Not sure why I haven't posted pictures of our Christmas tree until now. We'll blame my self-diagnosed S.A.D.(seasonal affective disorder). I have a feeling it's going to be blamed for a lot of things in the future. ;) I actually decorated back mid-November. I was proud of myself for waiting until then. Especially considering I had been listening to Christmas music and in the Christmas spirit since the day after Halloween. Our first tree, a hand-me-down from my brother, died last year. I am particularly proud of our new tree because I got what I think is an incredible deal on it. I bought it back in January from Hobby Lobby. It was originally a $350 tree, but it had been marked down to $70! :D
Back in September, my mom came to visit, and while she was here, I requested that she take some family photos with her super nice DSLR camera. I was hoping to use one of the pictures for our Christmas cards. The pictures turned out really well, other than the fact that there wasn't a single one where we were all looking at the camera! I had hoped that we might be able to have another photo shoot, but naturally, that didn't work out. So, I decided to go in a different direction for the cards. I chose a layout that had slots for three pictures, and chose a few of my favorite snapshots from throughout the year. One really good picture of just the boys, a really good one of David and me, and then one of us as a family. I chose the picture taken when we picked-up Riley to bring him home; the day when our family became complete (for now). I love how they turned out!
Last year, I requested that David take Charlie to have his picture taken with Santa. I was working and didn't have a chance to go with them. I was disappointed that I wasn't able to be there, but I was grateful that David was willing to take him, and we had the cutest keepsake to enjoy and display for years to come.
This year, I wanted to take Charlie and Riley to get there picture taken with Santa together. There were so many things to distract them during their photo session, but the photographer managed to get one really adorable shot of them.
While we were there, David purchased their early Christmas present, a comfy doggie bed. We love for the boys to sleep on the bed with us, but sometimes they choose to sleep on the floor instead. We thought it would be nice for them to have a soft place to lay (Riley usually lays on the pile of David's clothes he leaves on the floor). They love their bed so much! Unfortunately, I have not taken any pictures of them laying in it. Hopefully, I can remember to post some later. The best part of our outing was all the attention the boys got from the people working at PetsMart. Also, they did make a new friend, Drago, an 10 month old Doberman. :)
Today is a very special day! It is Charlie's 2nd birthday! It's hard to believe my baby boy is already 2 years old! He has brought and continues to bring so much joy into my life. It's pretty indescribable how much I love this little guy! I've tried to baby and pamper him all day today, and I plan to scramble some eggs for him for supper. He LOVES scrambled eggs! I hope to have a combined birthday party for him and Riley sometime early next year. Happy Birthday, Charlie Lane. Mama loves you!
I would like to take a moment to brag on my husband, just a little bit. He had his first final of the semester today and he made a 100! I am so proud of him! Only 3 more finals to go and the semester will be over! :)
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