The adventures of raising little Hales and surviving the day to day

Monday, December 27, 2010

Christmas Day and then came the Day After

Wow.  I can't believe Christmas time has come around again.  We had such a lovely day hanging with our boys, celebrating Liam's first Christmas.  We had a nice morning in our pajamas watching TV and eating.  Then we headed out to a nearby park.


Liam hung with Daddy while Graeme climbed and explored



Oh, the fun of tunnels


Graeme kept making circuits while Liam and Daddy followed





After a fun time at the park, we headed over to the movies.  Then it was more family time as we waited for the snow to start.


This was the view at 5 a.m. the day after Christmas when Liam got up


A few saner hours later, there was a couple more inches on the ground


Liam was teething and had a runny nose so while he napped, Graeme and I headed outside to play.  Graeme needed some convincing (especially as he doesn't like gloves) but he decided the snow wasn't so bad.  He really liked snowballs.  


The deck


Our backyard winter wonderland



Just before Graeme jumped on me



Digging out the toys


Graeme helped me clean off "George" 



We were supposed to go out of town, but the snowfall kept us home.  It ended up being a blessing as our hot water heater (which is in the attic) went on the fritz and started leaking down the walls and under the carpet.  Mike pulled up the carpet (the hallway and Graeme's closet) and shop-vac-ed up a lot of water.  Then his dad and youngest brother came up and helped him remove and replace the heater.   Now we just have to start replacing the flooring.

The end of 2010 has been a mix of wonderful moments and crazy events with our house and van.  We are definitely ready to ring in 2011.

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