catching up...AGAIN!

OK, I admit it...I have been a blog slacker lately! Several people (you know who you are) have been bugging me to write a new post. My response has been that nothing too exciting has been happening lately to write about. Just our busy, every day lives happening here!

A new workshop was constructed in our back yard the weekend after Thanksgiving. The shed that has been in our backyard is one strong wind away from falling down, so Keith did his research and found what he wanted. Materials were delivered, they began building it Friday morning and when we returned from our mountain trip it was done. Keith has been working to get things in place in there (with LOTS of help from Carter). Now, I wonder if there will be any room for my stuff in there...hmmm.

A visit to River Crossing to see the Christmas tree...they both loved it and couldn't believe how huge it was.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, complete with good food, fun family time and a trip to the mountains. It was hard to get back into the swing of our usual routines after some time off relaxing! While there, and while attempting to get a Christmas card picture, Coleman took a little spill down a stone stairway and banged up his nose a bit...nothing a little hug and an ice cream sandwich couldn't fix!

We got our Christmas tree last weekend, which was lots of fun for the boys. They ran through the trees pretending to be in the forest. Momma almost needed a bread crumb trail to keep up with them. We put it up last weekend but finally decorated it last night. For some reason I just can't seem to get into holiday mode this year...maybe it will come.

As I looked out the window into the backyard last weekend, I saw Carter raking leaves. I wondered what he was doing and then I figured it out..as he was belly flopping into a 2 inch tall pile of leaves. Of course I couldn't let him hurt himself, so I went out and raked a huge pile for him to jump in. He LOVED it of course, running, jumping, swimming in the leaves.

Carter continues to entertain us on a daily basis, now singing Christmas songs that he's learned at school. Somehow, it's really hard for me to believe that the whole class is singing "Santa Clause is coming...to see Carter!"

So, for now that is all. With the holidays quickly approaching I'm sure there will be SOMETHING exciting to post soon...not to mention a free moment to sit down and write!