missing teeth, braces, skis, and a sleeping batman

My mother in law, sister in law, and Jason bought me some relaxing bath items to help me create a little piece of heaven in my bathroom.  When Jason is on a business trip and I spend all day dealing with three very active little boys, I need some peaceful relaxation to preserve my sanity!

Chase lost both his top teeth a few weeks before Christmas - he was so cute!! 

Wesley won a Halloween contest at his orthodontist.  The prize was a $50 amazon gift card, and he bought a few pokemon packs with the money. 

Chase went though a phase where he wore his Halloween costume almost every day...for a good month or more.  He wore it at museums, restaurants, while bike riding, on playdates, and everywhere in between. 

enjoying nature 

I love holiday decorations 

Blake told me "I made this for you to because of love.  I made this for you to be happy!" 

 We bought some skis this year, and the boys had fun trying them on and skiing around the house

Wesley with his little cousin Beau 

Wesley had a bad cross bite and started the first phase in his orthodontic treatment last year.  He had an expander placed, and a few months later got braces put on his top four teeth. 

Thanksgiving with the family 

My mom bought me this cute gratitude tree to use during the month of November.  It was so sweet reading all of the things my boys placed on the tree

baby Beau 

 Enjoying a bike ride with Chase (take note of the SWAT costume)

Wesley likes to collect things...anything.  Bolts, paperclips, coins, beads, rocks....halloween candy.  He had a huge stash of Halloween candy, and in December he told me he wanted to make people happy.  He decided to bundle the candy in bags, staple on a little note, and drop the bags off to people around the neighborhood.  It was so sweet to see how excited he was to make other people happy. 

cute Chase waiting to receive an award in scouts 

Blake all ready for his speech class 

 Addie and Blake went though a phase where they had to dress up every day.  I caught them watching tv together dressed like this, and thought they were darling.

Even batman gets tired!