushed up with his arms...such a strong little guy!

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Watchin' the train!

Here's a video!

And now a special moment that we were delighted with our guys this morning. As it goes, we're lying in bed asleep when I hear in Ethan's monitor. "Good Morning Ethan. How are you? Are you ready to wake up? Look at my Christmas Train. Good Morning!"

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I sat up and looked up in a stupor towards Ethan's room. His door was open and the lights were on dimly. Aidan had woken up, gone straight to his Christmas Little People train and drug it into Ethan's room to show him. All while we were sound asleep. I rolled over to Emmy and said, "And so it begins, the wonderful friendship between our boys." We both smiled and were greeted then by Mr. Aidan, smiling from ear to ear. He said, "I showed Ethan my train, he's waking up." Yes indeed, yes indeed.

Here's the guys tonight!

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Have a wonderful evening,

Ty, Emmy, Aidan and Ethan