more christmas fun!

a very special letter from santa (thanks russell!)...



owen's handmade gifts...




and the stocking (stuffed to the brim with all things star wars and skylander!)...

christmas fun!

operation christmas child (our box landed in india!)...





a new favorite (thanks, grandma bonnie!)...



advent activity day #11 (snowman poop!)...

santa clause is coming to town!

christmas morning excitement...

marbleworks... from mommy + daddy! from casandra on Vimeo.

the flying turtle... from santa! from casandra on Vimeo.

hope your christmas was merry + bright!

this year's christmas tree...

i think it's a keeper!

our thomas the train christmas!

here are just a few photos from christmas morning at our house...

owen had so much fun with christmas this year... he especially loved when santa would call to check in on him! (and he must have been a pretty good little boy, because santa sure was good to him!) in his stocking, owen found several new thomas trains, an i love toy trains dvd, a set of wacky track for his train table, thomas the train underwear, a big bag of lego candies, and a red swirly lollipop. (oh, and we musn't forget the orange that owen repeatedly asked santa to leave in his stocking.) and under the tree, santa left three special packages just for the o.bug... a thomas the train lighthouse set, the water tower, and the knapford bridge. (all of which were quickly added to the train table.)

on christmas eve, owen unwrapped his christmas pjs, a cozy pair of train slippers, and the polar express book. (i don't think he took his slippers off all night long!) and on christmas morning, he awoke to find a train table of his very own right in the middle of his living room! (lovingly built + painted by his daddy and grandpa scott.)

it sure was a magical morning!

holiday fun!

bringing this year's christmas tree home...

breakfast with santa at tyler's tender...

and our completed gingerbread train...

owen's polar express.

exploring the xmas tree farm...

from santa.

owen's very own retro red radio flyer tricycle...complete with streamers, an old fashioned bell, and an extra deck for giving friend's a ride. 

merry christmas.

from our family to yours.

but do you recall...

the most famous reindeer of all?

winter wonderland.

on a horse drawn carriage ride at the tree farm.

our little light tester.

and ornament breaker. (luckily, we only lost three.)  

and tree shaker.

and just for fun, here is a link to last year's tree trimming.

in search of the perfect christmas tree.

thanksgiving just wouldn't be complete without a trip to the christmas tree farm. 

and just to prove it, here is a link to last year's post. 

hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving.

out-takes.

just thought i'd post a few of the out-takes from owen's mini christmas photo session. he was being bribed with raisins and joes o's. and of course, his daddy was much funnier than me and my big 'ol camera. (which, as you can see, he refuses to look at.)