Wrapping Ideas from My Husband

Daniel wrapped my presents in black trash bags. He & my brother always try to be clever with what they wrap with. I think he did a pretty good job this year! Too bad we didn't have any purple trash bags :)

A Texas Snowman

They built these close to our home & I thought it was a cute idea. We have been able to build a baby snowman here before, but this is about as close as you can get. A snowman, made out of hay. And here is a Christmas tree, made out of hay...

seriously?!?

i'm sure you've heard about burger king coming out with the "flame broiled" smelling cologne. well, on the news tonight they were doing the "viewer's voice" segment & this dude called in and left a message saying this...(oh, you know we are in texas, so add that country po-dunk voice with it)

"thank god burger king finally came out with that cologne that smells like a hamburger. my wife weighs 437 pounds & it's about time she paid some attention to me!"

haha!!! i was rollin'! it was too funny (and unbelievable at the same time). i'm hoping it was a joke. he did sound pretty serious though.

Christmas lights...long overdue post.

Daniel (and Brenden) did the lights on the house the week of Thanksgiving, but I am just now getting around to posting about it?!? Last year when Daniel was doing the lights, Brenden couldn't stay off the ladder. He just wanted to be up on the roof, and this year was no different.

I'm not too crazy (to put it lightly) about heights, so I was half way up the ladder just making sure Brenden was safe & secured.

I think Daniel did a good job securing him, don't ya think? haha! Looking at it now, makes me think of something off the Christmas Vacation movie.
Here he is helping hand over some lights...

Well, here is a picture of the house, finished. All though, our camera is awful, so the picture is as well. You couldn't see the lights with the flash on & when you turn it off, you can't move at all, or it looks like this...but, if you look closely, they each look like little swans (they are normal lights, i promise)! :) It looks beautiful in person!

He knows where his present is!

he will not leave this tree since i wrapped his present! i put it way up under the tree, thinking he may smell the massive candy cane bone. he just puts his big nose (and half his body) right up under that tree to try & pull out the tissue paper from his bag, to sneak a peak. i'll hear him from the other room, growling at us, because he just can't stand it. he's almost as bad as daniel & i! :)

we usually know what we are getting before Christmas even gets here. we just can't keep our presents for each other a surprise. the year we got married, we had to go out & buy more gifts for each other, because the week before we opened all our presents! haha we just couldn't wait. since then, i have not wanted to know what i am getting!

dang starbucks hot chocolate

the three of us were up all night last night. little man was so sick. he threw up at least 7 times. starting at 12:45 & finally ended at about 6:00 this morning. he never complained about feeling bad before bed. we went to starbucks & he got his usual "coffee" (kids hot chocolate). so, we think the steamed milk or something may have made him sick. thank goodness we have a lot of blankets left from when he was younger, because we had to change his bedding like 3 times. i just laid on the floor & snuggled with him as daniel was finishing his bed.

i don't like it when he feels bad, but i sure do love the snuggle time!!
he has a few animals that he keeps in his bed. well, let's just say they got dirty. daniel told him they all played in the mud & had to get a bath! :) here is bunny, oscar the pig, spot & einstein...he stayed home with daddy today & soaked it all in! also fell asleep on the couch, which never happens! he is doing better tonight, so i pray he is able to sleep better too.

Christmas traditions...a new one!

I love the traditions that we have & making new ones! Well, we have a new one. We usually just go to a nursery or a Christmas tree lot to get our tree, but I thought we should cut one down this year. My mom, dad & brother wanted to go along with us. We had so much fun! We went to the same place where we got our pumpkins from. They also do Christmas trees. Here we are on the wagon, waiting to be taken out to the fields...I am so sad I'm not in this picture! It would have been a great family picture! Well, I guess it still is, just missing me! :)
Here are some of the trees they have. They grow three different varieties, & they are all so beautiful!


This picture is just priceless. He was playing peek-a-boo behind the trees. I love this little man to pieces!
Here is the tree we got. We let little man decide which one he liked.

Bubba got a needle stuck in his glasses while he was helping with the tree. It's one of those...you gotta be there kind of things. It was quite funny! :)
And... look who I got to see again!!!!! Kong!!! I still want a donkey, in case anyone was wondering. (you know, Christmas is coming!) wink, wink
Chocolate man decided he wanted to help trim some of the limbs once we got home...

We can't wait to go back next year. This place is wonderful! Thanks, Mainstay Farms for a beautiful tree!

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