Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas!  Here's some pictures of the boys enjoying their presents from Santa as well as from some activities the past couple of weeks.

The boys in their outfits from Christmas Eve.

Getting Santa's plate of cookies ready

Throwing out some reindeer food in the front yard.  Yes is snowed during the day on Christmas Eve, so it's a white Christmas in Ohio!

Reading "Twas the Night Before Christmas"

 Christmas Morning!!  Landon got a 2-Wheel scooter from Santa

 A Planes cup

 Keegan got a huge puppy from Santa

and a Sesame Street train set

Landon asked Santa for a remote control airplane.  Here he is driving it around.

Christmas breakfast…Rudolph pancakes

 and a stack of Christmas Tree pancakes

Last week at gymnastics we got to go into the gym and watch up close.  Landon on the balance beam...

 Dismount

 Leaping onto the mats

 Making a gingerbread house

the final product

Landon's program at school….he was a reindeer

 Here's a few more pictures of Alvin's hiding spots.  We had to say goodbye to him on Christmas Eve, but I'm sure he'll be back next year!  

Alvin decorated the playroom with a strand of purple lights.

Alvin made hats for a lot of the toys and taught a class on "how to be an elf"

Family picture from Christmas Eve…Merry Christmas!!

Christmas Countdown

Wow, these past couple of weeks sure have flown by.  We've been very busy at the McQuality household.  So far this December we've had breakfast with Santa, Landon has sang at church 2 times (and will again on Christmas Eve), decorated the house, went sledding, built a snowman, wrapped some presents, Landon was snack leader at school and had a Christmas program (we'll share pictures from that soon), and we've been trying to watch some of our favorite Christmas movies!  Here's a few pictures from these fun times!

Breakfast with Santa:  Keegan still likes to wave and say "Hi Ho Ho" from a comfortable distance, but doesn't like to get within 10 feet or so!

Decorating a Christmas cookie after seeing Santa

 Landon told Santa he wanted a remote control airplane and some surprises

 Santa couldn't even bribe Keegan with a candy cane

This year, Ely, one of Landon's friends from school came with us.

Hanging ornaments on the tree

The tree all done

Landon loves everything about Christmas.  He loves (and knows all the words to) every song, decorating, and wrapping the presents.  So he made some of his own decorations for the playroom.

Snowman that he drew and cut out



 Merry Christmas sign he made for the door

 Our front door

 Of course Alvin our Elf came back this year.  Keegan loves finding him and always tells him "hi" and "bye".  The first thing they both do in the morning, is go find Alvin and move another day on the advent calendar.

Here's Keegan pointing to Alvin on the bathroom mirror.

 Riding Handy Manny's motorcycle

 

Landon wrapping a Christmas gift.  He did a great job, but I'm sure you'll be able to tell if you got a present wrapped entirely by him! 

 Keegan got an early Christmas gift.  He got his own chair just like Landon's, no more highchair.  He feels like such a big boy and will definitely tell you he's not a baby if asked.  Thanks Great Grammy & Grandpa!

 Landon's snacks that he took to school were the "Grinch" made out of grapes, marshmallows and strawberries, and snowmen out of powdered sugar donuts, chocolate chips, and a candy corn nose.

Last weekend we got about 6 or 7 inches of snow so we got to go sledding and make a great snowman.  This guy's name is Marshmallow, he is 6'8".  We didn't even have a hat big enough for his head!

Landon taking a bite out of Marshmallow's bottom!!

Thanksgiving & More

We've been pretty busy since we took those fall pictures in the park.  We had a first snow (3inches) a week or so before Thanksgiving, Landon's kids choir sang in church, we went to Illinois for Thanksgiving, and we've started getting ready for Christmas.  

Daddy, Landon and Keegan….Landon on my shoulders and Keegan on Landon's shoulders

Playing outside in the 1st snowfall and building our 1st snowman of the season

 just a little guy

 The Saturday before Thanksgiving was the Christmas Tree Lighting at Crocker Park, even Elmo was there!

All bundled up at the tree lighting…brrr it was pretty cold!

 

 Sunday before Thanksiving Landon sang during the service at church.  

Video of Landon singing

 Wednesday night before Thanksgiving some of Kelsey's high school friends came over with their kids.  Here they all are in one clustered picture.  Of course, Super Why is right in the middle!  There were 7 moms and 14 kids!

 All of the Moms

 Thanksgiving in Mattoon with Matt's cousins and Grandparents

Tyler, Tim & Kelsey ready to play some board games.  And also red-handed proof of who ate the Chex Mix!!

 At the Festival of Trees in Springfield

 Landon coloring a mug

 Keegan loved riding the train

 Thanksgiving in Lincoln.  Of course the kids were ready to head right on to Christmas!

They even performed lots of Christmas songs for everyone

 Happy Thanksgiving...Kelsey's family!

We have a very busy weekend coming up so stay tuned for more pictures.  Saturday morning we have a breakfast with Santa,  and that night we have Kelsey's staff Christmas party, and a neighborhood Christmas party.