On the way to my mom’s house, it had already started to snow, so Aidan had to catch a few snowflakes.

And bust a move, of course.

Little Brody opening presents.

They found the candy stash.

This wasn’t from Christmas Eve, but it fit today’s blog post theme, so here it is. The infamous gingerbread house, courtesy of yours truly + Aidan. Not too shabby, if we do say so ourselves.

Of course Aidan had to have a little taste.

Then it was Christmas morning. I have to start by saying that last Christmas was fun. It was the first year that he really “got” the whole Christmas thing, but this year was on an entirely new level. There was so much excitement this year, and it was amazing to watch. Unfortunately, our lives have been super, duper crazy, and not in a good way. Lots of chaos going on, so there wasn’t much time or energy to even spend on Christmas, but that morning when he opened his gifts was magical. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him so excited….

Mostly because of this guy….

And this guy….

Oh yeah, this guy is totally his favorite. We’re a little obsessed with Toy Story 1,2 and 3 about now.

Hope everyone is enjoying this holiday season with the people who mean the most.

PS   My baby turned 4 today. More on that soon! Happy birthday, Aidan.

All photos were edited with a fun little ap called ShakeItPhoto.

Without further ado…St. Thomas, San Juan, the Bahamas, and Grand Turk!

First up was Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas. The beach was incredible. I really want to take Aidan back there. I think he would LOVE it.

The food was actually pretty good!

Dan’s…

Arriving into St. Thomas…Dan was talking to Aidan, who stayed with Dan’s parents in NYC while we were on the cruise. It was SO hard to be away from our little guy.

I love St. Thomas. I think I want to move there.

Most of our trip to St. Thomas was spent snorkeling and riding on a Catamaran and having a few cocktails. I don’t have pictures of that. It was one of the best days of my life though, I’ll tell you that!

This was when we were arriving into San Juan, Puerto Rico.

We went on an excursion into the rainforest. It was incredible.

We climbed the stairs in this tower….

And it was so worth it for this view. It was spectacular. I think I need to print this big and hang it in our house.

Our crabby bus driver who told us nothing about the rain forest. Oh well.

On the way back, we had the driver drop us off in Old San Juan. It was really interesting to be there, if only for a couple of hours. The lunch we ate there was…well, incredible.

Our last stop was in Grand Turk, Turks + Caicos. It was beautiful, and the beaches were incredible. There were conch shells everywhere. We weren’t supposed to take one, but I snuck one in our bag because I really wanted to show it to Aidan. He was thrilled to hear the ocean in the shell. He is definitely going with us on our next vacation…I didn’t take many photos in Grand Turk because Dan and I spent most of the day just snorkeling on our own, searching for sand dollars. And getting burnt. But it was SO worth it. Best. Vacation. Ever.

Yes, he is related to The Hulk. Thanks for asking.

Yes, we forgot his basket, so the poor guy had to rock a Target bag. Oh well.

I love this picture of Aidan.

My sister’s dog, Casey. She’s so annoying.

Daddy…Chilaxin…

Finding trucks + candy in the eggs!

After all that, the lil man desperately needed a bath. Thanks, Nana, for hooking him up!

And here’s my big 3-year-old guy. He still has that sweet baby face though.