CHRISTMAS AT ROOSTTREE
We had a lot of fun playing at Nan and Pop's this trip with all of the new Christmas toys. The boys love their new trampoline and the new golf cart. Well, there is still some discussion over who it belongs to and where it will be

once we finish the building our house. Benjamin Harris says one thing and I am sure Nan and Pop will say another!!

Stephen Louis enjoyed riding the 4-wheeler through all of the big puddles, but only after he made sure it was not to deep or mucky.

Pop and the brothers all have new hairstyles now-punk rock! I think they look fantastic and too cool!

The boys shot their guns that they got last year from Pop and Nan for the first time. They got instructions from Pop, Uncle Buddy, and Ben on the way to aim, shoot, and on the safety procedures too-of course! It was neat to see them target shoot and they did really well. Benjamin Harris is a lot more cautious and lines it up perfectly and Stephen Louis is just ready to fire! This shows the difference in their age, but also their personality! The adults all had a fun time shooting too! We won't say on the BLOG who hit the most balloons-just call and ask Aunt Traci! We had a wonderful time! Thanks!

Thursday night we went to Zoolights Safari at the Birmingham Zoo and it was so much fun! Nan and Pop went with us and I think this will have to become an annual tradition. The boys loved playing in the fake snow, eating wonderful caramel apples, riding the carousel, and riding the train through all of the lights. Ben told SL that everytime he saw an animal shape with lights it meant the real animal was behind it sleeping. He totally believed him and it helped him get over the fact that they did not have all of the animals out at night. They were in awe about all of the beautiful lights and I must admit I was pretty amazed too!

Check out our little angels! We think they are so precious, even if they do not act like angels all of the time!!!

Aren't they cute?
Ben raked the leaves into piles on Sunday and the boys had a blast! I think they thought he did it just for them to jump into! These warmer days have been so nice for two very active boys and thier mom! I might have to try the leaf thing tomorrow since they are still in piles in the yard. They have had so much good fun that we can't bag them up just yet!

This little deer hunter is really roughing it, isn't he? He had Havey and Ben watching for the deer while he played his Leapster "bideo" game. Havey really enjoyed looking for the deer through Ben's binoculars. He said they saw a lot of deer due to all of the kisses that I gave them before they left. Mommies do have a magic touch sometimes-even during deer hunting!

We had breakfast with Santa Clause Saturday morning at Benjamin Harris' school. It was a lot of fun. The kids had juice and doughnuts, made reindeer food, recieved small treats and coloring pages, and most importantly got to visit Santa's lap as often as they wanted during our breakfast. They had a great time!

He is a real musician!

It's question and answer time.

S.L. loves sweet Mrs. Missy.


Stephen Louis goes to pre-school three days a week until 11:30 and he just loves it. Well okay, he doesn't like getting out of the car in the morning, but once he gets into class he has a great time. Each class had an Open House and they put on a short program in their room. They were all so sweet and cute. They had snacks they had fixed together and candycane ornaments they each made with the candycane story attached. They sang Christmas songs, played instruments, and also answered Mrs. Missy's questions

about The Christmas Story. It was precious to see all of these 3 year olds tell about Christmas and what it is really all about. They all seemed to truly "get-it". It sure makes a mommy and daddy feel proud and blessed!

This sweet lady is Mrs. Hays. She is Benjamin Harris' Kindergarten teacher. She is a wonderful teacher and he loves her so much! He also loves school and we are so thrilled!

Benjamin Harris did a wonderful job in the Christmas Program at his school. He is such a great singer. All of the Kindergarten and Pre-K classes participated in the production. They sang several traditional Christmas songs, one jazzy song that all of the kids danced to, and they also sang Frosty in French. WOW! We were impressed and so proud. The whole group photo is a little blurry because were in the very back so we could stand in a chair and video our little one!!
We were not the only parents who went to an extreme to capture these special moments!

Okay, the last few entries have been done by me this morning (Ben was the one doing it all before.) and I am officially addicted to updating our BLOG! The children are loving it because they have gotten to watch an extra show on the television this morning!

Our Church had a children's program about 2 weeks ago and both boys sang with their little choir class. They were so sweet! S.L. gave dad his entertainment face right before they went into the sanctuary. The other 2 photos are a little dark due to the church lighting, but you can still see our cuties. Benjamin Harris did great and so did Stephen Louis. Although right before S.L.'s class began he was a little nervous-that's him biting his nails!

Trying to get a photo for our yearly Christmas card can be tough when you are working with two boys and a dog! We did get a lot of really cute pictures and I was able to place 4 on our card. These 2 pictures didn't make it onto the card, but they are just darling. They truly reflect our children's happy and silly personalities! Check out Kringle and how photographic he is! He was the only one of our children that cooperated in every picture. Little boys sure make life fun!

Benjamin Harris' class had a Thanksgiving feast at school and it was so neat. The Kindergarten boys and girls dressed as Indians and the Pre-K kids were little turkeys. They were all so cute. Of course, Stephen Louis wore his Indian items he made at his school and he thought he was part of the group!

We are pretty excited. We have officially started building our house. They have moved pretty fast so far. Footings are being dug this week and maybe in a couple of weeks we will have the slab in. I will post a few pictures along the way to help everyone keep up with our progress...
View of the front of the house.
View of the back of the house...

It was so cold the frog pond had frozen. Of couse boys being boys, they had to try to break the ice....

It is hard to tell from behind, but that is SL the explorer...
Jill and I spent the night in Birmingham for our 11th anniversery. The boys stayed at Nan and Pop's. It looks like they found plenty to do even though it was pretty cold.