Since we always end up traveling for the holidays, we've never enjoyed a Christmas morning at home with our kids. So this year, we decided to try something different. I told Pumpkin that I sent Santa Claus a letter explaining our predicament and got special permission from him to open our own gifts a few days before Christmas Day. I explained to Pumpkin that we were only opening the gifts we gave each other, and that they still had to wait until Christmas Day to open whatever gifts Santa brings. Pumpkin was soooo excited!
Friday night, we dressed the kids in their new Christmas pj's and put them to bed. Then, QT & I stayed up for a few more hours wrapping gifts, assembling toys, cleaning up, and getting food ready for the next morning. It wasn't so bad. We were probably in bed by 2:30 AM at the latest.
In the morning, well...I'll let the pictures tell the rest of the story. Even Sunshine got a gift (and loved it!) as you'll see. Merry Christmas Everyone! We're looking forward to the nice, warm, Texas weather. :)
Pumpkin's Christmas Program
The song is 'Tis Christmas.
Here's Giggles watching her big brother. Enraptured. Good snacks too!
Pumpkin's BFF came to see him perform, and he was just delighted.
And, finally, here's a shot of the 4 of us after the show.
Last weekend, on a whim, we decided to take the kids to the Railroad Museum to visit with Santa Claus and ride the trains. It was nice to be able to spend some time outside after the cold weather we recently had, and both kids seemed to really enjoy themselves. Pumpkin even agreed to visit with Santa to let him know that he'd written him a letter; however, Giggles wasn't too thrilled with the meeting.
Here's Giggles watching her big brother. Enraptured. Good snacks too!
Pumpkin's BFF came to see him perform, and he was just delighted.
And, finally, here's a shot of the 4 of us after the show.
Last weekend, on a whim, we decided to take the kids to the Railroad Museum to visit with Santa Claus and ride the trains. It was nice to be able to spend some time outside after the cold weather we recently had, and both kids seemed to really enjoy themselves. Pumpkin even agreed to visit with Santa to let him know that he'd written him a letter; however, Giggles wasn't too thrilled with the meeting.
Letter to Santa
This is Pumpkin's first-ever letter to Santa. I helped him a bit with the wording whenever he asked, but mostly, he composed and wrote this letter by himself. And, because his sister is still a baby and unable to write, he wanted to include her in his letter so that Santa would know what to get her. He even signed her name to the letter. Awww....he is SUCH a sweet brother.
Key:
Norfolk S. Locos = Norfolk Southern Locomotives
Baby Movie = Baby Einstein DVD
p.s. That line about his sister having been good...I'm not sure if that's entirely true, but I don't think Santa will count it against him. ;)
I'm Just Phoning It In Now
We just returned from watching the Christmas Parade of Lights in downtown Denver, and I realized that I haven't even posted pictures from our Halloween yet. Pre-Halloween parties, yes, but nothing after that. Here goes then.
Mario, Wario, and Giggles cruising through Southlands Mall on Halloween day. Notice that Giggles is holding a beaker--already following in her daddy's Mad Scientist footsteps! We actually went there to get lunch. In the 2nd picture, Giggles is doing a pretty good job of coloring her kids menu.
Halloween Night. Super Mario takes his dog, the Court Jester, for a walk before we head out trick-or-treating. Pumpkin had a blast being Super Mario. When other kids recognized him, they'd call out "Super Mario!" and Pumpkin would reply very nonchalantly, "Hey" and kind of even give them subtle little wave or point with his finger. Very cool. Very The Fonz.
In case you're wondering why there aren't pictures of Giggles in her costume, it's because she was down for the count by about 5PM, well before any trick-or-treating had started on our street. Better luck next year.
Now for this last picture...we took the kids to a birthday party the following day at a roller skating place, and Pumpkin insisted on wearing his Super Mario costume from the day before. SInce the costume was already in the laundry hamper, I put together a "disguise" for Super Mario to wear to the party so that he could attend without attracting too much attention from the paparazzi. His shirt is still red, only this time, it's striped with blue! Ingenious, no?
Mario, Wario, and Giggles cruising through Southlands Mall on Halloween day. Notice that Giggles is holding a beaker--already following in her daddy's Mad Scientist footsteps! We actually went there to get lunch. In the 2nd picture, Giggles is doing a pretty good job of coloring her kids menu.
Halloween Night. Super Mario takes his dog, the Court Jester, for a walk before we head out trick-or-treating. Pumpkin had a blast being Super Mario. When other kids recognized him, they'd call out "Super Mario!" and Pumpkin would reply very nonchalantly, "Hey" and kind of even give them subtle little wave or point with his finger. Very cool. Very The Fonz.In case you're wondering why there aren't pictures of Giggles in her costume, it's because she was down for the count by about 5PM, well before any trick-or-treating had started on our street. Better luck next year.
Now for this last picture...we took the kids to a birthday party the following day at a roller skating place, and Pumpkin insisted on wearing his Super Mario costume from the day before. SInce the costume was already in the laundry hamper, I put together a "disguise" for Super Mario to wear to the party so that he could attend without attracting too much attention from the paparazzi. His shirt is still red, only this time, it's striped with blue! Ingenious, no?
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