Time for Christmas!

Well, this first picture is a little bit ago, but the rest of these are a little more recent. We are getting ready for Christmas around here! We put up our first big Christmas tree, and we started our first tradition with the "elf on the shelf." He came from the North Pole to stay with us and watch to see if Braden is being good during the day. He leaves every night to report to Santa. He's in a different place every morning. This morning, we woke up and he wasn't here. Turns out he is at Grammy and Jeeps' house. I guess he thought Braden was there. Maybe he needed a break from us! Watching Braden can be exhausting!

Braden won a first and second place metal at his first karate competition!

Braden and I got to meet our new cousin, Reid in Texas over Thanksgiving. We heard he was shy ... didn't take him long to fit right in!

Braden in the cotton feild!

Jingle the elf

The tree

our new stockings ...

We went ice skating yesterday. Braden thought he would just go out there and take off! HA! He didn't, of course. Poor kid has my patience. 10 minutes of falling and he was frustrated! So we got some hot chocolate, s'mores, and rode some rides while the girls enjoyed their day of ice skating for Jaden's birthday.

The ferris wheel

S'mores