Merry Christmas

We hope your Christmas was as

Merry and Bright as ours!

Countdown

Obviously, we couldn't be more excited about there only being two more days until Christmas! The presents are wrapped, although not under the tree... too much trouble with these little boys. My family is finally here. Snow is on the ground. Let the festivities begin!

But as if this excitement weren't enough, we have a new countdown as well. Only seven days to go until the birth of baby Avery! That's right, if all goes as planned, I'll be induced next Wednesday Dec. 30th.

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Dads are just better sometimes

Sometimes all you need is a Dad to get the job done.

Our first snowman!

And in case you didn't notice from the picture above, Wesley also became an expert snowball thrower while out with Brad.

More proof of his throwing skills. Like Father, like son.
Notice the aim and intensity. :)

Also, last night was our ward Christmas Party and we were lucky enough to receive a visit from Santa Claus. Wesley was so excited and told him exactly what he wanted.

Jack was, well, not thrilled. Although, while we were waiting in line, he pointed right at the man in red and said "banta!"... I'm pretty sure that was his attempt at "Santa" and it was totally un-rehearsed. Too bad he wasn't as enthusiatic when he got up there. Oh well. I'm pretty sure Santa didn't put him on the naughty list.

Snowmen

I was starting to feel like the worst mom because everytime I look outside after a snow storm kids and parents are playing everywhere. All of my neighbors take their kids out to build snowmen or sled, but not me. Admittedly, I just thought of the whole idea as a hassle. But, Wesley looked out the window yesterday and saw his good friend Tate outside in the snow with his mom and what could I say? So this afternoon I decided to stop stalling and get us bundled up for the cold. The freezing cold. It was

17 degrees. Truly, it wasn't the easiest thing getting us all ready, it took about 20 minutes to get dressed. But it was all worth it to see how excited these little boys were. We stayed outside for almost 45 minutes and there was never a complaint of cold, not even from me! The snow was too light and fluffy to build a snowman, but we threw plenty of it around and even broke out the sled for a few minutes. I really had a good time with them and even though it was a little bit of a hassle getting dressed and undressed, I'll do it again.

Baby Shower

Today my great friend Michele threw a baby shower for me. And it was fabulous. The cutest place ever... Mini's Cupcakes... very '50s... yummy food... delicious cupcakes... perfect place for a girl's lunch. I had such a nice afternoon enjoying time with friends and oohing and aahing over the most adorable girl's clothing and gifts. I couldn't be more excited for baby Avery's arrival. Thank you everyone for making this such a fun memory.

At the Curtis home...

...life is CRAZY. My boys are adorable and fun and sweet, but completely CRAZY. We just moved Jack into Wesley's bedroom, in preparation for #3, but getting a three year old and a fourteen month old to SLEEP in the same room at the same time is NOT easy. The plan changes almost every night as Brad and I attempt to keep up with their new tactics. The two of them just want to play and play and play. (And Jack is still in the crib, I can't even imagine the hell that will break loose when I finally switch him to a big bed... that's not going to happen for a while.) If either is asleep before 10pm, it's a good night. Sad. Half of me want to giggle as I listen to them goof around, the other half wants to scream at them to "close your eyes and go to sleep!". Any suggestions? Really, any? Two weeks of late nights and early mornings are starting to wear on me. And only 5 more weeks to go before we've got another one in the mix, resulting in much later nights and much earlier mornings. Like I said, CRAZY.