christmas day!!! {with the uncs*, aunt, + gran&grandpa}

around noon, my parents and siblings came over to celebrate christmas with jack (us, too, of course, but you know he's the main attraction!). *jack calls his uncles, "unc". too cute, we roll with it!

bike riding!

swinging on our porch swing (a awesome surprise from unc jd)

the costanzo spread

jam session with unc david and.........................

LESLIE + JAMIE!!!

jk and les drove up to fairfield (solely for snacks, we know), and spent time with jack and chowed down at my parents' house. they left full, that we made sure of. it was such a fun surprise!

christmas morning!!! {santa came!!}

christmas eve traditions continue.

family pic. it's blurry and i should've taken the time to crop, but i'm behind in blogging...

another christmas eve tradition is opening one present. that present is always new pjs. so everyone matches - pics in the morning are much more presentable that way!

i think jack thought there was something a little more exciting than pjs... in the morning, little jack, you won't believe your eyes!

opening daddy's for him, too!

his top said, 'santa's little helper' and the pants were santa faces. precious.

the stockings were hung by the chimney with care. bailey, mommy, jack, daddy, and pepper.

cookies for santa.

making cookies on christmas eve has always been a family tradition - after all, santa needs fresh cookies to keep him going all night! i wanted to share the experience with jack, so while he napped i pre-measured all of the ingredients for these cookies.

all ready to mix!

such a fun time!

this discovery was jack's favorite.

sneaky boy!

All snuggled up

in his Mickey flannel pjs. Soooo cute and cozy.

our christmas card

card sepia
Originally uploaded by jenny lynn green

Up and at 'em.

Happy Birthday....

Leslie!!! Have a fabulous birthday, dear friend!!!

merry christmas!!!!!

pete, jack, and i would love to wish you all a very merry christmas!!!

we're doing this right now! {with presents, of course}
these were shot while we unpacked our christmas decorations.

our decor.

renew the zoo!!!

my team renewed the zoo on a very rainy saturday in december. pete & jack met my team and i for an adventure checking out the animals while it poured. we were pretty much the only people there. really. most of the animals were inside, too, but here are the few pics we did get:

christmastime!

jack yells, 'christmastime!' everytime we pass lights. so cute.

how many trips does it take the green family to get a tree? three.

it took the green family three takes to get a tree this year:

take one: a trip to larry's produce - closed! so, we went to target, but decided it wasn't very festive/not a great tradition place. and a helpful customer told us larry's had great trees (we know, dude, thanks. but they're closed and we want a tree now!)

jack at target.

whoa. trees.

this is it, mommy!

the rooster always coming through for us.

take two: pick up jack at daycare and head straight to the lot. larry's would be open until 5, it's 4, plenty of time. except we don't have any cash. or checks. back home.
take three: back to larry's with a little time to spare. tree, check. tied on roof, check. in house, check. YAY!

jack enjoying our backyard (as unkempt as it is)

downtown tree lighting

they are soooo the same.

yay, santa is here!

i can't tell you how many times we tried to take a family pic. way to many. pete, jack, and i spent the evening downtown for the christmas tree lighting. it's quite the tradition, year #2 for jack (plus one in my belly), and countless for pete and i. we pile in the car, park behind hamilton house, say hello to gran, and join the crowd for live music, dancers, bands, and eventually santa! he lights the tree after a group countdown. jack was more interested in the bands than the tree or santa this year, but it's all about santa at home!