Christmas 2012

Christmas is a lot of fun with Ezias around! We went to Josh's work party and of course he was the first one to jump on Santa's lap. After he told him what he wanted he left and played some more then he went back to Santa and told him "Hey, dont' forget what I told you!" Crazy kid!
This was MY first Christmas having an artifical tree. It wasn't so bad, but once we get into a house we're going back to real trees! Ezias enjoyed decorating the tree just the same. I feel like the older he gets the more expensive his gifts get. I think next year will be more fun as Iosua will be more aware of what's going on.
For Christmas dinner we went to Olaea's in-laws. They always make us feel so welcome there and the food is soooo good. This year they had a family friend come and prepare sushi. It was so good. He had his station set up in the kitchen and some of them were helping prepare the meal. The pictures we took did not do it justice.

Auntie Justina sent a Christmas package that arrived after Christmas. So it was like Christmas all over again! The boys were really excited.

December 2012

In December we made another trip to Vegas. My good friend Collette had her first baby a few months after Iosua was born so we wanted to meet up while she was visiting her family. Another fast trip for us but it was a lot of fun.

Thanksgiving 2012

This year Thanksgiving felt a little different. It was just our little family and our good friend Keith. The past few years we've been able to gather a few people at our place to feast but this year it felt pretty empty. Josh had to work during the day so it was just me and the kids at home. I did get a little home sick when I called my family in Missouri and heard all the comotion in the background from our big family. In the end everything turned out good. We still had a feast with plenty of left overs and just relaxed and enjoyed our time together.

October 2012

I just wanted to document the past few months and some of the things we've been up to. The end of October we took a trip to Vegas to see T.J. and his beatufil family get sealed to each other. As always it was good to see family from Missouri and California. Ezias got to hang out with some cousins and Iosua got to see some new faces. We drove with Olaea and Taima which I'm really grateful because I ended up in the back seat most of the time tending to the kids. I am figuring out how to make road trips more enjoyable for the little one. Iosua doesn't like his car seat as much as Ezias did when he was little.

I'm sad I didn't get a pic of TJ and his little family together but it was a day to remember. I'm glad we were there to witness the event.

Christmas Year Round

I've been wanting to blog about Ezias and his love of Christmas for a while now. He is such a funny kid. We go to the library often so he can pick out movies to rent. I let him get 3-4 movies per week. Most of the time he throws a Christmas movie in there with his Super Hero choices. Lately he's been picking How the Grinch stole Christmas....and not the new version but the older one. This past week he finally chose the new version with Jim Carey and he actually sat down and watched the whole thing. I was amazed because he never sits still! I finally asked him, why do you always get Christmas movies when it's not Christmas time...he said "because I wish it was always Christmas!" This morning as we were driving to Auntie Ruby's house it was raining/snowing. He asked what that stuff was coming down, and I told him it was snow. He excitedly said "yes, it's snowing! That means it's Christmas time!" I just laughed and said first is Halloween, then Thanksgiving and then it will be Christmas. Ezias has always associated snow with Christmas no matter when it falls. I want to cherish these years while he still looks forward to it and believes. He was grilling me with a lot of Santa questions like why are there so many and which one is the real one. Currently Ezias has a movie called Gotta Catch Santa Clause where he's learning some new xmas tunes. He was singing this song tonight and we could not stop laughing. According to him the song is called "Dick the Halls" I hope no one takes offense, but I haven't corrected him just yet. I will when it stops being funny.  So here is Ezias singing his xmas song in his Power Rangers Halloween costume.

Before.....

After...

Chloe born 6/3/12, Iosua 7/12/12, Eliana 6/7/12. 

Iosua and Levi who was born on 7/17/12.
Iosua doesn't know this yet...but these will be his future play date buddies. Life will be a bit more exciting when these guys start being mobile. Sounds like trouble to me!

The Best Birthday Ever!

I can't believe I have a five year old! Time flies when you have kids. Since Iosua has gotten a lot of attention these past couple months we wanted to make sure Ezias had a special bday party this year. I let Ezias play a big part in planning his party. It was fun hearing his ideas and such for the party. He asked me if we could surprise him for his party. I told him that wouldn't work because he already knows about it. He replied I really want everyone to yell surprise for my birthday...so I told him we'll plan that for next year. His actual birthday landed on a Sunday so we had his party a day before on Saturday so it was a fun-filled weekend for him. He took a few friends to Jungle Jim's Playland. The party started at 6pm and of course we were there until they closed at 10pm. Ezias got some great presents at his party and couldn't wait to open them. I told him he would have to wait until Sunday to get them out and play with them. On the drive home from his party he kept saying he had so much fun. He was running around like a wild child the whole day and just soaked in all of the attention. Sunday morning he wakes up and asks me "Mom, are you sure I'm 5"? I tell him yes and then he says, "but I still look 4"! He's such a funny kid. I guess he thought when he turned 5 his body would transform into the big kid version. I assured him that he's 5 and told him he just grows a little everyday. He had one last present to open that morning from his parents and he was so excited. He kept saying this is the best birthday ever and kept thanking me for his birthday. He took his extra bday cake to church so he could share with his class and was beaming while the primary sang the birthday song to him....twice...per his request. It was nice to see him so excited and really appreciate everything. After opening most of his new toys and putting everything together it looked like christmas morning around the house. It was a fun weekend and one to remember. This time next year Ezias will be going to school. I love my son. He brings so much joy, laughter and non-stop chatter to our lives. I'm excited to see what his future holds.