Merry Christmas!

Instead of mailing Christmas Cards, we are sending our love and ‘year in review’ through these videos, but due to the fact that I am so indecisive, we have two videos this year.

The first video, created by Toph, is a great overview of the year, and our boys, and perfect for those of you who just want a quick glimpse at our year (which I am sure is most of you!).

Merry Christmas 2009 from Christopher Phillips on Vimeo.

And for the rest of you, this second video is a little longer (containing most of the pictures from above plus many, many more!), This is probably best described as for the Grandparents and other caring relatives, 🙂 because I made it so LONG! But in my opinion it’s worth nine minutes of your day! (Of course every proud mama is going to think this!) Enjoy:

Merry Christmas from Phillips 2009 from Emily Phillips on Vimeo.

And for those of you who don’t check our BLOG regularly, a little update of our year:

We started off the new year with a bang. Tucker turned six, then we welcomed Elliot Christopher into the world…although Elliot can’t keep up with Tucker and Truman yet, he watches their every move and loves being a part of their adventures whenever they need someone to play the role of “baby”or “monster”. We also welcomed Goose and Clementine, our new pet chickens who have settled into the backyard and are finally paying their rent with a few eggs every week.

Tucker
Tucker has taken the 1st grade by storm- and is enjoying his new found freedom of being able to open up a book and read all by himself, although he does let mom and dad read to him sometimes. When he wasn’t busy this year with wrestling, soccer and swimming Tucker kept himself busy drawing, writing stories and creating anything his mind could come up with.

Truman
Truman (aka “lil’ chicken rancher”) absolutely loves being a big brother and is always finding creative ways to “take care” of his brother. Truman also enjoys being a little brother and loves to follow Tucker and do whatever his big brother is doing. When Elliot is down for a nap and Tucker is at school, you will often find Truman working on a puzzle, taking care of the chickens or playing a game.

Elliot
Elliot grew even faster than our chickens this year, which is saying a lot. The little guy loves to give kisses, eat food and just about anything else having to do with his mouth. Elliot loves to sit and watch his brothers and their antics as they do whatever they can to make him laugh. Elliot has already learned that all he has to do is smile to get any of us to do just about anything that he wants.

Thanks for taking time out of your lives to check in on us, we truthfully wish you a Merry Christmas!!!