Christmas 2011

We've been so busy, that I haven't had a chance to upload pictures from our Christmas to the blog. Decided tonight was the night! In the above picture, Liam is playing his sweet Santa Clause game and asking Owen what he would like. I just love his precious little smile.

We celebrated with Grandpa Tex early in the holiday week. The boys were very rambunctious that day; so, we didn't stay too long. But, it was great to see Dad and how well he is doing!

Later in the week, Chippie, Grammie, and Pa came to our house. We decorated Christmas cookies on Christmas Eve. An interesting activity with a two and a (then) three year old. Liam ate more icing than what went on the cookies and Owen sneezed over a group of them, thereby claiming his own special collection that went in a separate container.

Grammie had made the cookies at her house and brought them up to ours -- all we had to do was decorate. That was a brilliant move!

Occasionally, I get to be in a picture, too ;-)

Christmas Eve, at dusk, Owen and Liam spread Reindeer food on our lawn.

Then, the boys set out cookies and milk for Santa. Gavin was trying like mad to claim Santa's plate and eat the cookies himself....Owen grabbed it from him and huffed away. He then put them up too high for Gavin to reach. Comical for sure.

We let each boy eat a cookie while they posed for this sweet picture...

See how happy Gavin is once he gets his way? Little stinker.

Christmas morning....Liam was still playing Santa Clause only this time he had real gifts from Santa to pass out. He has his Daddy's stocking in his hands and is taking it to him.

Owen wanted a football uniform for Christmas. He sometimes asked for a "red" one and sometimes asked for one with a "cow" on it. So that I could figure out which he really wanted, Aggies or Longhorns, he and I had an evening of Internet shopping -- I asked him to point to the one he wanted Santa to bring him. He wanted the Aggies (Whoop!). I decided to have some fun with this and Santa also brought him a giant punching bag Longhorn football player.

Grammie and Pa found this really fun market for the boys! The boys love to play "drive thru"; so, this was perfect.

Just a sweet picture of Gavers.

Of course, we got the boys a few superhero costumes for Christmas.... Owen got Green Lantern and Superman.

Liam got Finn McMissile (he LOVES Finn).

Gavin thinks the market is fun, too!

If you wonder what Christmas morning with three boys ages three, two, and one might look like....

Owen looked at the view from the top of the stairs and said "Mom, I love what Christmas makes our house look like."

And, that closed the door on Christmas...we had to put the decorations away quickly as we put our home on the market on the 29th.

Fun picture of the boys enjoying the spring-like weather.

I just adore having a baby playing in the pots and pans....

A sweet picture of the three Quinlan Boys with Chippie.

What a fun holiday we had!!