Our first family Christmas event was Grandpa Hinton's on the Saturday before Christmas. At his house we play a Christmas exchange game and this year the hot item was a Best Buy gift card. Grandpa ended up with a package of Body Art Tattoos which was pretty funny!
Monday we went to see Santa in the mall. The kids took Santa their Christmas lists. Isabella asked for Pet Shops, Zachary asked for games, and Zachary wrote one for Vincent which included a wish for The Greatest Pooh frame and Laugh and learn mailbox.
Christmas Eve went went to Uma's house for a delicious breakfast. The kids opened presents at her house and we relaxed for a while. Uma got a outdoor fireplace. The kids got lots of fun toys, including the Star Wars legos, Audubon birds with real bird calls, and Zhu Zhu pets...another hot Christmas item. The only thing missing was Uncle Michael. We wished he could have been here for Christmas :(
On Christmas Eve night we went to Pop and MawMaw's family Christmas. We had a family dinner and then opened presents. Isabella got lots of Barbies and Zachary got several fun games. We have especially enjoyed Sorry Sliders!
On Christmas day we knew the kids would be up early. Zachary got up at 5:45! He came down and checked out all the presents. Then we let him go up and wake up his brother and sister. We opened the stockings, then ate breakfast, and finally opened up all our presents. My favorite presents are the ones that the kids bring home from school. Zachary got a globe and pen set for Kyle's desk at school. He got me a Mom highlighter, Isabella some butterfly tattoos, and Vincent got a small squeeze frog. Isabella made us handprints in a frame. She was very proud of that.
Christmas Day Mass at St. Stephen Martyr
The day after Christmas we spent the day with the Yochum family. We opened presents then ate lunch. It was a relaxing day. Paw Paw is helping to open a Christmas ornament in that picture.
Vincent was crying in that picture because he was tired...not because of the UK hat!
Zachary spent the rest of the break putting together his legos and playing with Vincents birds. Isabella played pet shops and barbies for hours. New Years Eve we spent the evening watching movies and playing "Pin the Donkey on the Tail".
On New Years day we went to the Science Center and played in the Kid Zone. The Science Center and the Zoo are the kids two favorite places to visit.
It was Vincents first time at the center and the first time we've take a baby to the baby zone! He looks pretty mesmerized in this picture!!
Additional baby news...Vincent rolled over for the first time..two days before Christmas. He rolled from his tummy to his back. He also smiled at himself in the mirror. To celebrate the New Year he became ticklish. He loves to laugh!!
Now on to the New Year. I've started hunting for child care for Vincent, which is no easy task. So far I've visited 4 places and I haven't found one that I'm totally happy with. We'll see how that goes. Isabella and Zachary have started basketball at SSM and Zachary will soon start an intensive swim clinic at St. X. Also, I'm running again and trying to train for the triple crown of running. I'm sure the new year will bring lots of new excitement and fun.
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