Yay! I finally have a chance to post a blog about our Christmas! We all had a wonderful time and now I just have to figure out where to put everything! On the 23rd the local fire department had it's annual Santa on a fire truck visit! The truck came with it's siren blaring through our neighborhood around 7pm and we rushed outside with Zoe and Akela (too cold for Sonya, who was asleep anyway) to catch all the candy that Santa would throw out to the kids in the street! What fun!
Zoe unfortunately found out on this same day that Santa only exists in your heart. My baby is growing up too fast! Those older kids on the school bus bummed her out a good bit on it, but she put on a big smile when I told her that he is still real in your heart and that it wouldn't change a thing about receiving presents and full stockings.
Akela has a nice big 'ole bruised heine after running to fast to see Santa on the fire truck and slipping on the enormous sheet of ice, that is our parking lot. She wanted me to kiss her boo boo!
What fire siren? I don't hear a thing! I'm too busy snoozing on the carpet! I didn't even budge when mommy started to obsessive compulsively vacuum all of the pine needles up!
In our family we have a tradition of going to our favorite Italian restaurant for dinner on Christmas Eve. They close early at Luberto's so we have to get there at 4pm to be sure to grab a table large enough for our group. The food was awesome as always. Here is my sister Meg and her husband Shay.
Here is my Mom with Zoe, Akela and Sonya who had a bit of a fever that night and chose to nap away in her infant car seat the whole time minus this photo! We are missing my Dad this year as it is our first Christmas without him. I'm sure he was smiling down on us though.
Here I am with my hubby Ian. Can you see how tired this poor guy is?! He just got done working eight, eight hour overtime shifts this week! That's 100 hours in one week! Yep, he's nuts! In this economy though, I'm glad he has a job!
The girls felt it was necessary to decorate our cat Lucy and so they hunted him down and taped a red bow to his furry head. He wasn't too merry about it, but he had fair warning when he heard the crazed laughter and small stomping feet coming his way. There is always a safe haven under our bed! Poor cat!
Mommy! Get this thing off of me! I can't see!
I'm still not happy about this!
Oh, fine! Here's your stinkin' Christmas Eve photo! Can I get into the presents now?!
Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse..... Oh wait! That's right, Sonya wanted to party all night! In fact she was up until 2:30am!!!!!! What a stinker! I like your earrings Mommy, let me pull on them!
I'm not tired! Let me see those shiny packages under the tree!
The awaiting pile of fun! Destroyed in minutes only a few hours after this photo!
That's right Mommy, just let me check it all out before my big sisters! Next year I'll understand the whole Santa thing. Give me a break..... It's my first Christmas! The 2am photos!
This one says To: Zoe From: Santa. She won't mind if I gnaw on the corner of this one. Just a little nibble is all!
6am and the first gift has been unwrapped! Zoe is completely all about Pokemon! I thought this was a boy thing, but her boyfriend at school says that girls can play with Pokemon too! Hmmmm... Boyfriend?!!!!
Akela just adores anything Ariel! So this was a favorite, Ariel's Beginning ~ the prequel to The Little Mermaid. She even goes to sleep listening to the soundtrack of the movie!
Books were definitely the best gifts for Sonya this year! She already has so much that has been passed onto her from her two older sisters! I was almost completely stumped on what to get for her this year!
Sonya rolled into this bow and it perfectly attached itself! Soooo cute! We left it on for awhile!
This was the first gift we helped Sonya open. Such a cute book!
Zoe is teaching Akela how to use her I Spy books. Very cool books, I might add!
Yes I did find one! I think this may be more for me.... hehehe! My biggest New Year's resolution is to drop the rest of this lingering weight! I've got a ways to go, but I really want to be back in my skinny clothes again! Anyway we have tried it out and it is so cool! The girls really enjoy the hula hooping! Mommy has the high score on the hula hooping though because in her childhood years that was her favorite thing to do! I can't wait to unlock some of the other fun activities on it and hopefully burn some calories doing so!
Ohhhh..... uhhhhh....... This is the toy she didn't get... The one her sister Akela did get... The one she asked Santa for in a letter after Mommy had finished all the shopping.... The one she saw in Mommy and Daddy's bedroom after doing a little snooping.... The one she figured she would get from another relative after not getting it under her tree at home.... Well, she didn't get it at all. She was very disappointed to say the least. I had to have a long talk with her about being happy and thankful for what she did get, reminding her the true meaning of Christmas and how some children don't receive anything on Christmas sometimes not even food or water. She brightened up after an agreement with her sister that if Zoe shared her Littlest Pet Shop stuff with Akela, Akela would in turn, share with Zoe hers. Problem solved.
Akela has a huge obsession with the color blue! She has a blue room with blue sheets and blankets (which she carries with her everywhere and they are named color blues), walls and blue flowered curtains, blue teddy bears, blue purses, blue clothes, blue coat, blue everything!!!!! When given a color choice, she always picks blue! Well, we had one blue hair bow for her which she proudly wore everyday even if it didn't match with her few non-blue outfits. The bow busted after many uses and had to be trashed. Santa thought it would be a good idea to replenish the blue bow supply since Akela nearly had a heart attack seeing her old bow go into the garbage can! Notice the blue gem studded headband on her crown? Such a sassy thing, she is!
Sonya preferred gift bows and ribbons, colored paper tissues, gift bags and wrapping paper!
It's only 7:30am Mommy! My sisters woke me up too early for Christmas! Don't they understand that I was awake until 2:30am?! Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to take a nap in my excersaucer!
My Gammy (Mommy's Mom) bought me a Clipo Activity Table with Clipo blocks! Sooo fun!!!
At my Nanny's (Daddy's Mom) I got some very yummy Gerber Yogurt Melts in my stocking!
And of course she bought me an Elmo Live too! Mommy thinks he's a bit too much with all the stuff that he can say, but I just love him! He talks to me and I love his dance moves!
Mommy's grandmother, my Great Mommom got me this way cool doorway jumper and I just jumped all of my energy right out! I'm pooped! This Christmas stuff is very tiring!
Well, that was long! Now I'm all caught up with everyone else I guess! So until New Years.... Thanks for checking in everybody and Merry Christmas to you all!
Mommy! Get this thing off of me! I can't see!
I'm still not happy about this!
Oh, fine! Here's your stinkin' Christmas Eve photo! Can I get into the presents now?!
Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse..... Oh wait! That's right, Sonya wanted to party all night! In fact she was up until 2:30am!!!!!! What a stinker! I like your earrings Mommy, let me pull on them!
I'm not tired! Let me see those shiny packages under the tree!
The awaiting pile of fun! Destroyed in minutes only a few hours after this photo!
That's right Mommy, just let me check it all out before my big sisters! Next year I'll understand the whole Santa thing. Give me a break..... It's my first Christmas! The 2am photos!
This one says To: Zoe From: Santa. She won't mind if I gnaw on the corner of this one. Just a little nibble is all!
6am and the first gift has been unwrapped! Zoe is completely all about Pokemon! I thought this was a boy thing, but her boyfriend at school says that girls can play with Pokemon too! Hmmmm... Boyfriend?!!!!
Akela just adores anything Ariel! So this was a favorite, Ariel's Beginning ~ the prequel to The Little Mermaid. She even goes to sleep listening to the soundtrack of the movie!
Books were definitely the best gifts for Sonya this year! She already has so much that has been passed onto her from her two older sisters! I was almost completely stumped on what to get for her this year!
Sonya rolled into this bow and it perfectly attached itself! Soooo cute! We left it on for awhile!
This was the first gift we helped Sonya open. Such a cute book!
Zoe is teaching Akela how to use her I Spy books. Very cool books, I might add!
Yes I did find one! I think this may be more for me.... hehehe! My biggest New Year's resolution is to drop the rest of this lingering weight! I've got a ways to go, but I really want to be back in my skinny clothes again! Anyway we have tried it out and it is so cool! The girls really enjoy the hula hooping! Mommy has the high score on the hula hooping though because in her childhood years that was her favorite thing to do! I can't wait to unlock some of the other fun activities on it and hopefully burn some calories doing so!
Ohhhh..... uhhhhh....... This is the toy she didn't get... The one her sister Akela did get... The one she asked Santa for in a letter after Mommy had finished all the shopping.... The one she saw in Mommy and Daddy's bedroom after doing a little snooping.... The one she figured she would get from another relative after not getting it under her tree at home.... Well, she didn't get it at all. She was very disappointed to say the least. I had to have a long talk with her about being happy and thankful for what she did get, reminding her the true meaning of Christmas and how some children don't receive anything on Christmas sometimes not even food or water. She brightened up after an agreement with her sister that if Zoe shared her Littlest Pet Shop stuff with Akela, Akela would in turn, share with Zoe hers. Problem solved.
Akela has a huge obsession with the color blue! She has a blue room with blue sheets and blankets (which she carries with her everywhere and they are named color blues), walls and blue flowered curtains, blue teddy bears, blue purses, blue clothes, blue coat, blue everything!!!!! When given a color choice, she always picks blue! Well, we had one blue hair bow for her which she proudly wore everyday even if it didn't match with her few non-blue outfits. The bow busted after many uses and had to be trashed. Santa thought it would be a good idea to replenish the blue bow supply since Akela nearly had a heart attack seeing her old bow go into the garbage can! Notice the blue gem studded headband on her crown? Such a sassy thing, she is!
Sonya preferred gift bows and ribbons, colored paper tissues, gift bags and wrapping paper!
It's only 7:30am Mommy! My sisters woke me up too early for Christmas! Don't they understand that I was awake until 2:30am?! Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to take a nap in my excersaucer!
My Gammy (Mommy's Mom) bought me a Clipo Activity Table with Clipo blocks! Sooo fun!!!
At my Nanny's (Daddy's Mom) I got some very yummy Gerber Yogurt Melts in my stocking!
And of course she bought me an Elmo Live too! Mommy thinks he's a bit too much with all the stuff that he can say, but I just love him! He talks to me and I love his dance moves!
Mommy's grandmother, my Great Mommom got me this way cool doorway jumper and I just jumped all of my energy right out! I'm pooped! This Christmas stuff is very tiring!
Well, that was long! Now I'm all caught up with everyone else I guess! So until New Years.... Thanks for checking in everybody and Merry Christmas to you all!
She couldn't stop staring at the tree and all the pretty lights!
She is really getting the hang of her sippy cups and loves apple juice even though we cut it in half with water.
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