Christmas 2009

Caleb got tubes put in his ears the Tues. before Christmas and that started our Christmas holiday off a little interesting. Nothing went wrong it was just an experience to go through this year. He is doing fine with the tubes.

Santa Claus came to our house for a visit this year on Christmas Eve morning. I was wondering if Cayden would even allow it because he has always been certain that he would not go see "Ho-Ho"(that is what we call Santa). He actually did pretty good. You could tell he was scared and shaking and would crack at any moment but he kept it together. I think it helped being at his house. Cayden was able to tell Ho-Ho that he wanted a bike for Christmas.

After Ho-Ho left that morning the boys and I were sick with a virus that kept us from going to my family's gathering that night at my grandparents' house.



We managed to make it through the day and night and woke up the next morning much better to have our Christmas morning together for the first time in our house just us. The boys of course woke up early as usual and we had gifts opened and toys going and running by 7:00???!!!???!! I already had breakfast ready by 7:15 because the candy was already being opened and snacked on and when Caleb is hungry he is H-U-N-G-R-Y! He gets that from me:)

Here is what Ho-Ho left for the boys Christmas morning. Cayden got his main item: A BIKE!!

Here he is riding around the house on it. He rode it like he was Tony Hawk.

Caleb was pleased with anything. He is at the age of still not understanding and he has everything that Cayden has/had. He basically got newer things that we found that Cayden never got that Caleb would like a xylophone (can you believe we have never had one?) better bath toys, and matching toys that Cayden couldn't yell "that's mine Caleb" because there were 2 this year (toolboxes and play dr. sets) also if pieces came up missing we would have back-ups:)

He is so cute how he can be so pleased with the simplest things...

Cayden got headphones made for kids to listen to his kiddy radio and listen to things on the computer. They are really great!! They fit his head so well and bend in all kinds of ways.

Here he is wearing them. Notice Caleb behind him...he will notice Cayden start to put the headphones on and start dancing without hearing the music himself. He gets to shaking his little booty.

Our Christmas season this year was so special spending time together whether we were sick or healthy. Jesus is the true reason we celebrate the season and not just about Ho-Ho, gifts, and missing our family gathering. What a true gift we were given and celebrate His birth. Happy Birthday Jesus!