The past few months with the Woottens

We have been busy these past few months. Birthdays, Christmas, New Years, sickness (okay, I’d rather forget about that!!). Here are some pictures to bring you up to speed.

Ladies Christmas Tea

Our church has an annual Ladies Christmas Tea (not sure why Steph keeps calling it a tea, it is a full meal). The tables are decorated by the ladies and each year the tables get better and better. The praise band plays Christmas music and since I have to put up with those men all the time (they are great guys, but they are guys—enough said!) I decorated the table for them. I went to the foo-foo room of the antique store and borrowed the white feather tree and pink ornaments. Perfect don’t you think?

My friend Michelle won for this table. She had a pajama party table—isn’t that clever??

Matthew had a birthday and a band concert

I was mean and wrapped his iPod in a big bag with little boxes inside it. He was very happy to get it. I can’t believe he is 12 and that next year I will be the mom of a teenager!

Playing trumpet with the middle school band. I want to tell all the trumpet players to put their horns in the proper position!!

Trying to hide from me.

I think this look is telling me to stop taking his picture!

Matthew will spend next Monday being a page for our State Senator Randy Head. He is very excited about that.

Timothy is a ham

He is the youngest and you can tell. Anytime he can get the attention, he grabs onto it and holds on tight!! I think the one with the “old man” t-shirt and swimming goggles will be kept to show any future girlfriends!

Noah had a birthday & a school program

Noah with his class on the risers

He got to hold the big candy cane for one of the songs.

Sorry sliders-the game he was hoping to get

Waiting for us to sing to him. Notice who just had to be near the cake?

Getting a kiss from his Nini Ann.
I am so thankful that we live near all the grandparents
and the boys are getting to know all of them.

Eating cake with his friends at his birthday party.

Joshua had a friend over and they borrowed my camera.

These are great blackmail pictures!! I can’t wait to show them to his girlfriend some day. Which if I have my way will be in oh, 10 years at the earliest!

We had snow and ice

The first snow of the season

Timothy thought it was great that his brothers had to be in school and he could go out and play.

All done and ready to get warm!

We had an ice storm on Dec 19 which left us all stranded at home. The bad part? No power. Which also meant no water! You would have thought the boys had been walking in the desert for 40 days they way they whined about being thirsty! Luckily the antique store has a water cooler and we went over there and got a gallon of water so they could drink. Thank goodness for a gas stove so I could fix them lunch. Can you imagine if they would have had to miss a meal??

Noah and Timothy showing the perfect thing to do without power. Build legos by the fire. Thanks to the fireplace the house stayed a toasty 77—yes Jon had it cranked up that high!!

We celebrated Christmas and the birth of our Saviour!

We had a great Christmas season. Unfortunately, we had to miss our Christmas Eve service due to Jon being sick. I watched it online-I love technology!!

Timothy helping decorate the boys Santa tree.

I love decorating the fireplace. Makes a perfect place for all my Santas.

I can never take a picture in my house without first having to take a funny one!

The main tree.

The Santa presents. Guess they were good boys all year after all.
The boys finding their Santa gifts.

Like those stockings? I made them myself!! They were overflowing this year.

Happy New Year!!

We spent New Years Eve with Jon’s dad and stepmom and had a wonderful time playing games and watching movies. Came home around 9 and watched some of the Twilight Zone marathon, then fell asleep. I think the boys might have made it to midnight. I didn’t. I think I’m getting old!! I hope everyone has a great 2009.