Christmas Miracles

As you can see in the pics, we are up and running for Christmas! Even with all that gaudy train wrapping paper. Even with the fact that Kaden suddenly HAD to have a kitchen set from Santa. Have you ever tried to find a decent boy kitchen set? Finally found a wooden Melissa & Doug one on amazon.com that cute, in case you need one, too! Anyway, even with all the mad rush, I find my mind wandering......thinking about the REAL reason for the season. Thinking that, only 5 years back, I thought I would never get to see the excitement in a child's eyes at Christmas. Thinking that our first child would be celebrating his/her 5th Christmas this year. Thinking that I am truly blessed beyond words to have not ONE, but TWO little Miracles this Christmas! I could go the rest of my life and not ever recieve a Christmas gift and be completely content, as I have 2 little gifts, sometimes covered in cookies, or dirt, or both, right before my very eyes! How lucky am I?

These were snapped right before we went to pics at The Needy Paws! Every year, a local photographer, who happens to be our photographer (http://www.hardgravephoto.com/web-content/babyplan/ethanm.html) donates her time to take photos with or without your pets to raise money for Needy Paws, the local animal shelter! All of my parents G-kids threw on their coordinating outfits and had pictures made.....I have to say, my family makes PRECIOUSLY CUTE babies! :)

Visiting Santa, Borrowed Diapers, & BBQ

What a day! We set off on our Journey around 9 a.m., which means I had to get up in the 6 a.m. hour to start getting ready! We picked up my Mom and was off. After a near catastrophe with a biscuit from McD's and Kaden's nice clean pants, we arrived at the mall. The line for Santa wasn't to bad, until I realized that my camera would not work. That is right, the new camera we got like 3 weeks ago. Arrrg. Anyway, our turn arrived and Kaden just casually walks up to him, says "I want Thomas "splash" and a kitchen", then proceeds to turn around and tell us "OK, I am done". We had to explain that he had to sit in his lap and tell him, along with Lil'Bit. So I go to get Lil'Bit out, and realize he has decided to make a surprise in his diaper. To late to turn back, so he visits Santa anyway, dirty diaper and all. Pictures turned out great, tho! Not sure if they are $20 for two 5X7's great, but, the price you pay for memories! Fast forward a bit and I am in the family facilities changing the surprise diaper when SURPRISE I realize I left the stack of diapers I had set out at home. Oh No! Do I panic? No. I simply re-attach the diaper, waltz out of the facilities, and stop the first clean, nice looking person I see heading towards the facilities with a baby. Yes, I had to ask someone for a diaper. Can you say EMBARRASSING? But the lady and her daughter (who had a precious 6 mo old!) were very nice and even gave me an extra diaper to hold me over! Did you know that not one place in the mall sells diapers? Me, neither. Now I do. :)

So, a 2 size too big diapered baby and a cookie covered 3 yr old later, we leave with almost all of our Christmas shopping done! YAY! After enjoying some BBQ at one of our fav places, Rivertowne, we troop home and start wrapping gifts and finishing decorating. Oh, and putting extra diapers in every place imaginable, you know, just in case! ;)

Now, for the pics:

Yes, Lil'Bit's shirt says "Santa is My Homeboy"! We had professional pics made at Hardgrave Photography last week and he was all decked out in CHristmas attire, so I did not want to duplicate the outfits......

More Kaden Quotes

K: "Rudolph the Two Nosed Reindeer...."

Me: Honey, it is RED nosed reindeer.

K: NO! He has 2 noses...a red one and a black one.

Good point, I guess. Now if we can only figure out why Frosty has a "hot dog pipe" we will be doing good ;)

K: Can we listen to the THomas CD?

Me: No, it is in Daddy's truck. (Ok, a complete lie, but that CD is SO annoying)

K: Please?

Me: NO. (Slowing down) Look at those Christmas LIghts! Aren't they pretty?

K: (in a completely sarcastic tone) That's nice. Can we listen to Thomas now?

So I guess he DOES listen to every word I say....note to self, stop being sarcastic to hubby....

Oups! I was tagged!

I was reading my friend Julie's blog, and I just noticed I was tagged! I am supposed to go to my fourth folder, get the fourth picture! Well, folks, here it is:

This is a mural at St. Mary's, where we had Ethan. Every month has a square, and all the babies that are born that month get there name put on it! Ethan's is in the top left hand corner. Not the most interesting of photos, but I can definitely say that I feel priviliged to be able to have a name put on there!