Holidays

Santa visited Alex in Washington and it was a lot of fun! Alex got some cars, a trumpet, some superballs, and a puzzle. Julia got a picture book, a new bottle, a peacock, and some crinkly paper. Thank you Santa! Here are some pictures from the last couple of weeks.

Alex the gymnast?

Here's how Alex was sleeping last night when we checked on him at 10pm.

Alex's Special Day

Alex didn't go to school in the morning because he had an appointment at 10:40am for his H1N1 shot. Instead, he went to Kids Cove in the mall, said hi to Santa, played on the chalk board at the doctor office, and got his shot. When we finally got to school at noon, he was really sad to have all the fun end. He convinced Mom to take him home and have a "special day". So we went home and he skipped his nap, played soccer with Julia, read books with Julia, looked at xmas card photos, and made ravioli for dinner. It was a special day!

Getting Ready for Santa

Alex and Julia are getting ready for Santa. We don't have the official Santa photos yet, but we should soon. Alex has helped make a couple batches of cookies for Santa and friends. Julia is being extra good. Alex has been asking for a Dora the Explorer trumpet (we don't believe there is an official Dora trumpet) and a superball. Julia wants some more hugs and kisses and friends to play pattycake with.

Julia sleeps through the night!

Julia slept from 9pm to 6am and then mom panicked and woke her up. Unfortunately, Alex was up twice last night so mom hasn't gotten a full night of sleep, but it should be coming soon.

Julia was so well rested she gave lots of smiles today.

Christmas Carols

Alex really loves singing Christmas Carols. His favorite is Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. Here is a video of Alex and Julia hanging out in the easy chair listening to the music. Just minutes before Julia was giving huge smiles but we had some technical difficulties and didn't get the video.

Busy Weekend / Good Sleep

We had a fun and busy weekend. Alex and Julia hung out with Dad on Friday night while Mom went out with her friends. Luckily Julia ended a short-lived bottle strike, although she still doesn't like bottles. On Saturday, we went to our favorite playground and played basketball. Saturday night we had a new babysitter Randi whom Alex really liked. He was very mature and didn't cry at all except at bedtime (which is a daily occurrence). Julia did great too. On Sunday Mom worked at the coffee stand of a holiday bazaar and then we had dinner with our friends the Gills. Their kids weren't there except at the end, but Alex did great playing by himself and then playing cars with Aaron. Julia enjoyed the backrub that Marie Gill gave her. She was so relaxed that she slept 7.5 hours straight!

Late November Videos

Here are some video clips from the last few weeks. They include time with Cousin Emily in Suncadia and the Snowflake Lane parade in Bellevue.