Friday, December 28, 2012

Favorite-Things-Phone-Dump-Friday

Hello All!  We have come down from Christmas though you wouldn't be able to tell by our house.  Until about 20 minutes ago our Christmas presents (and some birthday presents) were strewn about our living room.

The days since Christmas have been spent preparing for our Puerto Rico trip... we couldn't be more excited and ready for some time away (in the sun) with family.

So that really is my favorite thing for this week...with the following faves as well.

Favorite Thing #2: Playing with the Johnson cousins

Favorite Thing #3: The kitchen island at the condo...a place for todders to get out all their energy

Favorite Thing #4: Toddler self-portraits

Favorite Thing #5: Puerto Rico toes!

Favorite Thing #6 (not really): Toddlers who run super fast at the zoo

Favorite Thing #7: Toddlers who get tired at the zoo

Favorite Thing #8: Checking out a REAL Lynx

Favorite Thing #9: A slightly chilly basement makes a busy toddler want to cuddle
Hope everyone enjoys their weekend and New Years holiday! 

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Post Birthday-Christmas QOTD

After waking up and coming downstairs this morning:

Callie: Did Santa come again last night?  Where are the presents?
Me: No more presents!  Christmas and your birthday are over.
Callie: (look of confusion) No more presents?

I guess that is what happens when a 3-year-old gets to open a bunch of presents 4 out of the past 5 days. 

Whew!

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Merry Christmas!

We have had a wonderful couple of days with our families celebrating Christmas.  We were at the Henderson's all day yesterday and the Gosselin's all day today.  The whole birthday right before Christmas thing got a little overwhelming for me, but Callie handled it like a champ.  A very spoiled champ. :)

Christmas Eve Day

New toys!


Yahtzee!

Playing Christmas music

Christmas duets

Giving Gigi her yearly calendar

Kona getting some love
Christmas Day

Santa came!


Playing in our jammies

Listening to Uncle Dan read the Christmas story

Crazy girl

Christmas cuddles

Pulling Uncle Dan in the sled!
We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.  And if you are wondering where our Christmas card is this year, you'll have to wait a little longer.  We were not on the ball AT ALL so we'll be sending out a New Year's card. Hopefully. :)

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Birthday Parties Edition

We survived birthday weekend just in time to start a couple of days of Christmas chaos, followed by a trip to a tropical island.  Not bad, right?

On to the birthday festivities...it all began Friday night at the condo with both sides of our families. 

Dinner with the grands and great grands

And then some more dinner with a couple aunties and Daddy

And then another auntie and Josh

Pink cupcakes for the purple princess


YUM
Look at all those presents!
 It was such a fun evening!  Thanks to Boom and all our family members for making it an amazing party!

The actual birthday was on Saturday. We spent the morning giving Callie her presents from us and then at Grandma's with the crazy birthday girl.

I'm THREE!!!

More presents...holy moly
Playing with the new kitchen at G-ma and G-pa's

Late Saturday afternoon was another birthday party!  We rented a room at Choo Choo Bob's for playtime, dinner and cake with Charlie, Mabel, Calvin and Donald.  It was a great time!

Callie and Calvin

Donald focused on lining up those trains!

Baby Mabel loved the princess tiara

The sign to the party room

The group!
 
Charlie and Callie

Princess Callie

A choo choo cake!

The best we could get of 5 kids three and under!
 We were all exhausted but thankful for a wonderful day.

We didn't have much planned for today, so we decided to check out the Macy's Elf Show this morning with Boom and Bops.

Checking out the snowman

Ready for Christmas!

Callie and Boom have been to the Elf Show SIX times this year!
 The rest of the day was spent coming down from the birthday high...and the three-year-old had WAY more energy than either thirty-year-old in the house.  Whew. 

Thanks to everyone for all the wonderful birthday wishes for our girl!  Have a very merry Christmas!



Saturday, December 22, 2012

Happy Birthday Callie Joy!

Three years ago today we were at the hospital at 6am waiting to be induced.  At 7:55pm this little bundle of Joy came into our world...


 ...and has been filling our lives with Joy ever since.

Turning 1
Turning 2
The three-year-old fairy princess!!
We love you Callie Joy!

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Favorite-Things-Phone-Dump THURSDAY

I'm doing my usual Friday post a day early because OHMYGOODNESS the Birthday/Christmas craziness starts TOMORROW and lasts for the next 5-6 days!!!!

On to the pics from the week...

Trying to get a ride from Kona.  One of them is displeased.

Bear hugs for Auntie Cat!

The "Is it almost Friday?" face. Picture taken by the toddler.

Getting reading for Puerto Rico, baby!
We're TWO DAYS AWAY from 3!

That's all I'm going to say.  We're all so excited for the festivities.  And our "birthday princess" is going to be so happy.  Can't wait!!!