Christmas Happenings

Wow! Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Crazy, huh? What's even more wild is that we are almost a decade into the 2000's.

I've always loved Christmas. And now, having 3 little boys makes it extra special and fun. Here are some fun things we've been doing these days.

Santa Visit:

We met C's preschool class at the mall to have a picture taken with Santa. At first, C did not want to go near Santa. But after seeing some of his classmates get their picture taken with the jolly fellow, he felt more at ease.



L took a little more convincing to get near Santa. He cautiously approached Santa to say thank you for the jingle bells he had received. Then, Santa was nice enough to gently guide L near him for a picture opportunity.



Hmmm, I don't think L is too sure about this Santa character.




C's teacher, classmates and some siblings with Santa:




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We also had fun building a gingerbread house this past Sunday. Well, by 'we' I mean my husband and the boys. (I stood by with the camera.)



Beginning stages of construction...


Fun with icing...




Focused...




I'm not sure what this face is about...


Okay boys, get together for a picture...






Finished product...



Good times!

Merry Christmas Eve!!!

first lost tooth

Last month, our oldest son lost his first tooth! We were sitting in the living room at Nana & Papa's house, and C tells us his tooth is gone. I thought we would have a hard time finding it because who knew exactly where or when it had fallen out. But after looking for only a few minutes, we found it on the floor.



He was so excited. Here he is with his tooth in a pouch awaiting the tooth fairy.



The next morning he woke up, came to me and asked if he could look under his pillow. How sweet is that?! After getting the okay from me to look under his pillow, he found a shiny silver dollar.

A few hours after finding the coin, I heard him say that the tooth fairy had turned his tooth into a coin. Then a few days later, my mom was asking C what he wanted for Christmas. And do you know what he told her? "A new tooth."  Love it!

I'm So Excited...

...and I just don't have to hide it anymore! We were blessed with the most wonderful news a few weeks ago, but couldn't share it until now. It's been so hard to keep it a secret!



No, we're not having another baby. But it is baby news. Who is having the baby?







YES! My brother and his wife are expecting their first baby in June 2010!!! I'm going to be an aunt!!! My husband is going to be an uncle!!! And our boys are going to have a cousin!!! WOO HOO!!! I'm so thrilled (in fact, my hands are shaking a little as I type this post)!

Congratulations Ricardo and Jennifer!!! We love you guys and can't wait to meet, hold and love on our niece or nephew!

joy

typical 2 year old

L Lingo

Me to L: "L, you did a good job today obeying and not saying no as much!"

L replies: "No! {brief pause} I say no."

How about that?! Man, if it wasn't for that cute smile and those eyes, he'd be in big trouble.