Tonight was the annual Christmas party at Ty's school. When we arrived Ty took the kids right over to "Buddy" the elf (AKA: Balloon animal extraordinaire) and while he busily made a frog on a lily pad for Mia, and a T-Rex for Max I enjoyed a quiet dinner at the table with Zackary.
I filled Mia's plate with a little bit of everything but she is our potato girl, and pretty much ate only mashed potatoes.
Santa made an appearance and came bearing gifts. Max and Mia came home with their own little reindeer. It was a fun night out!
Hurray! Max was back to school today! He was glad to be well again. After we dropped him off Mia and I headed to Panera for some girl time. (Zac came along too, but he is a baby so he does not really ruin the girl time) Mia and I split a gingerbread bagel and she had a ginger man cookie as well. She started with the chocolate buttons and then moved on to the arms and legs. How savage :) She smelled just like Christmas after all her sugar and spice.
Along with my bagel I had a hot chocolate which I like to pretend has the same effects as something with lots of caffeine would. FYI: Christmas shopping is done! Now if I could just stay awake long enough after the kids go to bed to wrap everything!
It has been one seriously long week, but after 4 visits to 4 different doctors, each with their own diagnosis, we were able to discover the trouble behind Max's pain. An ultrasound at Vanderbilt revealed that a part of his intestine had telescoped over itself. They were able to fix the problem without surgery and Max came home today! He is now pain free and we are looking forward to a much better week....Now back to our Christmas!
15 days until Christmas! All I want for Christmas: a pair of jeans that fits fabulously in my hips, rear, and thighs (and make me look really amazing!)
Last night we had our little Christmas open house. There was quite a spread of deliciousness. In the mix: chocolate biscotti, peanut butter, chocolate chip, brownies, mint chocolate, mexican wedding cookies, homemade turtles, caramels, fudge...I may have gone a little wild! We had an awesome time! Thanks to everyone who came!
Mia got a little tea set from my parents. It came in a wicker carrying case that she tries to take to bed with her at night. Here she is having a little party with her baby dolls.
Ty came home early this afternoon so we decided to kick off our December by visiting the Opryland resort. Opryland is all done up for Christmas right now. It is our little Nashville tradition to go and see the lights.
Mia was very much asleep when we first arrived. After this stop at the big tree she woke up and was able to enjoy the rest of the evening.
I enjoyed the trip very much. For me it included beautiful lights, family time, and a free truffle from Godiva chocolatier!
The inside of the hotel is really done up with decorations for Christmas. I really liked this camel (He was part of a larger nativity scene).
Max found himself a little reindeer to love.
Max and Mia were able to e-mail Santa and receive an e-mail in return that told them both that he was excited to see them on Christmas Eve!
Outside the hotel there was a beautiful nativity scene. Ty told Max that the angel with the trumpet was Moroni :) It made me miss temple square, but for now we are happy to have the lights at Opryland!
It is December 1st and Zackary is 10 weeks old today! He is getting very round and very sociable. He loves a good conversation just like I do! I am loving kissing his little face :)
Tonight was the annual Christmas party at Ty's school. When we arrived Ty took the kids right over to "Buddy" the elf (AKA: Balloon animal extraordinaire) and while he busily made a frog on a lily pad for Mia, and a T-Rex for Max I enjoyed a quiet dinner at the table with Zackary.
I filled Mia's plate with a little bit of everything but she is our potato girl, and pretty much ate only mashed potatoes.
Santa made an appearance and came bearing gifts. Max and Mia came home with their own little reindeer. It was a fun night out!
