{Valentines 2010}

This year for school Valentines we wanted to do something different. I wish I could take all the credit for the idea but I can't. An old friend of mine was doing the same thing this year (she found it out in the blog world) and when I saw her blog about it I just HAD to do it too! I am so glad my 12 year old son actually thought it was a cool idea, you never know with him these days it's a hit and miss game trying to figure out what he thinks is or isn't cool! Oh the joys of parenting a preteen!

We took a fun picture

wrote out a poem

and added the sweets!

{wyatt's tree}

Wyatt gets excited every year when we pull out the Christmas decorations. He has been collection Tony Stewart Nascar ornaments for years now and has his own white tree with orange lights on it just perfect for displaying his collection! He carefully places each collectors ornament on the tree one at a time then sits back to make sure it looks just right. He also has a few snow globes, Santa figurines and the perfect stocking to match! It is always such fun to watch him get it all set up and see how much he really enjoys his collection!

{tree shopping}

The Ultimate Tree Off!! Which Tree will win a luxurious trip back to the Simpkins Home for show casing throughout the Holiday Season?!!!....

And the winner is....neither! Hehe Mom found a better one!

Special thanks to the tree guy who was VERY patient as we picked through just about every tree in the lot!

{my handsome boy}

Wyatt said he wanted a picture of himself "looking handsome by the tree"! He truly is a funny kid...and quite handsome too!

{funny james}

Just some random fun pictures of James in the month of December. He is quite the character!

"Good Morning Mom!"
Oh how lucky I am to get to wake up to this smiley face everyday!

Of all the fun toys he has he'd rather just chew on the bars!

James loves his morning cartoons!

"Wait mom I'm not ready for a picture yet!"
(P.S. has been holding his own bottle since 4 months!)

{pajama party}

{christmas party}

Attends was low this year for our annual Christmas party the the fun was just the same! We had a great time visiting with our friends! Next year the scavenger hunt will commence with or without a large group!! =)

My best friend Jen, I'm so glad she was there! I love ya babe!

(Sadly this is the only picture that was taken that night...next year I'll have to remember to take more!)