Christmas Part 2...

Here are some more pictures from Christmas. Sophia in an over the top girly moment...the shoes, the make-up bag, the lip gloss and the hair dryer. I don't know where she gets all this!!

Jake in his new skates. He was really excited!!

Here's a short clip of Jake skating with my mom. He thought it was very cool to be big enough to skate with her. I added music to the video. Maybe one day (with enough practice) he'll be able to skate as fast as the music is playing!

Comfortable...right???

This is how I found Sophia last night. When I left her room, she was laying on the carpet and refusing to get in bed. So I left her. After some protesting and "Mommy....COME HERE", I guess she gave up and this is how she landed. It's just amazing how she can sleep in such crazy positions!!

The Day After....

Merry Christmas....one day later. We had a wonderful, very busy, very fun filled past couple of days. And the fun continues tonight with one more mini-celebration.

Here are a few pictures but I'll post more later. Mary has the priceless pictures of Jake in his new roller skates. And I have great video too. But...it will have to wait till a bit later. Try to contain your excitement!!

Just a moment in time...but pretty cute. No pictures of all 3 kids together before we left for Christmas Eve service. I wish...but maybe next year!

The cousins together. Aren't they the picture of peace?? Santa found these at WalMart for $3. Don't you want a pair?? Seriously the cutest pair of dress up shoes I've seen in a long time!Joshua had the right idea. He slept through the family Christmas dinner...then got to eat quietly by himself after he woke up. Sophia says she likes Tiana better than Cinderealla now. Wow!! These are serious words!! She got a lot of dress up stuff this year and REALLY played up the girly-girl factor!!!

Christmas Lights...

Tonight we drove through "the neighborhood" in SA that's known for their Christmas lights each year. I took along my new video camera...which I LOVE. So...check out this house that had the
lights timed to music which you listened to on a certain radio station. Way too much time on their hands. But it was pretty!



This is Sophia singing Away in a Manger. It's pretty dark, but you can hear her just fine! Notice the part where she says "in thy kinder care"....which is pretty funny!

Church Christmas program....

The kids were in the Christmas program at church yesterday. Sophia was an angel. Jake was a lamb. They had 2 songs to sing. Sadly...my camera had no battery so I didn't get to take pictures. These are from Jamie's camera. You can also see video from the program on her blog: http://jamespurejoy.blogspot.com/

Jake in the background...he made a cute lamb!
Doesn't Sophia look thrilled to be there??? I couldn't see her the whole time...but surely she wasn't taking a little nap?

Check it out...

Yep...that's Jake...riding on 2 wheels!! He's over the hump and riding alone! We're so proud!! I thought this day would never come, but it has!! He still needs help getting started sometimes. Most of that is because the bike is just a bit too big. He's on his toes to touch the ground. But, he's getting better and better every day. All he wants to do is ride!! Hooray!!

Cute craft...

Jake's teacher did this for the parent present this year. It's SO cute. Their hand print in white on a clear glass ornament. Then, the teachers mom painted the snowmen.