Our December : Part I

Post-nap. Happy boy. 

Helping me feed chickens & restock firewood. 

Chalkboard play. 

Santa! Arlo was a little nervous but now he says "Santa" whenever he sees him. 

Hayride around Livingston. I love the Holiday Stroll. 

Thrift score. 

Afternoon walk by the river. 

Christmas card photo test run. We were looking at 3 different cameras. 

Checking out the river outside of the doctor's office. 

Audrey at 10 weeks & Barkley at 5 years. Same size. 

This is normal. 

Afternoon stroll at the dog park. 

At a friend's Christmas party. 

We bundled up and went for a drive. We drove to Big Timber & found a little trail to wander down. 

Shiiiiiit. 

Thanksgiving Weekend.

Family fun. Or something. Our neighbor gave us a deer so Dustin, Presley, & Tyson skinned & quartered it. 

Post-turkey. 

One of the Rat King's rats!

Presley's Breakdance studio was invited to perform in The Nutcracker with the Yellowstone Ballet Company. 

The little boys stayed with friends so Tyson & I could go on a date. 

Final bow. 

They decided to get a group shot as soon as they were all awake. 

Sledding at the water works building. 

& sledding in the front yard. 

Christmas Tree Huntin'

Traditionally, we wait until after Thanksgiving to get our tree but this year we hosted Thanksgiving & we wanted out home extra cozy for guests. Plus, we were pretty anxious to take Dustin & family out to get their first tree. =) 

Snowy hike. 

Waiting for Papa to cut down the tree. 

See that poor face? He fell & opened up an existing cut so we hiked back a little early. 

Me: Smile & say 'I'm a little shit'. 

Presley: I'm a little shit!

Trimmed. 

My Barkley Girl. 

He loves our "tee". 

Bits + Pieces of November.

Mason & Jackson were in the newspaper. (Photo from Livingston Enterprise)

Watering his chickens. 

Margaret & Presley. We love that grumpy chicken. 

Giant moon on the river trail. 

Waiting for Papa to get home. 

Watching movies in my darn minivan. 

Snow is our jam. 

Presley split his head open at school & he's still incredibly photogenic. 

The Yellowstone when it's -20 outside.  

Working on his fitness. 

Year-round beauty. 

Bald Eagle watching on my walk. 

Pizza night & Thanksgiving activities with the cousins. 

Pancake maker. 

We adopted an abandoned turtle from the city. His name is Hellboy. 

Handmade beanie & scarf from "The Grandmas". The senior center in town donates beanies & scarves to the Headstart kids every year. 

All the kisses. 

Killing time in the school pickup line. 

His "kee". 

Lovely Livingston during the holidays.