Christmas is always one of my very favorite times of year and this year is no exception. The kids are so ready and this is the first year that Henry has really gotten into it. We've decorated, written to Santa, spoken to Santa, made homemade ornaments, played in the snow, had hot chocolate, made some Christmas gifts and driven around checking out the lights. Oh and we have read a Christmas story every night all month long.
This year we are having TWO big Christmases. Count em TWO! The first will be with my family here in KY on the 18th of December. The kids do not know about it and we are not telling them either. We are going to Grammy and Poppy's for breakfast that morning and BAM Santa will have visited! We will spend the whole day unwrapping and playing and eating and snoozing.
For the actual Christmas Holiday we will be travelling to VA to spend time with Jon's parents and siblings and all the nieces and nephews. Well the niece and nephews that is. Two new baby nephews that we have yet to meet! There we will also spend the day unwrapping and eating yummy homemade treats from Gram and playing and being in jammies all day and we will actually have a mini 4 day vacation too!
So I am super excited about this year and everything special that has gone into it and will come out of it. We have much to celebrate this year. Henry is almost 4 and he has grown into such a little man. He has learned how to go potty like a big guy, he can dress himself and helps with all kinds of jobs around the house. He has learned how to work on the car and does every oil change with his Daddy. He is also quite the big brother to Callie Anne. He looks out for her, teaches her things (good and bad) he holds her and hugs her and tells her how much he loves her and when he thinks you aren't looking he will put his arm around her or tell her how much he loves her pony tail or dress. He really adores her and she him.
Callie Anne has started to walk this year and is getting tons of little teeth. Henry taught her how to brush them and she loves to do it all day long! She loves Mickey and Minnie Mouse and she loves to look through books. She looks up to her big brother and is his little shadow. This year he taught her how to go down the slide and she loves that so much. She is finally getting hair and can do a little pony tail or even two tiny piggies! She likes to look at herself in the mirror each day when she gets dressed to see how she looks and already has an obsession for shoes!
Jon and I are still going strong and loving life. Busy and tired alot like all young parents(and old ones too I am guessing) and we are working hard to pay off all of our debt so we can get to a point where we can get the things that we want, move, travel and anything else we want to do. It is going great and I am still grateful each day that he and I have found each other again and that he is my husband.
Here's too the end of one fabulous year and hopes for Happy and Safe Holidays for each of you.
