Merry Christmas from the Garvins!

Our Pumpkin Snowman

Some Christmases I can't wait until Thanksgiving is over so I can start decorating the house, and others I don't seem to get quite motivated to do the job. This year was the latter. I think since our house is still getting a bit of a makeover I wasn't very excited to decorate. I didn't even put a wreath up on the door!!! Now that's pathetic.


So our one decoration that we did get finished was our Pumpkin Snowman. Bob's mom grows her own pumpkins and brings some to our house for the fall. They all did not get carved, so we had some left that have not yet given into rotting. So we got out our spraypaint (that's my new favorite thing) and painted 3 of them white, added some eyes and a mouth, cut off the top of the pumpkin to make into the nose, and put on a scarf and a hat!

And here's what he turned out to be!!

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

What is the number one thing that get you in the Christmas spirit? Getting the tree? Christmas Music? Baking Cookies? For me it's definitely snow. We had a nice wet snow that stuck to all the trees. It was beautiful! It truly was a winter wonderland!

Max's First Birthday!

Today Is Max's First Birthday! We had a small party for him while Bob's parents were out here last week.

Do you think he enjoyed his cake?? He went right into the tub.

We then tried to get him interested in opening his gift, but that was unsuccessful, so the older kids ripped it open for him.

We love our Max. He's such a blessing to us. My favorite time of the day with Max is when I go in to get him out of his bed in the morning. He's usually standing up in his crib, sucking his thumb, waiting patiently for me to come in. When I see him, his thumb comes out and his face lights up into a smile. Then he gets so excited that he falls over in his crib and just starts wiggling and giggling. Once he's done, he'll stand up again ready to get out of bed. I hope that excitement for life stays with him as he grows up!