Ten On Tuesday

1. We are home from our Oklahoma Christmas. It was a great visit, but ended too quickly, as usual. It was wonderful seeing everyone and I can't believe the next time that we are back home we will have a new little boy to introduce to the farm.

2. This trip I finally got to meet my good friend Emily's newest little boy, Knox. Knox is four months old, and unlike his older brother Kyser, he looks just like his daddy. He was full of little baby cuddles for me and his mother was full of encouragement as I face the idea of two boys. Thanks Emily for all the positive thoughts, for some reason we have gotten a lot of "two kids is terrible" advice as of late. That just can't be true!

Here are Kyser, Emily, and little Knox.

 Kyser and Zane became fast friends over Grandma's little train and then pirate train rides from Zach.

 3. Zane got this new velvet scally cap for our trip to Oklahoma. Originally he was going to wear it in our family photos Friday, but it didn't make it out of the suit case in time. But don't worry he wore it a lot, especially while riding Peanut Butter.

I think his PJ's really class the hat up, don't you. Did you notice Peanut Butter had a head band as well?

4. The other highlight at Grandma's house is of course music time. Zane knows quite a few Christmas songs, such as Santa Clause is Coming to Town, Must Be Santa, Oh Christmas Tree, Jingle Bells, and few others. He loved all of Grandma's instruments as well. Only a Grandma is brave enough to let a two year old have a penny whistle.

5. Of course there is cookie making to be done at Grandma's as well. Brendan and Zane were Grandma's helpers for this particular punch, but kids are constantly helping in the kitchen at Grandma's, such fun!!

 

6. Next up, present time. Zane was not messing around with opening his and really any presents he could get his hands on. Christmas morning is going to last about five minutes this year. Everyone got great gifts, the highlight possibly being the little boys getting matching under shirts.

Here is Zane, in the Christmas tree, getting gifts!

 One of Maggie's highlights, he lady bug umbrella that came with matching lady bug rain boots. 

 Everett, being his normal chill self, surrounded my his new hats and chew toys.

 The boys in their under shirts!

7. Another random fun time at Grandma's was this miniature syrup bottle that Zane found and drank water out of all weekend. At first sight it looks like a miniature liquor bottle, but I promise it's a maple syrup bottle!

 Ahhh, so good!

8. Before we could leave we had to fill up Grandma's many bird feeders. Here are Zane and Maggie hard at work. They are the best of friend, both cried when they had to say good bye Monday morning. Very sad and very touching.

9. We are back now, with our gifts and more spices, and all a little exhausted. My lymph nodes all over my neck are swollen and hurt, so I am praying these next two nights of work don't push me into sickness. Zane has his Christmas party at daycare tomorrow, which means we had to go get his little friend a gift this afternoon. The trip to Target about did me in, hoping these are just Braxton Hicks contractions, but they hurt much more than I remember.

10. This weekend was suppose to be Korenak Christmas in SEMO, but the Prance kids are dropping like flies to the flu, so I am thinking we will have to push that back a bit, sad face. Hopefully they get to feeling better before Christmas day.