Buckley Christmas

The Boys "Temporary" Winter Wonderland

 i couldn't wait to pick up the boys because the week prior to Christmas, Chicagoland was hammered with snow.  as a kid, i remember tons of snow. i remember building snow tunnels so long and so deep i could stand inside of the snow iglo at the end. so, when we were getting so much snow and i had to shovel it, i intentionally put it along side the driveway so the boys and i could build their first snow tunnel.

trey was determined to get this tunnel built. i told him it may only be up one day due to incredibly warm temperatures expected the next day. all day long he and i tunneled twenty feet until by the end of the day we met in the middle and broke the center to allow us to go all the way through. if you can see in the picture to the left, the tunnel is the length of the driveway. 

kole was more interested in making a snowman of which trey gets some credit in the picture to the right. it was a great activity for kole and me to make together. we had so much fun. they came in long enough to eat and get their clothes dried in the dryer then back outside. 

to their horror the next morning, it was 50 degrees and raining. the snowman was gone and the tunnel had imploded. not a good moment for two little boys. the harsh realities of life. but we have the pictures to prove our monumental day and to look back on for years to come....

Thanksgiving Weekend

we had the boys for this Thanksgiving and for double the amount of time, four days. we visited susan's fam in lake geneva after spending time with my fam at my brother's house. the boys love going to their new grandparents' home and getting very comfortable there which is so important to us.

there was snow there which was an instant draw to the boys. so we bundled them up and went exploring on the vast open land full of adventure for the boys. memories.  

Susan at 31 weeks!!!

we were just looking at pictures at 16 weeks and wow, what was she even complaining about back then? and worse yet, she knows she still have another 9 plus weeks to get even bigger! i'm proud of her eating SO good and exercising. her weight gain has been almost all baby. she's really working hard. we're attending a birthing class called the Bradley Method which encourages natural births. it's been very informative and educational. four more classes! in a couple of weeks we'll begin working on the baby's room. hooray!!!