Christmas Start to Finish

Christmas Anticipation and some great picture moments.

The kids were just watching the snow start to fall and they were just so cute.

CHRISTMAS EVE we spent at the Nana and Papa's house

with dinner, sweets, stories and a lot of wrapping paper.

Parker jumped up and down with excitement over his new train tracks.

Kora's ball popper was a hit even with the older cousins.

CHRISTMAS MORNING

Parker hung up our

Christmas Ornament from

Disney World.

Santa set up a cool track with Parker's Christmas present, Parker was so excited he was speechless for a good 30 seconds. Once he found the train controlers he was lost in play.

Kora gave kisses to her new doll

Kora and her new music table and personalized books.

We had a fantastic Christmas filled with family and that was such a blessing.

Hogle Zoo Lights

We braved the cold (of course it was the coldest night this year) and visit the zoo.

The lights were fantastic and so pretty. We didn't get to see any of the animals but the moving lights were worth it.

Parker loved the Merry-Go-Round even when his hands were so cold. He wanted his gloves off so he could hold on to the pole. (Brrrr....)

Kora looks worse than she was, she refused to put her head in to stay warm.

But I CAN'T Wait!!!!

Sorry Grandma Gray,

Parker couldn't wait until Christmas but he could wait for the perfect time to sneek up stairs and open your present before mom could stop him. Parker just couldn't get the packaging tape off the box so he brought it to mom to help him. Mom caved and let him he loves the dragon.

(She did save Kora's it's only slightly opened)

THANKS!!

Quinntin Told Us Not To Get Sick . . .

. . . and the next day Parker woke up with a barking cough. For the last two weeks my family and I have been dealing with CROUP.
It all started off with us talking about the many times we've been to the hospital this year. Parker began the year with a hospitalization with RSV for two days. Then after diagnosis of pneumonia a ten day bout of antibiotics Kora was born. This one was my turn for the hospital stay.
We had a good few months there with only minor runny noses, bruised muscles and normal stuff. Then I was in instacare for a painful toe injury. Parker one-up'd me by breaking his arm a couple months later. Then Croup. Parker and Kora have been coughing and wheezing and lossing their voices over the last two weeks. Parker was the only one that had to spend one night in the Rapid Treament Unit for his breathing. We are all but recovered now but there is still one month left.
(Maybe Parker and I are ones that should focus on health)

Parker's Packing Skills

Last Friday I was packing the kids stuff to take over to Nana and Papa's house you know, pajamas, blankets, etc. Well I had the diaper bag taken care of and had placed the overflow (pajamas) into Parker's little travel bag on wheels. Usually I let Parker pack one of his toys to take and play with so it didn't surprise me that he began to pack his new train in the bag. I thought was so cute that I just let him finish putting the track and road signs in as well. We arrived at my parents and I was telling my mom how cute Parker was with his packing I opened the bag to pull put one of the train pieces and inside I found another "cute" item Parker had packed without me knowing. I pull out a bowl of Ramen Noodles, fork and all, from the bag. It was his bowl from lunch that had been left on the table, I guess Parker was worried that he wouldn't be fed what he wanted during his visit.