Santa

Ok, let me tell you how thrilled I am at this picture. First of all, Kaeson was in the mall for nearly an hour with white pants before the picture was taken. Look at how white they still are. Second, Kyra cut the front of her hair off a couple of weeks ago and look... you can't even tell. Third and most important... NO ONE IS CRYING. This is the first picture with Santa that I have ever gotten back where no one is crying. What a proud parent moment. Isn't it funny that as we hit this stage in life, the simple things are the things that are the most fun.

Kelton's Smile

For such a mellow baby, it is next to impossible to coax a smile out of this cute chubby elf. To date, the only one that can truly pull a constant stream of grins from Kelty is my dad. He is the baby whisperer. Today was a rare occassion. I was getting ready to snap the picture of his santa booties and his little face lit up for about 2 seconds. It made my day. He has the cutest little grin in the world.

Kelton's Blessing

The Tree

After a long tiring day. We gathered the three kiddos up to decorate the tree. Kyra was dancing around singing her own renditions of Christmas carols. Her favorite is "Tinkerbell, Tinkerbell, Tinker all the way." Kaeson had fun until he stepped on a plastic reindeer oranament and cried the rest of the time. Kelty enjoyed the lights for about 5 minutes and joined Kaeson belting out "Cries of Joy." All in all. It was another fun and memorable family activity. We have just learned to give the kids naps before attempting a group activity.

Mommy's Little Model

As many of you know, I am absolutely obsessed with hats. I start my kiddos wearing them from day one. I have learned that if they start off wearing them, they will continue wearing them when they are older. He is Kelty modeling his first mommy hat.