Christmas 2011

We had an amazing Christmas this year! It was a long, crazy and wonderful two days of non-stop family, presents, food, and sweets. We started at 9:30am Christmas Eve morning and didn't stop until about 6:00pm Christmas night! By the time we were done, the kids were expecting dessert after every meal, candy for snacks and presents around the clock! We are just barely all coming down from our holiday hangover!

all my favorite girls in matching jammies

I think this is my favorite picture from the whole holiday! They LOVE to be super heros!

I can't believe it is all over! I miss Christmas already!

Merry Christmas!

a letter from SANTA!!

A few days before Christmas, this was sitting in our mailbox mixed in with a bunch of holiday cards and bills...

As soon as I saw it I knew who it was from. I was almost in tears. I'm sure there is a small part of everyone that wants to always believe that Santa exists, I definitely do! Now I have proof, he is real! Colin was excited but he figured most kids that send a letter to Santa get one back so he wasn't as extatic as I was. I don't know how they do it or who does it for that matter. The only thing Colin wrote on his envelope to Santa was

To: Santa

North Pole

From: Colin

And we (yes, we. I was seriously so excited I decided the letter was to me too) got a hand addressed letter with a post mark from the North Pole! It was even signed by the man himself!

So THANK YOU whoever you are! I wish I could help do this for other kids or be a part of it in some way. It is so awesome and I'm sure makes so many kids (and their parents :) happy!

Rollin'

Rolling over already!

4 months old!

12/21/11

Dear Santa...

Colin wrote his letter to Santa and we put it in the mail the other day. He Asked for a dinosaur and mentioned that Parker wants a Superman and Olivia wants a princess. We'll see what happens! He couldn't wait for the mailman to come take his letter!

my smiley girl

Seriously, I know she is my baby so I have to think she is adorable, but she is the cutest thing ever!! I can't get enough of her smiles. And now she is starting to actually laugh. Olivia loves when people talk to her. She smiles so big and pulls her shoulders up like she knows how cute she is. Usually when she is laughing, it is at her brothers. They are always making faces and being silly with her. The day after Olivia turned three months, she started taking a binkie. She seems to like it but not as much as her fingers :). If she could, she would get her fingers in there with her binkie!

She is kicking and squirming a lot these days and had recently discovered her feet. Well, actually her socks (since they are usually pretty colors and ruffly). She has also started moving around a lot. Sometimes when I get her out of her crib, she is totally turned the other way. And she is getting pretty good at rolling all the way onto her left side. I'm sure it is just a matter of time until she is rolling onto her tummy :) We are all getting really excited for the next couple of weeks. Olivia's first Christmas and first trip to the snow!

Bubble the Elf

Bubble is our Elf on the Shelf! He surprised the kids with a North Pole breakfast complete with reindeer doughnuts and hot chocolate! They were so excited to see their table set and have breakfast with Bubble. He even wrote them a little note :). I loved seeing their sweet sleepy faces light up. I can't wait to have an elf breakfast every year!