Christmas Day!

Finally Christmas Morning! And Santa Came BACK and Left GIFTS!! Yay Santa!! Let the Craziness Begin...

Grumpy Helping the Boys get things set up.

The Boys Don't know where to begin...

Jebby's 2nd Christmas and he has no Problems tearing in...

Handsome William all cleaned up and Dressed for Dinner!

Daddy and Jebby being silly with his WV pillow...

All in All a Successful and Fabulous Christmas Morning with Family!

Santa Visit the Ballard Boys

The Ballard Boys had a Special Visitor at Grumpy and Nonna's House! Santa stopped by on his way back to the North Pole! And as you can see, the Ballard Boys still were not impressed!

Poor Santa, he rarely sees such a tough crowd!

There was one Ballard Boy Excited to see Santa!

Hope he still shows back up on Christmas Eve...

Santa Letters ARRIVED!!

The Ballard Boys received their Letters From SANTA CLAUS Today!!! Everyone was So Excited!!! They've all been Very Good Little Boys! Fisbee seems to be giving Great Reports!

Let the Celebration Begin...

The Ballard Boys Officially Started their Christmas Celebration this past weekend with Mamaw Lee, Big John, Megan, and Sydney! The Boys were very Excited about their Generous gifts and were even more excited to show the clan what they had gotten for them! William and James worked Very hard on their Gifts this year!

Celebration Dinner at the Melting Pot! YUMMY!! The Girls enjoyed it and the Ballard Boys did not tear the Place down while we all tried to eat! William actually really Loved Dipping, Cooking, and Eating! Four Courses and Three Hours Later, the Melting Pot was still Standing and a Fabulous time was had by all!

One of the Biggest Lessons of the Season seems to be SHARING! Poor Jebby is working very hard on his Speaking and his Sharing Skills!

After all the Christmas Fun, a little Christmas Movie to Relax and Unwind...

William just informed me, 5 Days until Jesus' Birthday!!! Stay Tuned...

Christmas Shenanigans!!!

The Ballard Boys have been Very Very Busy this Christmas Season! Complete with Baking, Band Aids, and Fisbee Finding; they have even found a little time to Harass their Daddy!

Jebby showing off his Band Aid! Battle Wound from the Bounce-N-Play!

William's Battle Wound, from running into the Island!

That Crazy Fisbee had a Party with the Snow Village!

Since there isn't any Snow in Charlottesville, Fisbee had to improvise...

A Little Down Time with Daddy!

GingerBread Man Ornament Making! James actually really Enjoyed it, as long as you kept the ornaments coming!!

With Great Concentration, as usual, William said he was a Gingerbread Man Painting MAchine!

Their Final Products! Beautiful!!!!

Jebby assisting with the Baking, or Eating??? Yes, that is his Mouth covered in Red M&Ms!!!!

Christmas Party Sing-Along!!

William had his Christmas Party at School today and after the party they had a little Sing Along for their Parents! It was So Cute and as you can see from the videos, William sang really well!!

The Ballard Boys Visit Santa

The Ballard Boys got to visit a little with Santa today! William was so excited to visit and talk to Santa! He told Santa all about his cut on his head and his fancy whistle! James Loved waving to Santa from the bench but did not want anything to do with him once we got up close! William was too nervous to remember what James wanted but remembered that he wanted to ask for Murdoch and Diesel 10...

Santa asked if William wanted to sit on his lap for a picture and William said, "No, Thank you, I'm Fine!" So he stood beside him. One picture was taken and William did not smile... Santa asked William if he wanted to take another one and smile, William said Yes! HeeHee! So that's what they did! Too Precious!!!!

3rd Annual Ballard Family GingerBread House!!!!!

The 3rd Annual Ballard Family GingerBread House was Constructed Today!! William and Daddy were extra excited because this year they were going to construct the house and not just decorate one!

The Preparations...

After almost 45 minutes of trying to get the roof to stay on, the Decorating Began!

Down one Ballard Boy, the Decorating Continued... Such Concentration!!!!

The Beautiful Finished Product!!!!

William thought Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus would like be much more comfortable at the Ballard Family GingerBread House instead of the Manger that wouldn't stay up...

Freedom 5k

The Boys Ran their Second 5k of the Christmas Season this Morning with their Daddy! The Freedom 5k took place at Old Trail in Crozet and with the help of the Boys, Daddy ran it FAST! It was 20 degrees this morning in Charlottesville but Daddy had them bundled up! Way to Go Daddy on your first successful outing with Both Boys by Yourself!!!

Barney's Birthday!

The Ballard Boys were so Lucky to get tickets to Barney's Birthday Bash as it passed through Charlottesville this week...

The boys had a Blast Dancing Around and it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be...

It's Beginning...

To Look a Lot Like Christmas at the Ballard Household!!! This weekend the Boys were Busy Busy putting up decorations, doing crafts and running in the Jingle JAG Jog!

Daddy started with the Tree...

Jebby's attempt to put the star up...

William got the Star in place with Perfect Form...

After the Star we let the boys help us decorate the Tree! Which with Anyone with children knows was complete chaos! The boys were grabbing and dumping but once we got control and started handing out ornaments it went a little better. Even though Daddy was not impressed with William's clustering of the Ornaments Design!

James insisted on climbing up the ladder each time, like Daddy, to put his ornaments up...

Their Final Product after Daddy helped them move the ornaments into other spots around the tree! I think they did a Beautiful Job!!!

Finally we have a Mantel to Hang our Stockings!!!!!

Since it was so warm this weekend, Daddy decided to finally clean out the gutters... Once he got up there he realized that is made much more sense to pay someone else to climb up there! HeeHee!!

The boys also did a little Christmas Painting and Crafts! They really Love Painting and Coloring...

Lastly we attended the Annual Jingle JAG Jog at the JAG School! It was Fun but as you can see, we did NOT win any awards for costumes or decorations... Maybe next year!

So Thankful!!

Another Thanksgiving in the Books and So Many Reasons to Be ThankFul! The Boys are Healthy and Happy and we were able to see So Much of our Family over the break! THANKS to Aunt Becca and Uncle Drew for hosting the crazy Holiday! Hope we didn't destroy too much! We Love you all and Can Not wait to see Everyone at Christmas!

The Rottenest of the Crew!

Best Cousins! William and Brenna had the best time playing and talking! They are at such a cute age!

Aunt Becca even took us to "her Park" to play since it was So Beautiful out this weekend!

And a little Merry-Go-Round Fun!!