Skinny-Mini

This is not a great picture by any means so excuse the blurriness and closed eyes, but I had to share. We've always said that Camden is skinny; he's never been on the "normal" growth charts.
Just to illustrate this fact...



Camden is wearing (buttoned and all) a pair of Deegan's 12 month jeans. Granted, they are super high waters and could easily be rolled up and used for shorts next summer, but they fit. This is an almost four year old easily fitting into his one year old brother's pants. It's not wonder we can never find pants that fit; unless an elastic
waste band is involved. He is truly a skinny-mini.
This, my friends, is a problem I would like to have.

Gingerbread Men

I have been trying to incorporate some type of Christmas craft a few days a week. Camden doesn't go to MDO anymore (and hasn't for almost a year) so I don't get the messy yet cute things to hang up in the kitchen. I've taken it upon myself, being the "teacher" that I am, to have the boys do some hands on, good ol' fashioned, messy art. We've made Christmas trees which I didn't take any pictures of and are currently working on a nativity scene, but in between those two projects we made gingerbread men.





I found a template online (via google images), printed out one for each of the boys, dressed them up in their aprons/smocks, slopped some brown paint on the paper and let them get busy with their brushes. Camden was very meticulous, making sure he filled in every little white spot with paint while Deegan swirled the paint around in wide strokes before tiring of the paper and painting his face.



I haven't taken a picture of the finished product with wiggly eyes, cooked mouths and buttons but I will tell you honestly that they are adorable and a little funny looking.

Sugar Cookies

Camden and I made a batch of sugar cookies using a recipe that claimed to be "the best rolled sugar cookie recipe." I have to disagree.



The dough, even after several ours in the fridge, was sticky-very sticky. I ended up adding flour, flour and more flour to be able to roll out the dough. We ended up with cake like cookies that were more bland than sweet. They weren't bad just kind of blah; so we dressed them up with frosting and sprinkles. Next batch we will be using a different a recipe.

Baby It's Cold Outside

Winter has finally arrived in Houston!



It's only going to stick around for a few days but at least we have a few days of cold weather. In honor of the cold snap we broke out the boys' fuzzy hats and pullovers and went for a walk. The boys lasted all of 15 minutes before they were whining and crying about being cold. I agreed and we headed home....I was cold too.

C & D Butcher

I know I'm a little bias but I have two adorable little boys!

Up, Up, and Away

I have memories of being tossed in to the air as a child.
(rereading that it sounds horrible but I mean it in a good way)
Something about being hurled into the air is scary and exhilarating but all fun when you know the person who tossed you up will catch you when you come down. Our boys are no different. They love for Brian (more so than me because I can't throw them near as high) to toss them in the air and catch them only ask him to do it again and again.





I know these pictures aren't the greatest, the lighting and angles are horrible, but they captured a fun moment on afternoon when
Brian returned home from work.

It's About Time & Turkey

I has been close to a month since I posted anything. Excuse? I have been beyond busy with school, the boys are more active and into things than ever, Brian has been busy at work and has been working later than usual and when I finally had a few minutes to sit down and do something non school related on the computer blogging was not on the top of my list.

For the few of you who read my little blog and may have noticed my absence this will come as good news: I am done with school for the semester! I am going to play catch up and unload the pictured on my camera and try to get back to posting a little more regularly.







We went to my parents' house for the week and spent a lot of time with family. The trip and visit was great with the exception of a stomach bug that attacked Camden and quickly spread to everyone else in the house. With that being said here are a few pictures from Thanksgiving.