The Ice Storms

Santa Clause

We had our Ward Christmas party on Saturday and it was a beautiful party. My cute boys had a ball. Curtis was given the opportunity to be Santa's helper this year. He was a little shy at first but "warmed" up to it rather quickly. It was so hot on the stage but he hung in there and sat with each one of the kids and even a missionary. What a trooper. He will be sure to deliver the wishes of the children to Santa Clause. Vance somehow knew that it was Curtis and kept yelling Daddy, Daddy so I was trying not to give it away to some of the older kids in line. I could not keep him from running and jumping on "Santa's" lap and I couldn't keep him off the stage. It was hilarious.

Our Santa Clause
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Look at this pose.
Merry Christmas!
Me trying to distract Vance so he would stop yelling for Daddy while we were waiting in line to see Santa Clause.
He made it by running across the stage and the whole room roared with laughter because it was just so cute.
Our second trip to see Santa.
I wanted my picture with Santa also so here we are. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Silly Boy!

So recently our lives have been filled with a little mischief. Vance has discovered the art of climbing in drawers, sitting in cupboards, climbing over the back of the couch and onto the counter, and pulling clothes out of his drawers and wrapping them around him and walking around the house. He is constantly on the move and it takes all that I have to keep up with the things that he is doing. Just when I think I have cleaned up something he has pulled something else out from somewhere else. I am on the brink of losing my mind, and I know that if he wasn't so cute I just might. But how can you get mad at a face like the one in the last picture. This is what I have to deal with ladies and gentlemen.

This is just self explanitory.
He just loves holding his clothes over his shoulders, or shoes, or whatever he can hang over him.
More clothes out of his drawers and note the shoes strewn about.
Our elf in the cupboard.
Daddy's shorts with his head through the leg. He just loves lugging things around this way.
The day he got on the counter I was cleaning the bathroom and here he was when I came out. No he couldn't get into the prescriptions but man he loves to pull things out of everywhere.

LOOK AT HIS FACE OF REMORSE!!! WHATEVER!!!!

BOYS!!!

Okay so maybe it isn't just boys maybe it is just kids in general but I only have a boy so that is what I am blaming it on. So Vance is getting in that stage where he is just all over the place but most recently there has been something strange. We have been having snow and freezing rain for the past few weeks and so it has been pretty slick outside. So this weekend we caught Vance chewing on the bottom of Curtis' shoe and we both just couldn't understand why he kept doing it until Curtis saw what he was chewing on..... SALT!! Yes that is right salt, he was licking the salt that they put on the sidewalks to melt the sidewalks off the bottom of our shoes. OH MAN!! It was so funny but gross at the same time. He is so much fun and everyday is a new experience. Just thought I would share that story with you all. Love ya!!!

Fun Times

Hey my mom sent us one of these and we loved it so we made our own for everyone to enjoy. Go to this link and you will laugh- http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1253161069. Merry Christmas!!! We hope you have a great holiday season.