clue?

Do you have a clue?

Pop & Belle stumped us with this gift...
we were ALL thinkin' pony

look at Dan finkin' hard..real hard...

BUT

they're for the reindeer

I mean, the goats:)

If you pull.... and tug.... and pull..... your goat far away from barn,

jump in the sled,

and let'er rip

where do those goats want to go?

Back to the barn........weeeee!

slacker

I've been slacking from my blogging responsiblities.

I have pictures...gobs of pictures I could post.

I first need to get them off my camera.

The first week of winter vacation we were scurrying around the house with the placing of the last festive decorations, baking goodies and preparing to host the big celebration.

This week....it's all about PLAY!

Monday, I picked up my precious niece.

Today was spent sledding, building tents, playing Nintendo ds, sledding some more, drinking hot cocoa with marshmallows, and making quesadillas.

Tomorrow we're hoping for more snow and plan to catch the new Alvin movie.

Maybe, just maybe, I'll get to the photos of our Davis Herd Christmas.

(that's even how we signed our gift tags)

You really do need to see pictures of the boys and their latest farm boy gadgets....

goat harnesses.

Yep,

tune back in to see Dexter & Dawson along with Bonnie & Hornie in action.

hip-hip hooray!

Woo-hoo!

YeAh!

Hip-Hip Hooray!

YaY!

Snow! Snow!

We got snow:)

smarty pants

I asked Dawson if he could count to 100?

He replied, Sure I can.

1, 2, skip a few, 99, 100.

Smarty pants!

What do you think....coal in his stocking?

Break

I had to take a break from my NOT so favorite job, cleaning!

I like clean things but don't like to clean.

Do you understand my daily battle?

Anyhoo...

I realized as I scrubbed away on my lil' home I had to break to tell you of the greatest gift I have ever gifted myself.

Yep, you read right. A gift for ME:)

Do you have any idea what it might be?

Come on...think hard!

I bought it a couple months ago.

Yep, you read right, again.

It's been that long, and I know you're going to put 2 & 2 together,

so I hate to admit that:(

Anyhoo...

the greatest gift is......

My new, easily removable toilet seat!

Yep, a toilet seat! hahaha!

With three (whoops 4) boys it is a must! You just give a small twist to the left to each little attachment piece, a little upward pull to the seat and wa-lah!

Now you have access to every part of that porcelain bowl that needs wiped down....

such a GrOsS job.

It would have been selfish of me not to share.

I do; however, apologize for blogging about toilet seats.

**Any mother of boys will understand, guaranteed!

SNOW!

SNOW! SNOW! WE WANT SNOW!!!

Today marks the first official day of the boys 2 week winter break. Crazy as it may seem we all want more SNOW!
SNOW! SNOW! WE WANT SNOW!!!

Yesterday, we were pleasantly surprised to see the snow flakes falling when we left church. It was beautiful:) However, we only received an inch, maybe 2?

SNOW! SNOW! WE WANT SNOW!!!

So, as we eagerly count down the days to the biggest birthday bash of the year *Jesus is the gift! we are also equally eagerly awaiting the predicted BIG snow storm.

SNOW! SNOW! WE WANT SNOW!!!

Rudolph

Dawson came home from school, Friday, looking like Rudolph. He doesn't really appreciate the new nickname but his red nose seems to remind everyone of Santa's most popular reindeer.

Picture doesn't show quite how pretty his nose really is. The story is that during recess Dawson was making his first attempt at jumping out of a swing. And......the extra forward momentum sent him straight onto his face.

Boys Boys Boys

Frosty Davis

The frigid temperatures don't seem to bother the boys.

Sunday afternoon they played outside until past dark. Every member of the Davis Herd was molded.

Meet the frosty Davis'....

With the recent spell of cold nights I do believe they may be permanent yard ornaments this winter.

Stay warm!

GOOD MORNING with an "I N G"

My kindergartner, Dawson, is absorbing all the new information his teacher is teaching him. The first part of the year they worked super hard on phonics and what sound each letter makes. Recently they've been studying blends like: th, ch sh...you get it:) Well, I awoke this morning to little bear in my bed. As I lay there a few extra minutes watching little bear sleep and saying my morning prayers, Dawson opened his eyes and in his brightest cheeriest morning voice said....

Good Morning, Mom! Ah! I hear an "ing" I N G mornING.

It was priceless...his expanding knowledge, his excitement with learning new things, his puppy blanket in hand, his rockstar bed head, and his cheerful morning voice!

So Good Morning ALL with an extra "ing"!

Anniversary

Dan and I celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary with friends in Hermann, MO. Honestly, the trip was somewhat of a fluke but we truly did enjoy ourselves. We visited 3 wineries and 1 microbrewery and loved the people, the stories, the views, the historic architect and our lil' cottage at the Hermann Hill Villages. Wine or no wine Hermann, MO is a place worth visiting. The Stone Hill Winery restaurant was highly recommended..we chose to eat there on our first night. All 4 of us non wine connoisseurs were sold on the trip when we realized we were dining in a huge old stable. It was simply amazing! I'm sure it was something in its day, too. Maybe even the highlight of my trip:) For those of you, like me, that want to throw on a bonnet and live back in the day(or think they wanna) this barn IS something to see! I should mention the food was also superb! So...wine drinker or not Hermann, MO is a treasure in the Midwest... a phenomenal little getaway close to home with history, small town charm, & quietness.

And Oh so relaxing....

Christmas list

Jaxson quickly wrote down his Christmas wish list this morning before school.

I love this...

"a mot can troll 4weller"