We finally got snow last weekend and we were all so excited to get outside and play. After shopping around for a new bike for Landon's birthday, we headed over to a nearby park to do some sledding. We realized that the next time it snows we need to invest in another sled because the boys loved it!
They didn't even complain about having to climb (or crawl in Landon's case) back up the hill. Nor did either one of them complain about the cold, I was the first one who was ready to go after two hours on the hill.
Lucas was glad that we ran into some of his school friends, as we were far from the only family taking advantage of the white stuff.
The boys have had plenty of opportunities to play with their new soccer nets they got for Christmas since we have seen very little snow this winter. We did get snow last weekend that required Steve to dust off the ol' snow shovel and the boys got to build a snowman. 
Of course most of the snowman had melted by the time I got around to taking pictures the next day.
The boys had lots of fun at their Valentine's Day parties at school and got lots of goodies from their friends. I remember in grade school when we would get excited if the little envelope had one conversation heart inside with the Valentine. Now I think every kid in class gave some little treat with their card. On Valentines Day they each got to get into their Treasure Boxes at school and they both came home with the same set of glasses. I know weird.....
Last week we got to go to another great hockey game. The Grizzlies won the game and the boys got to see four fights that night. It always makes for a late night but they insist on staying until the buzzer goes off at the end of the game. Luckily this time we also got to see our team score their final goal in the last 10 seconds of the game.
Lucas could not take his eyes off the game long enough to let me take his picture.
We got to enjoy our first Grizzlies Hockey Game of the season last week. We met up with the Armstrong family for dinner before heading over to watch the game. It ended up being a really good game and the boys had a lot of fun.
Lucas lost his first top tooth finally. I think that thing has been loose for at least a month now and at one point we thought maybe the Tooth Fairy would run into Santa Clause. 
Last Tuesday was Landon's actual birthday. He woke up early to cinnamon rolls and a couple of birthday presents. He also got to spend the day with daddy since he took the day off work. The three of us enjoyed playing games that concluded with an extensive Nerf gun battle.
I let Landon choose what he wanted for dinner and would you believe he chose hot dogs?? We also had Brats just to spice things up a little. He said he wanted brownies instead of cake so that is what he got.
Landon decided that he wanted a swimming birthday party at the same place Lucas had his last year. I was hoping he could be persuaded to go ice skating instead but he was not about to give in to my wishes. Oh well, we had fun swimming instead.
Aunt Erin once again was recruited to help out with all the kiddos in the pool. Someone made the comment that they want an Aunt Erin. :)
Landon got quit after getting out of the pool and was not sure what to do with all the attention. 
We were also joined by the Armstrong family and the Williamson girls. We are so thankful to have such amazing family and friends who helped us celebrate my baby boys birthday. He is growing so darn fast.
Landon loves his new bike from mom & dad and the way he is growing it will be just the right size by the time the summer rolls around.
After sledding we headed home where the boys helped me shovel the driveway and sidewalks before heading inside for a mandatory cup of hot cocoa.
(A little shout out to Kristen Upp - the boys love this cup and always fight over it!) ;)
It seems over half of the pictures on my cameras are of Landon running around in his underpants. In fact when I just walked into the other room to take pictures of the boys, Landon was nearly naked again.
Talk about cheap entertainment for a Friday night at the McCormack house. I was glad that Landon had the idea of running out to the garage to get helmets before continuing play.
And once the box fell apart they moved on to bigger ideas....
I'm not sure whose idea it was to play these games in the first place but we all had a great time.
Just in case there was any question at all, the boys checked to make sure the reindeer ate the carrots we left them. As much as I hoped for a white Christmas, there was no snow so we couldn't look for any tracks. We did find a note from Santa and a couple of 
I was happy to see the boys were more excited about the toothbrushes in their stockings than the candy.
Such a funny picture that I could not resist........typical??
I love to see the joy and excitement on their faces as they unwrap their gifts. This to me is what Christmas is all about.
Christmas can mean so many different things to so many 
Speaking of spending time with family, before eating Christmas dinner with the family on Sunday, Papa Joe took Lucas and Landon into their backyard to shoot an air soft gun. At least I know for sure my boys will know how to shoot a gun safely. I think Papa has been waiting for this day for a long time and now will be counting down til the day he takes the boys to the shooting range.
