Can’t believe Christmas is tomorrow! Another year almost come and gone. It’s been such a fun, hectic and busy month, I feel like I blinked and Christmas Eve was here. You’d think with a new baby we would allow ourselves to pass on some of these functions, but with two little kids full of the Christmas spirit, it’s hard to say no.
It seems like we’ve had some event or dinner every day & night for several days now. The kids got to celebrate Christmas early with Buddy & Susan Sunday night. Monday night they got to go Christmas caroling honky-tonk style on a trailer bed of hay with their cousins. It actually looked super cute and the kids of course had a lot of fun. Tonight is the Morris Family’s annual soup exchange party. Then tomorrow is Christmas! So much fun and yet, I am so looking forward to a day where we have absolutely nothing planned!
We took the kids to Santa’s village last Saturday to meet the “real” Santa (above)! Big booboo on our part! Grayson is so intuitive and cautious and questions everything now, so we have to be very careful not to ruin the magic of Santa. Well, with Santa pretty much being everywhere these days, he’s figured out that that just can’t be when he needs to be busy at the North Pole making toys. So we’ve explained to him that Santa has lots of “helpers,” but that once a year he makes his way to Yuma, Arizona to Santa’s Village to meet the kids. Well this was all well and fine until after their picture, Santa pulls a switch-a-roo on us and here comes the “real” santa all dressed in fur, whom Grayson of course recognizes from the previous two years. Oooops! “You’re right Grayson, that’s the REAL Santa, the first one must have been one of Santa’s helpers!” He then wanted to go and talk to the 2nd REAL Santa about what he wanted for Christmas, so I think we are still ok…. for now! Phew!
Our church had a big Christmas bash at the beginning of the month. Blaine has been in charge of arranging snow for sledding for the past two years. Who would have known you can grow snow in Yuma! Here are the kids before the Christmas bash and also at their first Nutcracker. We went to see little Miss Molly Mac as an adorable little lambie!
Blaine & I got to have a little date night in at Pasquinelli’s annual Christmas party, thanks to my parents/on call baby-sitters! Tall has also been very active in our house since the day after Thanksgiving, clowning around & making messes in the bathroom, fridge and pantry, but also leaving occasional gifts and notes for the kids!
I swore I wasn’t going to do any baking this year and somehow found myself making at least a dozen cookies a day. I guess deep down I really like to bake. Colbie has been my little helper in the kitchen, licking spoons and making more of a mess for me. We even made her specially requested “Barney cookies.” Totally didn’t look like Barney, but they were purple, yummy & she approved!
And here are my two batman boys! I actually bought this onsie for Jed thinking for sure I would have had him by Halloween and he could match his brother. And here is Miss Colbie giving one of her famous, death grip hugs! Poor baby Jed!
We adopted 3 angels again this year. Before and after we delivered the toys to the fire department. Colbie clown decided her forehead was the best place for her Fire Department sticker.
Love when your kids pass out before you have to put up with the bedtime fight!
Grayson had his school program last week. He was one of the sheep. He also seems to have picked up a new girlfriend! Little flirt holding little snazzy skirt’s hand!
Sister re-claiming her brother in the classroom! Kellan & Stacy had there baby on the 13th… Brody Michael. Here are the cousins meeting for the first time. I see trouble!!
We had another follow up appointment in Phoenix last week with the cardiologist and received the best news of all! Jed’s doctor is very pleased with his sats, his growth and development and has given us the green light to take him off the oxygen! NO MORE TUBES! He said to give him a week on the minimal flow and then he said Christmas day, give the little guy a gift! And what a gift that will be! Of course, we will be monitoring him a little more closely, but as long as his oxygen levels stay above 90, doctor is happy and we are happy!!
Here is our little monkey butt giving us a hooray during his ekg!
Now that’s something to smile about!!! He also gave us his first real smiles over the weekend :)
With flu season in full force, we are still choosing to keep the little guy home as much as possible. Aside from being ridiculously outrageous, we followed our doctors orders and got him the Synagis vaccine last week. This will hopefully boost his immunity and protect him from RSV. So although our little Jedi may not get to participate in all the holiday outings, it is all worth it because by this time next year, he will be strong, healthy & ready to party!
Merry Christmas!
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