Weekend Away

Last weekend we planned to head up to Eric and Kate's cabin with our neighbors to go snowmobiling for the weekend. Unfortunately Trey threw up after we dropped him off at grandma's house. So...back we went to pick the kiddos up. We thought he was better Saturday a.m. so we decided to head up north. We had a GREAT time. Even though it was a short trip we still put 100+ miles on the sleds and had a blast.

First stop to get some gas.

Me and Brian.
Beautitul scenery at the cabin. It was -24 that morning but gorgeous!

Heathe and Briana (who is 1/2 the size of that coat!).
Unfortunately little Trey was sick all weekend and had the flu for 6 days. And Grandma Karen got it too...we felt horrible. Amazingly none of the rest of us got it. Looking forward to heading back up next weekend!

New Years

New Years Eve we headed up to Eric and Kate's cabin since they were home from Nebraska. Here Brian is trying to buck Carter off the little black bear foot stool.

Since they weren't home for Christmas we celebrated it with them up at the cabin. The girls already have American Girl Dolls so this year they got the Target version....which came with a lot of fun stuff!
Brian got a new messenger bag for work. Now he can quit taking his reusable grocery bag. :)

Trey taking a ride on his new zebra.

As you can see there wasn't enough snow for snowmobiling so thankfully our neighbors let us take their quad up. Brian kept the kids entertained for hours!!

Ringing in the New Year with Grandma Karen.

Trey is so excited for 2011!

Christmas in Review

Our best gift of 2010!

Carter helping Grandpa Jim (and everyone else) open his present.

Family pic at mom and dad's before heading home.

Stockings Christmas morning....so excited!!! LOVE this picture even though their eyes are closed.
Christmas morning helping Grandpa Cliff open his present.

Self timer picture Christmas night before it's too late!
Blowing out the candles on Jesus' birthday cake. Carter was quick to correct me that Jesus's birthday was before daddy's. :)

We had a wonderful Christmas with our families and were spoiled as always. Each year is more fun with Carter as he is starting to learn more and more about the true meaning of Christmas.

Christmas Card 2010

December Fun

Phew..where has time gone?! It's Christmas week already! We started off the month by going to the Christmas parade in Zeeland. We had never been and it wasn't too cold out so we headed downtown. It was actually pretty good!
Sometimes it's hard to get outside b/c of Trey so I decided to take the snow inside one day and put food coloring in it. Carter was in his glory!Brian was gone for a week hunting in Iowa so I decided to surprise him and potty train Carter. He was definitely showing signs that he was ready and has been going on the potty since Trey was born so it was just of matter of hammering down and doing it. He has been doing awesome and stays dry for naps and almost every night as well!
When daddy came home we treated Carter to Build-a-Bear for being such a big boy. He had never been so he thought it was pretty cool.

Washing off the fuzzies!Then we headed to see Santa Clause. I am pretty sure he almost fell out of his chair when he asked Carter what he wanted for Christmas and he told him, "Socks and underwear!" Thanks for Grandpa and Grandma DJ for teaching him that one! He still tells people that if you ask. :)
The next night we had the Meeuwsen Christmas party....Santa Clause was there when we got there!

Friday night we had the Top Christmas party (Brian's moms side). We even Skyped our nieces in Nebraska so we could all say Hi so that was fun.

Me and my love bug. Checking out Trey's new toy.

Saturday morning we went to the train exhibit at the library in Zeeland. Carter loved it....we spent a lot of time there along with LOTS of other little boys! Today we made Christmas cookies. Not Christmas without this tradition, right? Carter had a blast helping me.
When we were done every single sprinkle container in the house was empty. Brian is going to LOVE him tonight! His favorite!

Picking out the perfect tree

Last Saturday we headed to Borculo to pick out our Christmas tree. Every year it gets more fun b/c Carter is that much more excited about it. After checking out a few we found a great one.
Daddy and Carter watching them shake it, then they drilled it and wrapped it up tight.
Then we loaded it up and were ready to go! Always a quick and easy process.

Once we got home Carter was excited to help decorate it. He did a great job and even convinced daddy to pitch in.
Still need to take a picture of it all decorated yet!

Our little Turkeys

We had a great Thanksgiving day. We went to church and then to my Uncle Dave and Aunt Betty's house for a De Jonge Thanksgiving feast and hung out for the afternoon. The boys took great naps and then we were off to Brian's Uncle Arlen and Aunt Cathie's house for the Meeuwsen get together. We are so thankful for these little boys in our lives!
(flash is broke on my camera...hence not the greatest pics...argh!)