Deck the Halls 09

Thanks to my mom for letting us borrow a pre-lit space-saving tree!  The boys LOVED decorating and even now, Levi rearranges all the ornaments at the bottom of the tree to his liking...

Here is Daddy giving instructions and announcing that he is the official hook hanger.

Levi likes to hang as many on one branch as possible.

How to reach the high spots:

Ethan is almost 6!

We named our Elf Zart:

Job well done!

Cheesy mommy picture:

Story time :)

Family Night

This year we have reserved Friday nights as "Family Night."  I hope to get a little more creative with it some day by having themes, but for now we settle for movie nights on the pull out couch, ice cream treats, and we even went to Toys R Us once.  Any time we leave, Weegie keeps Benjamin since our outings are always past seven - this is a HUGE help and eliminates so much stress for me.  Before the building was done, Bryan was getting home semi-early and so our evenings were a little longer.  now, with having to take kids home in the evening, he is home later.. but that's ok.   I hope this tradition continues for years to come.