Jack's Christmas Preschool Recital

Sitting on Santa's lap after a very good performance:) Jack asked for a fluffy puppy (aren't 2 enough in our house?!) He also really wanted Santa to meet his baby sister Annabelle, how sweet!

Singing 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause' Jack's class: Claire, Brenna, Jack, Brennen, Nygel, Maiyze, and I don't know the last 2. Jack and Claire are good buddies, but he likes Brennen, too. You wouldn't have guessed that from this recital and all the elbowing the boys did:)

Jack and Brennen singing 'Jingle Bells'

'We Wish You A Merry Christmas' performed with full on elbow fight of Jack and Brennen's:) Then Santa came out at the end. (This was the end of the program but I uploaded it first accidently, the rest will be in the right order)

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause

'Up On the House Top' with full Iron Man shooting:)

Jingle Bells

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Christmas Comedy: Jack's Joke - What do you call a Christmas Bug? Hum Bug!

Other good ones: What do snowmen eat for breakfast? Frosty Flakes

What do you get when you cross a vampire with a snowman? Frost Bite

Silent Night

First Professional Haircut

Jack got his first professional haircut (not done by me) the other day. I was really scared of butchering it right before Christmas. He was so good! And so serious:)

Everytime the hairdresser told him he's being such a good boy and holding so still he would give her a huge nod, it was so cute:)

Happy St. Nick's!

As a kid I couldn't wait for St. Nick's. That night I would wake up every hour, checking to see if he'd come yet and there were presents in my shoes:)

As an adult, I am no better - and I have to admit when you have kiddos of your own it is one of the best things ever!

That evening, we had chosen our shoes carefully, cleaned them well, and even talked Jack into sleeping in his own bed because otherwise St. Nick won't know that he is home.

St. Nick got up at 2:30 am to drop some little packages in our slippers, I was wide awake and waiting to see what happened.

I heard some whispering in Jack's sleep (he talks a lot in his sleep)

Then at 3:05 am the little voice says - "St. Nick gave me presents!" In a loud excited whisper

Running to our room - "Daddy, Daddy, Mommy! St. Nick gave me presents!" running back and forth between his room and ours.

We got up and opened presents in Jack's room: he got santa socks, a gingerbread train and little people nativity scene. He was so excited!

I showed him that Annabelle got some stuff, too, but we couldn't wake her quite yet and we'll help her open stuff when she wakes up.

Between 3:30 and 4 am we started building the train:)

Jack did so good and did the majority on his own

Ta Da!

When Tink woke up Jack helped her open her presents, the little snowflake, santa socks, velvet pant suit and finally a brush and comb for all that hair!

Jack was just as excited to show her her presents as his own!

I loved every second of it! It was the best to have him so excited that St. Nick didn't forget him and came to give him presents:)