Santa and Snow!

We are LOVING this time of year!! Zack has been home more in the evenings which means mommy gets help with dinnertime and bedtime routines!  The boys love riding on daddy's back around the downstairs and even up the stairs!  We also have had many fun activities planned as we count down to Jesus' birthday!  Of course, we had to say hey to Santa and put in our wish list for this year.  (You will see Zander wrote a letter to Santa for himself and for his brother..... hope they have been on the nice list!)  These past couple weeks, Zander has also tried out Taekwondo (and might want to do this in the future.... stay tuned!)  I also got to have a girls' night with my co-workers which was definitely needed!! I got to paint a porch sign for the holidays! On Saturday, I fit in a run with Linds, a Taekwondo exhibition, a baby shower for a co-worker's daughter and Seph's 4th birthday party.  We are glad we got all our "running" in on Saturday because by Sunday we woke up to a ton of snow.  We are predicting we might not be in school all week and enjoyed having daddy home at least for a day (or two) because of the weather.  They are measuring approximately 15" in our area and with the temperatures forecast for the week, I don't think this snow is going anywhere!  Currently, Zack is shoveling our driveway!  He is so good to us! ;) 

 "Dear Santa, I want a hot wheels car to drive. Zander"

"Dear Santa, I want a bike to ride. Maddox"

Update from our snow days.... we missed a whole week of school due to the large amount of snow we received this past week.... we made memories playing in the snow, watching movies, doing homework, dressing up Burke in his holiday attire, getting haircuts and making cookies at Grammy and Grandpa's house!  We have loved extending our Christmas celebrations and time off with family.

I even got to be "mom" for the morning and participate in Maddox's Christmas Danish and Tea along with watching him perform at his Christmas presentation.  Since Zander didn't have school, he got to tag along as well.  I had a workday so I went back to work after the holiday festivities that morning.

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!  Merry Christmas from the Houstons!!