MATTHEW: Christmas Eve

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Christmas Eve

We have a tradition of going to Sorrentos on Christmas Eve. Mom and Dad went with us this year. Great Italian food! Kate did ok, we had to stay on top of distracting her and walking her around the restaruant. She is at that stage where she wants to go off on her own. At the end we sat her in a regular chair like a big girl, and she loved that! After dinner we went to the Christmas Eve service, where we all lit candles at the end and sang Christmas carols. It was so pretty!

Then we stopped by a friends to drop of some Christmas cheer. Then we came home and Mom and Dad came for a while too.

Opened Christmas PJs. Kate didn't care about opening anything this year...

In her PJs before bed...

After Sweeters was in bed for the night. I worked on putting the finishing touches on the Raggedy Ann doll that I stayed up REALLY late making for her for Christmas the night before...

Hubs wrapped presents and brought everything up to the tree... We were so tired and happy to go to bed once it was done. All ready and waiting for Christmas morning!

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As for me, I am living my dream married to the most wonderful man in the world. God is so faithful and blessed me above and beyond with Hubs and our children and our life together. I could not ask for or imagine more. My cup overflows. These days I stay very busy with the children. I also enjoy doing a Bible study and some coaching of track or basketball every once in a while. Just for me? I like to run, scrapbook, sew, give myself a pedicure, read, shop, and hang with my Honey or my girls . Coffee keeps me going, as the days fly by faster and faster all the time. I have also recently gotten to the age where I am realizing that I’m getting old, and it continually baffles me. Ha ha☺

Sweeters is two and a half now, going on 16. She recently got her first hair cut and her toes painted (just for fun). She loves “cow milk”, Cinderella, purses, lip gloss, and shoes (heels), and anything with sugar in it. She loves singing songs and coloring. She is an excellent little mommy and takes good care of her dollies. Her vocabulary is ever expanding and she is learning to write her name. She cracks us up with her antics all the time. She is of course totally brilliant, says Mommy and Daddy. She also loves to build with her blocks and wants a kitty for her birthday, just like Daisy Duck in her story book. Lucky for us she wants it to be a toy kitty, not a real kitty.

Bauskas is one now and such a big boy. He is taking steps and even initiating them on his own now, but not quite walking yet. We recently found out he needs glasses and will be getting them soon. He’s still a shrieker when he wants something, especially if his sister is holding it. His laugh is infectious. He will climb anything and he goes down the slide by himself on his tummy. He loves to get into my lotion basket and “color” (eat crayons) with sister when he can get away with it. He is quite the handsome, bouncy, busy little man.