Advent Calendar Countdown: Dec 15th & 16th

Uh oh! I am slacking a bit and fell behind on the daily Advent posts. Here's what's happened the past few days....

Wednesday Dec 15th: My parents took us out for a nice dinner at the Cracker Barrel - Easton at SO much! He had a little off of everyone's plate and tried ham, biscuits, green beans, mac & cheese, french fries and fried apples. It's a random sampling of food, but he didn't seem to mind. :-) We stopped at a few stores after dinner then checked out Christmas lights on our way home. Easton received a Christmas Tag Jr. Book for his gift. I believe "someone" (aka Gammy & Pappy) is giving him the Tag Jr. Reader for his birthday, so these gifts will go nicely together. He's also modeling his new shirt that Gammy & Pappy got him this week:

Posing w/ his "Christmas in a Manger" Tag Jr. book

" Yay - I love my new book & can't wait to chew on it!" :-)

Smiling happy boy!

Thursday Dec 16th: Thursday was a busy day! Easton & I went to our weekly playgroup, hosted by Grace & Ruthie. My parents decided to stay home and relax while we went to play. We got back around lunchtime - Easton took a nap while I did some work, had lunch then headed out to meet Jason on base. We had scheduled to meet with an attorney to finalize our will before Jason heads off to Afghanistan. My parents watched Easton while we took care of business. When we got home my Mom had prepared a tasty dinner of chicken with gravy over rice, veggies and yeast rolls. Easton wore his gift for the day all day, here are some pics:

What a nice, warm outfit!

He loves playing w/ these Christmas coasters ... they were the only thing that would keep his attention during picture taking :-)