Getting Ready for Christmas

Major thanks to my Uncle Rich...um... Santa... for making a magical phone call to Max on Christmas Eve! The whole phone call lasted about ten minutes, but here's a little peek at the excitement!




https://youtu.be/oxrTqTzVdsg





https://youtu.be/qnZfRcyjPQ8


(Photos below are very out of order... just getting them up!)

Third Santa sighting at Polar Express Night at school!

Watching a Frosty the Snowman movie!

"Max, sit on the fireplace and we'll take your picture with the cookies you left for Santa."

"Okay, I will put one hand on the cookies and the other hand in the air. Cheeeeese!"

Trying Rudolph's carrot...

First Santa sighting of the season on Thanksgiving weekend... feeling a little shy!

Second Santa sighting at the neighborhood playground!

Dinosaurs attack the Christmas train...

Silly Rudolph...

Polar Express night at school! Max loved riding Mr. Mike's "train" down the hallway.

Setting up window clings from Grammie!

Second Santa sighting!

Fourth Santa sighting!

Baking cookies for Santa!

Video Catch-up

I realized there are many months of videos that never got posted to the blog! Enjoy our little guy. :-)  (If you are viewing this in your email, you may need to click over to the actual blog to view the videos: http://lillyfamilylife.blogspot.com/2015/12/video-catch-up.html)

Growing quickly!

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Life Lately...

Sorry I've been so bad about sharing photos lately! Here are some pictures of our favorite little guy...

We discovered a beach on Lake Lanier about ten minutes from home! Many fun adventures to come next summer...

Mowing the lawn requires Daddy's ear protection... safety first!

Our little German boy...

...ahem... girl?

Annual photo with the pilgrim hat at Grandmommy and Granddaddy's house!

Excited for a little hike!

Woke up to discover Christmas decorations! We saved some ornaments for Max to add, and he had a blast decorating. (Excuse everyone's bed head... ha!)

First visit to Waffle House!

Max LOVED watching the model trains go around, and gingerbread house display.

Carousel ride with Dad!

Max wanted to take a photo of Mommy and Daddy. He did a pretty good job!

We ran in to Santa at the neighborhood playground/ball field, and Max was excited to show him a car!

Over the weekend Max skipped his nap. He ate a snack while I started chopping vegetables for dinner and then he said, "Mommy, I'm done!" In the few minutes it took me to clean up and wash my hands he put his head down on the table and slept there for a good 45 minutes!