Alexis tells Santa about the Barbie she wants for Christmas. She said Santa wasn't scary anymore.
Nolen is in awe. This is the first time he has really seen Santa. Last year he was only a few days old when Santa held him. He just stared at Santa with his mouth open. It was really funny. The next day Santa visited our house and Nolen cried.
Nolen dove right in and ate 2 pieces, one vanilla and the other chocolate. His hands were so slick from the icing, that he had trouble hanging onto his bottle.
We had Nolen's party today, which is my mom's (61st) birthday. I bought her a DQ ice cream cake. The ice cream went perfect with Nolen's cake.
This was me one year ago today. This was taken the night before I entered the hospital. I was never so glad to get rid of the maternity clothes. I hope I never see them again. Yeah I really mean that. I'm done!
I'm so happy that I'm done with my Christmas shopping! I was done early last year because I was VERY PREGNANT at this time. So this means that my little boy will soon be 1. He is turning 1 on Friday, which is hard to believe. It has been a rough year because Nolen has been a very fussy baby and doesn't like to sleep through the night. At times we have just had him cry himself to sleep because we could not comfort him. He is a totally different baby when he is outside or at other places. So most of you have not seen the real Nolen, but believe me when I say he is a fussy baby. I can't wait for the warm weather to come back and we can get outside. He absolutely loves the outdoors, gets that from his daddy. Don't get me wrong, we have had some good times. Nolen likes music and bounces up and down when he hears it, gets the music bug from his mom. Maybe piano lessons in his future. He runny nose has returned and I just hope he is not sick for his party on Saturday. Alexis was sick on her first and second birthdays. I was thinking about dragging the kids to Wal-Mart for a photo, but decided that we could probably get a good one here at the house in front of the tree. I got some precious photos that I don't think Wal-Mart could beat.
Here is a photo I just took out my front door. Does the weather look bad enough to cancel schools? You wouldn't know it, but just a few hours ago the driveway was pure ice. We were running a little late this morning, but we did notice that it rained. When I got in the car with the kids, I noticed that it was all ice. I didn't even think about school being closed today. So I drive slowly into town to take the kids to day care, Pete calls when I'm a few blocks away and lets me know that schools have been canceled. WHAT!!! My phone contact was unable to get a hold of me because Pete was on the computer this morning. (Remember we have dial-up and this makes the line busy.) She did try me on the cell phone, but I couldn't hear it in my purse. So I left the kids at day care and decided it would be a nice day to wrap Christmas gifts and clean out the kids closet. It all worked out for the best. If I would have found out school was cancelled before I left the house, the kids would have spent the day with me.
So I just spent several hours cleaning out the kids closet and found a lot of winter clothes in my closet that I wasn't going to wear anymore. I'll make a trip to the Salvation Army to drop off my stuff on my way into town to get the kids. I also have a lot of stuff to throw out. With Christmas just a few weeks away, this is the perfect time to get rid of some stuff. And it's easier when the kids are not around to drag it all back out.
