Don't Eat Yellow Snow!

These pictures were taken before Christmas after a couple of significant snow storms. I went out to shovel the driveway and bundled up Parker to play in the snow, which apparently to him means scooping it up with a shovel and eating it. Not much playing going on, just a lot of shoveling, but me and by Parker. I thought it was so cute, I of course had to go grab the camera! Don't worry, none of it was yellow, but there came a point when he was digging in snow that wasn't very deep and I'm pretty sure he ate some dirt too. Oh well, he's a boy and it isn't the first time and it probably won't be the last!

Christmas x 2!

Our little boy is one lucky guy! Not only does he have a Mommy and Daddy that love him and sometimes spoil him (ok I think Mommy does most of the spoiling) but he has an amazing birth family that loves him as well. He was able to open presents from them today and it was like having Christmas all over again! We went to my brother's the week of Christmas and had a wonderful time. We had all of my siblings and my mom spend Christmas Eve at my brother's house and then all had Christmas morning together. It was a lot of fun! The kids slept downstairs in their sleeping bags and surprisingly Parker stayed there the entire night! We had fun Christmas day playing with all the new toys and games that the kids got, and Bryan even got a new toy of his own! An iPod! I totally surprised him with it. I felt like he had worked so hard this year, especially after I lost my job, and he didn't ask for anything fun for Christmas. Just clothes for work! I wanted him to have something fun to open Christmas morning, so totally last minute I went and got him one! I of course saved it until last and was so exited to see him open it! Today Parker's Aunt Roberta brought him presents from his birth parents and birth grandma and great grandma! He got a Buzz Lightyear, which he LOVES and a Lightning McQueen tent and pillow! He is loving all of the puzzles, books and art supplies he got too! In between Christmas and New Years we finished moving my craft room downstairs and switched the office and Parker's room. His room is a little bigger now and more organized. I love it! I still need to hang some stuff on his walls, so when I get that done I'll post pictures! We had a wonderful Christmas and we were able to get a lot done around the house while Bryan was home for a week! Now this week it's back to work, church callings and reality, but our house is a little less cluttered and we enjoyed having a little time to spend with extended family and just our little family too!

All the cousins on the Allen side at Grandpa and Grandma's
before we left for Idaho
New pajamas and cars from Grandma and Grandpa
Helping unwrap kisses for peanut butter cookies
Helping Grammie decorate her little tree
Aubrey 'helping' us wrap presents
Christmas morning Parker was so excited to get
Sheriff from the movie cars.
Mommy was so excited he got a case to hold some of his cars!
He also got Cars Uno cards. He LOVES playing games!
Bryan with his iPod!
Parker with some of his presents from his birth family!