Thursday, December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas to All






What a whirlwind of Christmas celebrations. Four xmases in two days. Well, five xmases in two days if you count the one at home with Santa. Christmas Eve: Baba's house, Auntie Cheryl's house, Santa brings presents in the morning. Xmas Day: Nana's house and Uncle Brian's house. Whew. Still have the last one to get to, but Jaden's napping now. Tomorrow may include Jaden's first day of sledding. Jaden got a TON of gifts. All kinds of basketball stuff, Dance Cam, Elmo Live, a sled, baseball stuff, clothes, books, playdough set, tent, tunnel, toys, toys and more toys. Oh ya, and watching A Christmas Story a good 20 times or so.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Friday with the Grandma's
















Grandma K and Grandma Gum came over to play today. Jaden and the "grams" danced to Uncle Jimmy's music, read books and now he's taking a snooze. I will try ot be better about updating photos this week! Promise!

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Holiday on 44th



Our neighborhood is so great. There are lots of community activities that happen throughout the year, and they are always very well attended and really fun. You are really missing out if you don't go. Last night was the annual Holiday on 44th, which is a winter celebration. It's basically like a block party, where they close off nearly a mile of the road on 44th Ave. All of the stores and schools along the road are open and offer activities, hot chocolate, cookies, crafts, etc. Outside, there are sleigh rides, pony rides, fire jugglers, ice sculptors, Santa!, bon fires to roast marshmallows, roasted chestnuts, carolers singing, the marching band playing christmas tunes, and I'm sure I'm forgetting something. Anyway, it was lightly snowing, and we got all bundled up and had fun! Jaden especially liked the marching band, the carolers and the sleigh ride. Oh, did I mention that everything is free? It's simply for the neighborhood to have fun. It really was pleasant outside too. It was chilly, but not freezing. When we got home, and un-bundled, Jaden's hands and feet were still warm. It was a good time! For those of you who I invited to come along, but you were too wimpy to face the cold (and you know who you are), you missed out! Haha. There is always next year! I had to post two entries for all the pictures.

Holiday of 44th - Part 2





Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Playing in the Snow







With the little bit of snow we got on Sunday night, we all went outside to shovel (our corner lot, by the way!). Jaden had fun on the playset too. The slide was super slippery from the snow. Weee... fun! Look at those cheeks!

Oh, Christmas Tree
















We set up the tree last weekend. So pretty!