Christmas !!!!

Our Christmas started by attending the 10:30 pm candlelight service at church. The kids had a late evening nap so the late service was peaceful. After church the kids were off to bed. Pete & I got to work at helped Santa by putting gifts under the tree, then we were off to bed ...


This Christmas we woke up at our house on Christmas morning, in the past we had been at my in-laws in Michigan. Noah ,our early bird , was the first to get up at 7, which is sleeping in to him!!. It took a bit of pushing to get him to go down stairs. He really wanted to watch cartoons in mommy & daddy's room. When we finally made it down, it was pure excitement!!! The paper was flying, the smiles were BIG!! The most used phrase was, " Santa really listened!!" YAY Santa!!

We were very blessed to have Pete's parents & grandma to visit for the afternoon & evening. Once again there were presents galore!! too many to many to list & each very appreciated. We ate & ate & enjoyed watching the kids play with their presents!! It sounds corny, but the best part was having them here. Pete works retail, so there are very few relaxing days in the weeks before Christmas. This Christmas was peaceful & relaxing!!!! Merry Christmas to ALL!!!

Christmas early

Today was really special for the kids. The kids received their Christmas gifts from Aunt Judy & Uncle Garrett. We were expecting Lauren's My Twinn doll to be delivered today but it was an extra surprise for Noah's gift to come as well!!! Needless to say that the kids love their presents!!!

Tank you Aunt Judy & Uncle Garrett, I will post more pics later!!

Yes, Lauren is still afraid of Santa Claus

We made our trip to the far away mall on Thursday to visit Santa. The kids have been really excited about Christmas this year. Noah loves reindeer ( Rudolph ) he already cheers for the underdog! Last year Santa had a visible earring & it was a bit disturbing, but for some reason I thought we would try this location again. When we got there Santa was out for a cookie break & we had to wait an hour til it was over. ( i think the elves were behind this long break)
Noah kept up the momentum of getting to meet the big guy. Noah had rehearsed his list of " Batcave & the other guys,because he already has the Batmobile " speech. The look on Noah's face was of complete joy & awe when we finally turned the corner to see HIM!! Noah actually seemed a bit star struck. Noah immediately hopped on Santa's lap & started a conversation. Lauren turned the corner & her face told a completely different story. She was scared !!! She stayed several feet away from Santa. She stared, but mostly to give Santa the " back off" look. It was comical. So Santa if you are reading my Blog, Lauren really wants dolls for Christmas. Oh by the way Santa, she really didn't mean it when she said " you're scary & leave me alone!"

Thanks Aunt Jenny

Noah & Laurens awesome, Aunt Jenny gave Lauren a few of her toys from her childhood this past week. The swing, walker, Moses basket & feeding chair were all hers & with the help of the Internet Noah & I were able to assemble them correctly!! Thank you Aunt Jenny!!!

WE ALL WANT TO BE BIG ROCKSTARS?!!!!