Santa came to Ephraim!

Well Troy must have been a good boy this year cause he got spoiled by Santa! Santa came to Ephraim a little early before we headed to Oklahoma for Christmas. Troy found a new present under the tree yesterday and asked me about it and I told him Santa brought it early for him since we were leaving and he was good all day till he could open it. He even kept hugging his present! (See pic!) Anyway, my handy little husband went to the hardware store after work and rigged up this little table for him to play with down in the basement. The table is so big! But Troy absolutely loves it. I woke up and couldn't find him this morning and sure enough, he was down in the basement. He probably woke up a little nervous cause when he was cranky last night and wouldn't go to bed, Kev told him Santa would come and take back his train if he didn't listen to his mom and dad. Kevin even "called" Santa on the phone. I wish I had a picture of Troy's face at that moment! Pure terror! Sure enough, he went to bed quickly and of course the first thing he checked on this morning was if Santa had let him keep his train!

Meeting Santa...

This is the first year that Troy is actually into Santa and is understanding what he means---it has been so fun!!! We talked about going to sit on Santa's lap for many days and on the drive over to the mall, Troy kept saying how he was going to "hug Santa and kiss him on this nose & cheeks". He hopped right on his lap and did just that! He asked for a Thomas the Train set and big track, and a cowboy hat like the Wiggles. Santa will have to look for a cowboy hat to fit his little head in Oklahoma next week!

Troy's New Suit!

I couldn't resist buying this little 3 piece suit when I found it last weekend! Every little boy needs a suit right! Well Troy loves it and he was the talk of the church on Sunday. Everyone had to comment on how handsome he looked!

More House Pictures...

Project House

Most of you know that we did a little investment project with my parents over the last few months. There was a 1/2 finished house in our neighborhood that had been sitting there all boarded up for 4 years. The original owner ran out of money and there were many bills left unpaid, therefore, the house just sat there till the collectors released their leans against the house. Anyway, Kevin got the opportunity to buy the house before it went on the market and my parents bought it and got a loan to finish the house. It has been a huge thing for our neighborhood to have the eye sore gone. A cute family (Donny Osmonds nephew & his family) bought the house and we just closed on it on Monday. I am SO glad to have it done since it took a lot of time for Kevin and a lot of single mom time for me. Here are the finished pictures!