Christmas countdown

It's almost here! I'm so excited! But I still have a lot to finish before the big day!

Growing Up

So, we are all growing up around here. First off, I had a birthday last week. The big 27! And what did I get? A minivan. Oh, how sad. The day has finally arrived that I join all the other mom's cruising around in a minivan. (I still have to act tough, and can't admit that I am loving it.) I really felt like part of the club when I took Ethan to preschool this week. For the last 6 months I have been the only mom there that was not in a van or an SUV. I finally caught up, and was one of them. It was big news.

Poor Max (my Maxima) has to be passed on to Zak now, who is still kind of bummed about having to sell his Cavalier that he has had since before we got married. It was his college car, with the sound system and custom wheels and all. He had to grow up too, I guess, and move onto the family sedan.

Ethan has been becoming the best big brother. He and Colby were playing out in the backyard the other day. Ethan made up some game to play that seemed to be something about Colby riding on a bike, and Ethan pushing him into the soccer goal to see if he gets caught in the net. (I know, it sounds like fun, but please finish reading this post before rushing out to play it.) As you might imagine, Colby did get caught in the net, well at least his hand did, and got his finger hurt. I heard him cry out, and started to go help, when I heard Ethan taking care of the situation himself. He helped Colby get untangled and told him sorry a few times. He asked if he was okay, kissed it better. And then told him, "I'm sorry Colbs, I didn't know that could happen to you. This must not be a good game for us. I must think of something else for us. C'mon buddy." And off they ran to find the next adventure. I could not believe how grown up my little boy seemed!

Finally, my baby is getting all grown up. Just over the last few weeks, we have seen Colby change a lot. He is talking a lot more. He is no longer afraid of nursery (that only took 3months) and he is actually excited about it every Sunday. He is also being more social with friends and family that he used to be afraid of. It's so fun. We took one of the sides of his crib off a couple weeks ago, so he is now in a big boy bed.

He is having some trouble adjusting to that, but he is doing pretty well. He has also grown out of his 18 month clothes, and is on to 24 month/2T stuff that just makes him seem so much older. Zak and I both just keep commenting on how different he is from a few weeks ago, and how much he is growing. Although these are all great steps for him, I am a little sad that my baby doesn't seem to be such a baby anymore!

The boys at play...

Just some shots of all three of the boys playing together. Colby's favorite toy? His dad, of course. I'm sure they will all clean up the mess as soon as they're done!

"Santa's List"

Ethan told me last week that he needed to make a "Santa's list". We got a pen and some Christmas paper, and I let him tell me what to write. Here is what he wanted to write to Santa:

Dear Santa,

Could you put some presents in our presents, please?

Could you get me some lunch please?

Could you go to the barn someday?

Could you tell the farmer to get us some sheep sometime? I mean some horses to ride, 'kay?

Could you please get me some candy for next year?

Could you give me some movies? The Ninja Turtle one and Sand Club (or Sand Lot).

Then could you please get us a cornbrella for the rain?

Love,

Ethan

I'm not even sure where Ethan heard about writing letters to Santa, because we haven't started that tradition yet, but he sure was excited about it. I thought his requests were great. That boy sure makes me laugh!