Christmas 2011

Chistmas Eve mass at the Cathedral

What a Christmas it was with an almost three year old and an eight month old.  Our wish list this year charged a bit which led to LOTS of presents, too many maybe.  First Mila asked for a barbie house.  So me being the smart shopper I am I bought it in October....duh, she wouldnt change her mind before Christmas....o wait.   Then flipping through the toy catalog she found a Dora kitchen, a bright colorful Dora Kitchen (with instructions only in spanish....Santa dosen't speak spanish) that she just had to have.  My first mistake was letting her look  through the toy catalog, she wanted EVERYTHING, my bad!!  My second mistake was telling her to look through it and make a list of what she wanted, how could I not get her everything on the list?  Afterall, she was a really good girl this year.  Neveragain, next year their will be a limit and I probablly wont start shopping in July.  Rome, he was easy....he got a learning train.  He loved it but would have been equally happy with just a box.  Chad spoiled me this year.  We got into a little skuff the day before Christmas Eve which happened to be the day that he went shopping.  So he felt bad and went above and beyond..guilt sometimes is great. I love him O so much!!  I have decided that I may just make him mad the day before shopping every year, worked out nice.  He got his Christmas present a little early this year.  An inversion table.  He was in dire need when I gave it to him.  His job is hard on the ol' back so this was a perfect gift and he loves it.  Hangs upside every moring and night.  Though I was happy for Christmas to be over, so much stress I was sad not to be able to threten with Santa, although by Christmas Mila had apparently heard the line "Santa's watching" to many times.  One of the last times I used it, I said "Mila, I hope Santa isn't watching you right now" she answered "yeah, me too!"  What a lil stinker! 

Wearing their beanies that Santa brought.  So handsome!!

Loves his redbull, just like daddy ;)

She immediatly started cooking!