Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Baby Demiter #4 16 weeks



We only have 2 weeks and 3 days to go until we can name this sweet little person! Knox keeps telling us it's a baby girl and Griffen really wants another brother. I've been asked over and over again what I "think" it is and I really have no idea. We are on the edge of our seats! Will we be adding a little purple (because I'm not a big fan of pink) to our life or will we continue to build a basketball team?!

Demiter Christmas 2014

We spent Christmas with Grandma and Papa in Richland this year. Grandma recently had foot surgery so it was nice to spend the holiday with them but also help with anything that was needed during her recovery.

Dad was even able to fit in a few days of duck hunting during our stay. We had some amazing duck jerky! It has been way too long in between hunting trips so he is planning a few in the new year.

On Christmas eve we had an amazing crab and shrimp boil with Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Scott, Aunt Melissa, Uncle Mike, and Zak. It was so much fun to spend time with them and laugh through our white elephant gift exchange.

The boys removing Grandma and Grandpa's "dinosaur" to setup the new TV!

These boys love their camelbaks




Knox loves his pop-gun! He found it a few times in the closet before Christmas so I had to keep hiding it.













Griffen came home on the 28th and we celebrated Christmas with him in the morning. For most of the year he had been talking about a bow so for Christmas Santa brought him a compound bow. He also got some extra arrows, a quiver, targets, and a camo hoodie. He's set. For additional practice we got him Cabelas Big Game Hunt for the Wii. 

It is always hard when Griffen isn't with us on Christmas but we make the best of it. This year was a little harder because Knox is getting older and asks where Griffen is. It breaks my heart to tell him that Griffen won't be home for Christmas. Fortunately when Griffen came home Knox was over the moon excited and all was right in the Demiter house!


















Mr. Trig's First Haircut



After having 3 boys I've determined that the easiest way to cut their hair when they're little is to put them in the tub. There is always lots of wiggling but it makes for an easier clean-up. The cut wasn't perfect but at least we got rid of his mullet and overall it was much improved!



Christmas Tree Hunt 2014

I love the smell, look, and Christmasy feeling of having a real tree in the house. I don't like the cost each year though! This year while looking for a tree farm near us I found one that wasn't too far and had Douglas Firs for only $35. It sounded perfect! We arrived ready to cut our family tree and when I saw the Dougs I was less than impressed. Across the way I stared at the Nobles, which are my favorite tree. Dad said we could get whichever tree I wanted but I stuck with the Douglas. We chose our tree and all I could think of was the Griswold Christmas tree from Christmas Vacation. Throughout the month it grew on me and really was a lovely tree.
Knox continues his tractor obsession!

The boys worked so hard to cut down the tree.

Griffen was getting pretty tired but he didn't give up!







Griffen was such a good helper while I was trying to get the garland on the tree.


Saturday, November 2, 2013

Pumpkin Patch and Halloween 2013

This year we visited Bob's Corn and Pumpkin Farm. Over the past few years we've visited quite a few different pumpkin patches but we all agreed that this was the best one yet!
We ran through the corn maze, visited the animals, drank fresh pressed cider, ate fresh corn on the cob, and picked our pumpkins from the patch.









It was a themed Halloween! We had Batman, Robin, and Two-face. After dinner at Red Robin we went to the Farm at Woods Creek which is a housing development near us. The houses are all built very close together so after only 1 hour we covered lots of ground and the boys collected plenty of candy. They were so proud of their loot!