The Christmas Spirit in My Home

I love to play Christmas music on the piano. I feel like thats what really what brings the Christmas Spirit into my home. Today however... I wonder if I accomplished that.
I sat down to play a few of my favorite Christmas songs. Bryce had gone to help a family in our ward move. The two boys decided to join me in playing Christmas music. They however were fighting over who got to sit on my lap. I was trying to play and I finally got fed up! I took both of them and put them in their room. I told them they couldn't come out until i was done playing this song.
I sat there and played beautiful "Silent Night" as my kids screamed from their room ''Mom!"
Oh the beautiful Christmas Spirit I had in my home!

Mr. Porcupine

We like to call Simon Mr. Porcupine. Calvin has always been our teddy bear. He loves to cuddle and sleep with us. Whenever we pull Simon into bed in the morning, to get a little extra sleep, he pushes us away and wont let anyone get near him.
This is our little Porcupine on the table. He lives there! We cant get him off. He thinks it is his place to eat. It drives me nuts! I have to pull all the chairs into the living room because he will climb up on them. He has been doing this since he was 11 months!

Mr. Porcupine!

Dad the horse

One of my favorite Christmas traditions is playing Christmas music on the piano. Simon and Calvin sit underneath and listen. It is cute.

We are going "Snowing"

We decided to go sledding... or "snowing" as Calvin would say... last week before finals took Bryce away from us.
We had to drive about an hour before we finally had enough snow to play. It was raining and we debated whether to actually get out of the car, but we were all glad that we did it. Calvin didn't want to leave! He loves the snow. Cant wait to get to Utah:)

Bryce and the boys getting ready to play!

Simon couldn't move too much so he just sat there and ate the snow. We have a picture of Calvin doing the same thing in this snow outfit:)

Bryce made a little snow cave for the boys... and him.

Simon in the cave

Calvin in the cave

I'm the king of the snow!!!

Simon just sitting there... it reminded me of the little boy on the movie "A Christmas Story"

Milo was back in heaven with his favorite snow"ball"... where'd it go?