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!

help for new blog title!

i was all fired up tonight, trying to get a creative christmas card together before monday. i'm thinking i can get one designed, printed, addressed, and postmarked by monday - they'll be in the mailboxes of the lucky recipients by wednesday. tuesday for my cali friends + family. i wasn't able to find a photo i liked, so i decided to do 'trial-runs' with other photos and decided we totally need a new blog title photo thing. like NEEDED. christmas card, shmistmas card. tomorrow's another day...

but seriously, creative-techno folks, how do i get this going to stretch without distortion? impossible? how do i keep the blog 'title' (which i can't leave blank) - from showing in additon to the title on the pic? if you ahve great, easy-to-follow advice - COMMENT, please! i need to get this project completed before i'm able to work on christmas cards. you know, i have my priorities.

and btw, this is not my final attempt. i don't like the size of the fonts. or necessarily the colors. i just love the colors of the pic and jack's very-him expression.

thanksgiving part 2

mmmmm, pumpkin pie!

dinner #2!

tryptophan getting this best of this little guy. he excused himself from the dining room + set himself up for some relaxing football watching. this is grandpa's spot on the couch.

sharing with grandpa. jack will eat ANYTHING grandpa tells him to. it's ridiculous.

big turkey eater!

i love this pic of jack. he's proud of his hard work in the kitchen. and i think he likes the food! such a big boy.

BIG BOY HAIRCUT!!!!!

before

during/after. he maintained this face during the entire haircut...

look at the sad look on jack's face... look what mommy did to me!?!?

you really like it daddy?!?!? here's the smile - daddy's approval was the key.

making gingerbread houses. i love these pics.

thanksgiving!

where's the turkey jack? TURKEY!!!

jack was a BIG helper!!

he helped tear bread for our welsh dressing.

fall fun

after trick-or-treating!