Friday, December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas Eve

Buy gifts - check
Wrap gifts - check
Make food - check
Pack diaper bag - check
Load car - check
Enjoy a wonderful evening with family unwrapping said gifts and eating food. - CHECK!

Rounds 1 and 2 of Christmas are complete. We had a great time despite the treacherous drive in the snow between houses. Yikes! Our families are the BEST!!! Feeling blessed.

Can't wait to see the boys faces in the morning!







Thursday, December 16, 2010

My Attempts at a Christmas Card Picture...

Silly me for thinking it would be a good idea to sit them in front of the tree. There go the ornaments and beaded garland!


On the couch where there are less distractions. In this picture, Kai's head looks funny.

And, now Sage's head looks funny.

Oh well, guess we can try again when they're, oh I don't know, maybe ten!!!

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

2 Little Monkeys Jumping On the Bed

This is one of the boys' favorite activities - turning the alarm clock radio on full blast and dancing/jumping on the bed. Kai always acts as the DJ and Sage is the dancer. Apparently, it's even more fun on laundry day when the sheets and blankets are off the bed.

First Snow of the Season

Sage loved it! Kai not so much...



Monday, December 13, 2010

Welcome Charlotte Rose!


Welcome to the family Charlotte Rose - Jon and Sarah's baby girl.
Born: Saturday, December 4th.

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Our house is decorated - well as much as it can be with two toddlers in the house. We had to put the tree in the back where access to it can be supervised and the ornaments on the tree are limited as well. Sage and Kai still found a way to do some damage though. It shouldn't be a suprise that two little boys think bright red, ball shaped Christmas ornaments are meant to be thrown across the room. Thank goodness for shatter-proof ornaments.

We've been listening to holiday music and on Saturday, we finally went to see some lights. I took the boys out to Our Lady of the Snows. Sage LOVED driving through the tunnel of lights and said, "Again! Again!" I actually made a second trip through the park just to see his face light up as we drove through the tunnels.

Kai loved the petting zoo. At the petting zoo, Kai hung out by the baby goats and kept shouting "Baa! Baa!" to anyone who would listen. Of course, everyone thought it was adorable. When I picked him up to get back in the car, he threw a fit and I'm pretty sure the same people did not think that was adorable.


After the lights, we went to Toys 'R Us for a shopping adventure. I had a really good coupon that expired that day, so I braved the crowds and took the kids - two things I would not normally do. I do believe it was the first time my boys have ever been to Toys 'R Us. Sage didn't know what to do with himself especially when we got to the Thomas the Train aisle. I thought I was going to have a hard time getting him out of there. But, actually, it was Kai who threw a fit when we left because he had fallen in love with the "Hokey Pokey Elmo" doll. Good thing Santa's bringing Elmo!



Last weekend, we celebrated my mom's birthday by meeting her at the Botanical Gardens to see the toy train exhibit. Needless, to say, Sage was in heaven! He loved seeing all the choo-choos.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Bedtime Battles

For the last week or so, the boys have been battling us at bedtime and beyond. They refuse to go to bed without being held, patted, rocked, or just having one of us in the room. When we finally do get them down, they're awake again a few hours later. Aghh! Jared and I are at our wits end with Sage and Kai up and down, up and down all night. They want to sleep with us and that doesn't work for me. They snore and squirm all night! We have to figure out what is going on soon because bad things happen when Momma doesn't get enough sleep. :) To be continued...