mischief

Finn randomly turns the Christmas tree
on and off throughout the day.

Awesome! Now he can climb onto kitchen tables.

Our little Finn-Finn sure can find trouble. I swear this kid gets into so much more than Cullen ever did! I guess Cullen was always where the action was (around people), Finn sneaks off and makes his own action.
On Sunday, when Cullen was opening his birthday presents, I asked Sean... "Where's Finn?" We hear a noise in the kitchen that suspiciously sounds like the napkin holder-- on the kitchen table. I stand up to check to find Finn STANDING on the kitchen table banging the napkin holder on the table. Awesome.

Happy Birthday, Cullen!

Cullen has had a birthday party extravaganza this weekend! On Saturday we celebrated his birthday with his preschool friends at The Little Gym. It was so cute to watch them all run and play! Fun was had by all! Today after church, we ate lunch out and when we got home it was time for presents! After dinner tonight we continued our ice cream cake tradition. :)

Happy birthday Cullen! I can't believe you are already four years old! We love you for all the things you are- ornery, smart, funny, talkative, social, goofy, and wild! We couldn't be happier to call you our oldest son. :)

dining out

The team had a dining out last night at Maggiano's in downtown Denver. We all had a good time. Everyone was able to make it except for about 3 couples who were already on leave. It was amazing the response the general public gave us all. The people in the Springs are used to all the military, but people in Denver were not. Several people bought everyone rounds of drinks and tons of people stopped to shake their hands and sincerely thank them. It was really heartwarming. One guy didn't say anything but gave Sean a high-five as we walked downtown. It was kind of humorous. Of course we did run into some knuckleheads that wanted to argue foreign policy, but no one let it ruin a good night.

getting in the Christmas spirit

the boys with their new ornaments

Finn's ornament for 2009-
Scooby Doo eating gingerman cookies

Little Sean's Cullen's ornament for 2009-
Scooby Doo playing the guitar

Sean putting lights on the house. Yikes!

Finn "helping" decorate the tree

Belf, the elf, is back!

Sean did a great job on the lights!

We decorated the house for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. Cullen loved it! Finn's getting into the Christmas spirit too, adding "Christmas Tree" to his little vocabulary. Both boys enjoy finding where Belf comes to hide each morning.

snips and snails and puppy dog tails

that's what little boys are made of