The other day, Camden and Carsten were helping to take the laundry out of the dryer. Carsten felt the need to label things as he pulled them out:
“Daddy’s shorts.”
“Camden undies”
“Socks”
“Mommy’s booby protector”
Love that little boy!
We had a really special Christmas this year! We were able to participate in The Advent Conspiracy, in which our church was asking for $40 to feed an orphan in Africa for an entire year. Our family worked hard (garage sales, Tastefully Simple parties, and sacrifice other wants) to purchase over 8 this year. We gave them as gifts to our family for Christmas. We enjoyed the service at Mission this year and we were happy to have my mom and Ken join us.
Mark’s family, including his sister came over for dinner in the evening. We all had fun. The boys opened matching PJs and so did mom and I!
On Christmas morning the boys let us sleep in until 7:00, which is rare! We opened presents and enjoyed cinnamon rolls for breakfast. All of us were spoiled rotten! Camden got a very cool Lego VW Van Camper, Carsten got a Playmobil School and Mark and I got a very nice set of luggage. We got lots of other fun stuff too, but that was our big stuff! 🙂
Later in the afternoon, we loaded up the van and went to Mark’s parents. Andrea and Mike are here this Christmas which is a special treat! We had another frenzy of gifts, all of us spoiled again and to top it off…we are going on a trip to Grenada, W.I. over spring break. We are really looking forward to this trip!
This Christmas has been difficult for my dad and stepmom and family. Betty went in for a quick thyroid removal surgery and has had some complications. They have been in our prayers and we hope that Betty is home soon to celebrate Christmas.
We have been having fun and here are a few photos to prove it!
Camden with one of his Lego creations.
Carsten playing in a giant tire.
The boys decorating some Christmas cookies.
We missed getting a photo of the leopard gecko the boys caught with some neighbor friends last Sunday. They put it in a box and were going to have it take turns at the 3 houses, but he didn’t make it very long. Poor gecko.
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Our family has so much to be thankful for during this season of giving and thanks. First of all, we are so thankful for two healthy boys. Camden gave us a bit of a scare when he got sick over Halloween and spent five days at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. It turns out. or they think anyway, he had viral meningitis. It was a long recovery process but he is back to his old self. Our family had our own special Halloween on Veterans Day when about 10 of our friends allowed the boys to come and trick-or-treat.
We celebrated Mark’s 40th birthday, not quite on the cruise we planned, but in style at The Melting Pot.
Our families enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner in Tucson at my mom’s house this year. Mark’s parents drove down and Ken’s daughter Stacy and her son Dakota were all there too. It was very nice, but I forgot the camera, so you will have to take my word for it!
When we got home we put up our new tree and decorated the house. The boys really like putting the train up and the outside decorations.
