One of the true highlights was having Jon's mom Roxane visit. The meals, the babysitting, the presents, never getting tired of her grandkids... we'll keep hoping she'll move closer when she retires (because while we do love her, we're NEVER moving to Fargo).
And of course, Jon's grandma Gigi. How great is it that she is getting to celebrate Christmas with a fourth generation? Of all the group pictures, Alex picked this one special Just For You!
By far the boys' favorite present was Hungry Hungry Hippos. It is essentially a game designed for 3 year old boys. No one has to wait turns, the rules are simple, it involves banging on something, and it makes an incredible amount of noise. Coming in a close second was their odd Santa request - tennis racquets. We'll be spending a lot of Christmas vacation "tennising."
And I am having a wildly fun time getting to know the new camera (Canon 50D). The above shots are from the old camera because we wanted to make sure we got the shots. Our house is difficult to get indoor shots in winter because of the trees around it. But the new camera? Some great indoor shots so far.
(I know Jon hates me taking his picture but really, have you ever seen kinder eyes?)
And the Christmas overload post would not be complete without the classic Christmas tree photo. I am one lucky lucky woman this Christmas. There is something about three year olds that makes a house so happy and magical.
(And we were all so excited the boys were cooperative with photos that no one noticed Alex put his jeans on backwards. That small detail makes me love the photo even more.)
12 comments:
Awesome. Merry Christmas.
Great shots... and, I love the photo where his pants are on backwards, too! Haha! And, I must ditto you on the Hungry Hippos game and not having to share to play it.. ;o)-
Merry Christmas, and LOVE the shots the new camera is taking! Jon is adorable. If he wasn't all yours and I didn't have a rockin' husband of my own, I'd totally hit on him. ;-)
i love photo overloads! especially when they're this cute. so glad that you all had a fabulous christmas! next year i'm totally asking santa for a camera like yours!
Glad to hear you had a wonderful holiday!
Love, love, love the pants!
Great pictures. You really need to move close so you can teach me ow to do that.
Looks like a fun Christmas! We got Hungry Hippos this summer and Michael controls 2 at a time. Love your new camera....the pictures are so crisp too!!
Sounds like a wonderful holiday, and the photos are great! How did you get the boys to open gifts slowly? Finn is three, and he tore into all his gifts as fast as he could, then moved on to "help" everyone else. The kid is fast with wrapping paper!
Last year (at 3.5 years) Ada tore into everything and when all the presents were opened breathlessly asked if there were more. This year she stopped to play with each thing she opened. Present opening took hours, but it was much more fun.
Oh my goodness, that Alex is a riot. I love the pictures of him picking his nose and the backwards jeans photo. I laughed out loud. They are both so cute and you got some great shots.
Great pics, I LOVE the jeans on backwardss!!!! That's being 3!
Hooray for the 50D. You are getting some GREAT shots! So fun!
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