Santa Treats

This year I found a cute idea in a Family Fun magazine and we decided to try it. Unfortunately, because the kids have been sick, I had to make these on my own but next year it will be a family project. Nonetheless, they were so cute and Santa's reindeer loved them!

Merry Christmas!

This year was a lot of fun because Nicky is old enough to anticipate Christmas and all that it entails. It was quite a feat to get him to go to sleep last night because he was so excited. He desperately wanted a peek at Santa dropping off his presents :). So after many trips back to bed, he managed to fall asleep and wake up this morning ready to go. Even Catelyn had a great time opening her presents and trying on every tutu she got. She loves dolls and dress up so she got all of her Christmas wishes granted. She also loved her scooter and continues to ride it around the house. Nicky got a lot of Toy Story stuff including Buzz & Woody costumes. He got his bat cave and a much wanted alarm clock (thank you Nannie & Pa). Grant was amazing and got me a Bosch mixer (yes Julie, I will be contacting you for all your wonderful bread making recipes) :). We had a wonderful time with the kids and with family. We are truly blessed beyond measure. Here are some highlights. I'll try to post some videos later.

Nicky's Christmas Production

Here is a picture of Nicky at his preschool Christmas production. He was a flower in the Garden of Eden. What a beautiful flower and just the right kind...the kind that doesn't make Daddy sneeze!

Catelyn's Turn

Okay, so I'm going crazy with this video thing. Its just that it's been so long since some of you have seen the kids (& I have a new camera) so I thought I'd let you all see them. Catelyn is doing great. She has surrendered her position as the baby of the family and is doing great as a big sister. She's learning new words everyday - her latest is "bean" for jelly bean. She calls Nicky "Nick Nick" and her favorite person to call on the phone is Nannie as you will see in this video. Here goes...

Introducing Claire!

For those of you who have not met her yet, this is Claire. She was 6 weeks old yesterday and such a sweet baby. She's started smiling and I caught this video with my new flip camera (thank you, Mom). So now I can include videos of the kids....now if only I had more time to keep up with my posts :).