When Clayton was a baby, we got him a little Santa suit for his first Christmas. He wore it on our Christmas card that year. Drew wore it as well, and this year it was Owen's turn.
I thought he made a pretty cute little Santa! :)
Just for fun, here is Clayton in the same suit...
Love my sweet babies...On the 27th we had Christmas at G & Granddad's house. It was a good (& loud!) time, as usual! Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of pictures to show for our day - I was too busy enjoying the company. :)
Thank you, G & Granddad, for making Christmas so special! You were too good to us! After our night at the Gaylord, the Carpenter crew came to our house to exchange gifts. It was a great time - as usual. :)
Sweet Makinley bought Clayton 2 books at the store at her school. She is such a sweetheart!
I am so thankful for my in-laws! I could never have picked a better family to marry into. I feel so lucky to get to make Christmas memories with them. This was another wonderful year, for sure!Right before Thanksgiving, we got an email about the Gaylord having rooms for $109 a night during the week between Christmas and New Years. My sister-in-law got the same email and suggested that we all (us, them, and Wade's parents) get rooms for Christmas night. We thought it was a great idea! Then Grammie & Papaw sweetened the deal by getting us all tickets for ICE and SNOW for the morning of the 26th as part of our Christmas gifts. It was a fun time with the Carpenter side of the family.
This little gem of a baby could have made the whole experience very difficult, but he did soooo well! He was happy and sweet the entire time. I don't think he ever fussed even once during the 24 hours that we were there. He is the best!
He slept wonderfully in the institutional looking iron crib. There were no bumpers, so I was worried that he would bump his head in the night. But, he slept like a baby - literally and figuratively!
We woke up and it was time for ICE! This year's theme was Shrek the Halls. Wade and I had been the year that the theme was How the Grinch Stole Christmas, but the boys had never been. It still amazes me what they can create out of colored ice!
I remember being at ICE during the Grinch with Wade and some of our best friends. Wade and I commented to each other that people were crazy to bring babies and kids to the exhibit. It's way too cold for babies and kids would be a nightmare when everyone is dressed exactly the same. Fast forward to this year - we were those crazy people! I've had to eat my words hundreds of times since we had kids. This was just another example of that. ;)
Drew loved the slide inside ICE. He went down it several times.
This picture of my brother-in-law is so funny to me! He is such a character! Nothing but love for ya, Corey!
By this point, Drew was D-O-N-E done. He was cold - bless his heart. Posing for a picture wasn't happening. Oh well...
When the parkas came off and the snow tubes came out - Drew was in heaven. We all loved tubing down the hills of SNOW. It was super fun!
What a fun memory from Christmas 2011!We have a sweet little elf that visits our home between Thanksgiving and Christmas. :) Clayton named him "Nick." Every morning the boys woke up anxious to find where Nick was hiding. This year, he was in some very interesting places...
See you next year, Nick!
