Visit with Santa, parties and other December stuff

We made the obligatory visit to Santa, the conversation went something like this.
Santa: What would you like for Christmas
Jacob: I would like a sponge bob game
Merry: The one where sponge bob's eyeballs bounce

Santa: What would you like for Christmas
Merry: Some tools
Santa: Some toys
Merry: No, some tools
Santa: Okay I'll bring you some toys, do you want a candy cane?
(Gotta make a mother proud)

Grace was wise enough to stay away from Santa- instead she happily downed a sugar cookie the size of her face.

Next a brief summary of the Christmas parties that I remembered to take my camera to.

Merry and the rest of her 3-4 year old preschool class sang Feliz Navidad and Decorate the Tree.
Merry's version goes Feliz Nanida. It also says "on the bottom of my heart" somewhere in there.

Merry and Grace went to a cookie decorating party. Grace mostly ate the decorations

We had a grand time at Jacob's class party. Who wouldn't when popcorn, cupcakes and Hi-C are involved.
Sometime in December the kids bathroom looked like this.
Fortunately it doesn't anymore.
I had to open my Christmas present slightly early to finish up the project.

More about December

Funny story, we went to the kids party at USAA last weekend which was really, really fun. But the funny part came after the party when we went to leave. We decided to take one of the escalators down to the parking lot. Now USAA has the skinniest 1 person escalators that move at super speedy turbo pace. We also had our sit and stand stroller with us that Brian carried down the escalator. Funny part still coming. We got down to the next floor and realized that we couldn't get out of the turnstile and there was no up escalator. Brian's worst nightmare had come true he was stuck at work. So we decided to run back up the super, turbo speed escalators. I took Grace and went up and then Brian got his thigh work out bringing Jacob and Merry up. the problem was the stroller. He couldn't fit back up with it even folded up. Finally Brian had to run back up and go find a security guy and let him out the security door. We were the last to leave the party but we didn't have to abandon the stroller.

On the 1st of December

On the 1st of december we decorated rice crispy houses.

Or rather Merry ate frosting.
Jacob decorated his house.
And Gracie ate all the jujy fruits.

November Recap

Jacob's soccer is finally over so I am finally posting some pictures.
I don't know where he learned to throw elbows.

Check out the yoga pose in front of the goal.

Nice port-o-potty shot

We went to Kingsville to visit the Cabasmellios (Caballeros) and to attend the King Ranch Ranch hand breakfast.

Here are the cousins checking out the longhorns.

Racing with the cousins.

Gracie, boogers and all.

Merry loved the donkeys and kept asking if she could get in the pen and hug and kiss them.
I am pretty sure she would have had an asthma attack.

Merry's new best friend.

The Cabasmellios in downtown Kingsville.

Unfortunately I never take pictures at Thanksgiving. Brother Dan came to cook. So all I had to do was set the table and mash the potatoes. Sister Emilie and fam came to eat Dan's good cooking too. Then the Cabasmellios came to visit for the weekend. We had a smashing good time. We played Ticket to Ride and Tangos and ate lots and lots. Dan brought his P90X workout, which is definately not for fat, out of shape pregnant ladies.

Us 9 years later

After 9 years and 3.5 kids later

Boys vs. Girls

So in case you were wondering why I have been looking like I went to Las Palapas too many times, I am pregnant. Yesterday we had our ultrasound to check up on the baby and of course find out what color of clothes to buy. I told Jacob and Merry that I would bring balloons to school to tell them if it was a girl baby or boy baby. Blue for boy and pink for girl. They both seemed pretty excited about the balloons.
On Tuesdays I pick up Jacob first, so I tied the balloons to Grace and we walked over to meet him. All Jacob said was, "What are the balloons for Mom?" He totally didn't remember our conversation from that morning. It is like I am talking to mini Brian.
Any way we then went to Merry's preschool. Merry saw me coming from across the playground and started running in circles saying, "We're having a boy baby, we're having a boy baby." Then she ran and told all the teachers. All I can say is thank goodness I have little girls to get excited with me (not that we don't love boys at our house).
So we are having a little boy sometime in March, hopefully after spring break.

Halloween

Jacob went as Robin Hood.
It only took going to 7 stores to find his bow and arrow.

Gracie was a bat.

This is how fairies style their hair according to Merry.

This is the box we decorated for Merry's preschool party. I have no idea whose legs are in the picture but she will be immortalized on my blog forever.