Aidan and Ethan's Christmas

Here's one of the best rooms in our house. Kyle and I gave it up for the boys to have an ultimate play space that gets natural light and nature year round. On their little Christmas tree hang felt ornaments from Switzerland, all the cookie cutters they own, past birthday ribbon, school projects and pretty much anything that they consider a decoration. The links are made of music note paper mixed with red plaid and green holly.

This is my favorite toy for the boys.

Choo, Choo..

Never fear Aidan's here

I was making dinner when Aidan came in to the kitchen to say

"Mom, call me WHEN you make a fire".

As if this happens all the time.

His choice of words are so awesome.

The Geo Track bridge turned fire hose made me do a double take.

Candy canes make 'em happy

My mom loves candy canes.

It's one of my favorite things around this time of year.

Apparently my off springs got the candy cane bug too.

The face of an avid candy cane eater.

These glossy sugar coated hands make great finger prints on the windows I just cleaned.

Thanks E.

Here's the deal...

The deal is the kids and I have been really busy, I mean REALLY busy. Laughing and playing, raising the roof on the noise level in this house without a care. So much so that I can hardly hear Christmas music in the background. Balls rolling across the floor, and recently jets zipping through the warm air in our house.

A nerf football landed up high on the Christmas tree yesterday.

Aidan asked "Mom you're not upset are you?"

I said, "No, but please don't do that again"

He finished my sentence with "...because we worked so hard?".

I beamed " right on little man".

Life is good right now. So good it's hard to wish for anything more than just more of what I already have.

Playdates all day with my best friends Aidan and Ethan

The best husband on earth who is all the good words I can think of.

Good health.

So the deal is if I got nothing more this holiday season, it would still rank as the best holiday season ever.

Bring the grandkids to work day

VIP's office

During Thanksgiving week we visited Grandpa Bitting's work. E.T. Simonds Construction

Upon entrance detective Aidan found clues to something great.

Homework on vacation.

Counting lug nuts.

Let's size it up.

A great big John Deer. Awesome!

If a construction equipment yard can be this organized, my office space has hope.

Everything was meticulously filed in the proper place.

This reminded me of spools of thread.

And buttons and flowers.

What a treat to visit grandpa Bitting at work!

Snow ball meat balls

Tonight the Little Chefs got creative making dinner.

"My turn A, my turn"

"Mom, this is like making a snow ball."

This recipe will be a Bitting holiday tradition for years to come.

Then we baked them for 20 minutes at 400 degrees.

Those three words

Ethan came up to me and asked to be picked up.

When I picked him up he said those three magical words I will never, ever

forget,

"Me love you".

My eyes pan over to the clock on the stove.

It was 12:43pm Friday, Decmeber 11th 2009.

A special moment in history.

Me love you too E.