Gage McGregor Kortman is 3!!

So big changes in the life of the Gager-man. Jon and I strangely gave him the middle name of Xavier at birth because it sounded cool. The past few years it has bugged us, so we just legally had it changed to McGregor. Jon's middle name is Gregory, his father's name is Gregory, and his grandfather's name is Gregory too, so we incorporated "greg" into Gage's middle name. So now it has some sentiment. Gage also just started Pre-K Special Education Preschool for 2.5 hours Tues & Thurs. He even has a school bus come pick him up and drop him off. He has a speech pathologist work with him during preschool. We need to get this boy talking! Gage also celebrated his 3rd birthday with his buddy Jon and Kangaroo Zoo and Grandpa and Grammy came over for dinner & cake. He also got the coolest Thomas Train Ultimate Choo-Choo set. It keeps him busy for hours. We are so greatful for Gage and the silly and sweet little person he is!

Christmas Tag Thing- I have been caught

Christmas Questionnaire

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Santa definately wraps his own presents. Bigger gifts or complex gifts that require a lengthy set-up are left unwrapped and put together by his elves I think. How nice of those elves - gosh!

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? White

4. Do you hang mistletoe? Never have... lame huh.

5. When do you put up your decorations? I start the day after Thanksgiving usually

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Veggie trays with ranch at all parties

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? Getting together with all Warner cousins for the Christmas Eve party and opening presents from eachother

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I think I was 10 years old, and I was so upset ever since. But I can still relive it through Brock and Gage and see the magic again

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, from our Christmas Eve cans

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? I kind of coordinate with earthy colors and white twinkle lights, but I also throw on different favorite ornaments. You know me, I am not picky when it comes to decorating the tree!

11. Can you ice skate? Nope

12. Do you remember your favorite gift? My barbie house that was almost as tall as me and custom made

13. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Remembering the true meaning of Christmas. I really feel the Christmas spirit when we go to see the Forgotten Carols or Glenn Beck's Christmas shows. Oh my gosh, can't wait to see his new production this year "The Christmas Sweater" I loved the book.

14. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Fudge and mom's carmels

15. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Christmas Eve cans with the fam.

16. What tops your tree? an oversized fabric bow thing

17. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? I love to give, come on, my love language is gift giving, so what do you expect?

18. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Oh Holy Night sung by a powerful female voice

19. Candy Canes? Yes, the jolly rancher kind or the really thick peppermint stick ones

20. Do you feel Christmas is too commercialized? Yes, it takes away from the true meaning.

I tag Kara you're IT girl! :)

Another Halloween Come & Gone

I LOVE Halloween ok. I love decorating my house all scary. I love Halloween parties, and I love dressing up. The first weekend in October, I very excitedly started pulling out the Halloween decorations knowing that Gage would be so cute and fun playing with some of them and helping me. The first thing I pulled out was a 4 foot tall skeleton in a tuxedo that we usually hang from the light outside the house. I thought it would be funny to make him peek around the corner at Gage as he was sitting downstairs on the couch. So that is what I did. Then all of a sudden, I saw Gage inching along the wall on the opposite side of the room and once he saw it was me holding the Mr. Skeleton, he started to cry. Needless to say, with each new decoration, Gage got more and more frightened. And seriously, most of the decorations were on the cute side, like the dancing mummy and boogie bones. He was even terrified of the fog that came out the fog machine. We had tons and tons of laughs over Gage's reactions. He was so happy to wave goodbye to Mr. Skeleton when we put him back in the box for another 11 months. It's become a tradition to take take the boys to Cornbellies at Thanksgiving Point every year. It's very entertaining and totally fun and worth every penny. This year, the corn maze featured David Archuletta. We took Brock's friends along for the ride this year. But of course, there were certain parts that made Gage cry. :) They had the huge jumping pillow, Halloween Hayride, tower of carved pumpkins (my favorite was the President Hinckley one, it was uncanny how accurately it looked like him), the Haunted Creature (giant inflatable monster lizard thing with huge teeth that you walk inside), corn cannons, cow train, princess pumpkin park, peddling go-carts, the famous dried corn box (a huge sandbox, but you play in millions and millions of pieces of dried corn kernels - not popcorn), the singing chickens, pig races, bounce houses, etc. We enjoyed the annual Warner Halloween party and I sadly missed the long awaited Ward Party which brings every member out of the woodwork. They do a teriffic job every year. Enjoy the pics. I'm getting ready for Christmas!