Signs of Christmas

As the children climbed the stairs to find their spot we had a crier. IT WASN'T KATI. So sorry Micah. But Jeff and I breathed a sigh of relief. She made it all the way to her spot and stayed.
Still looking good.

Not singing, but we are so proud.

It's baby Lan as Jesus.

Nervousness is setting in.

She remembered to hold up the Bible.

Really nervous now, she wants to suck her fingers.

Just being a kid

This is Away in a manger. Kati knew all the motions for this but refused to do them. That's okay, Jeff and I were so proud of her staying there when we knew she was nervous.

Okay, she doesn't want to see the audience anymore.

Isn't there always one nose picker?

There's Big C

All right maybe her legs got tired or maybe she can't see everybody while she sits down. She will not stand up.

We are so proud of our little angel. She did great!

Barbie

Now, there is to be laughing at me while you read this! I love Barbie. I had tons of them as a child and saved them for my own little girl. I even have the Barbie that was my mothers as a child out on our entertainment stand. Even now as an adult I get the butterflies seeing them in the store. Now, I don't buy any because that would just be silly but I wish I could. Oh, I forgot to mention that on our wedding day Jeffrey bought me the Wedding Edition Barbie 2000. She is beautiful and has never been opened. If there were a fire she would be one of the things that I would try to save. One day she will be passed down to Kati. Kati knows this already and talks about it from time to time. But tonight Barbie broke my heart. If you have been through any toy aisles in the last year, maybe two, then you have seen BRATZ. I was told by Jeffrey that I can't write the words I really think about them. Let's just say they are completely inappropriate for children. They are barely dressed dolls with more make-up than Tammy Faye Baker. Jeff and I have already discussed how Kati will never own one nor play with one. When we see them in the store if Kati comments on them we end up having a talk about how ladies should dress. For the first time tonight I saw My-scene. It's Barbies answer to losing money to BRATZ. Mattel, I am appalled at you. We had spent nearly three hours looking for a Barbie for our little girl because of all the joyous memories I have of using your product and you sold out to make money. It's a sad sad day.

Now that I spilled that all out maybe I can go to bed but I am still sad.

Isn't she beautiful. Bear wasn't interested in taking any pictures. He did think it would be a good idea to bit into a glass Christmas ball though. Don't worry, he was right next to me and I was able to get all the pieces out.

So long Shamu

You may remember from an earlier post that Kati has a plecostomus fish named Shamu. A few days ago he started looking sick to me......then he bit the dust. I didn't have a fish net to get him out so I didn't tell Kati yet apparently these fish don't float to the top. We went to the store to buy the net. I told Kati I thought Shamu was sick and we needed to check on him. I waited till Jeff got home thinking when we tell her she is going to be so sad. She didn't really care. Then I thought, okay when we flush him and he is really gone she will be sad. Nothing. Jeff did tell her we could get a new one. She wants to name this one whale.

Leaves, leaves and more leaves

We had to take a break from all the work for a little play. Kati loved to get out and jump in again.

Bear liked to collect leaves his own way. Maybe he knew I was just going to through mine away. He loves leaves, he stops to pick them up all the time (he has a large supply here). We even have some up on the fridge, he really loves them.

We collected eight bags. This wasn't even the whole front yard. We don't even have trees in our front yard. I hate oak trees! The leaves are never ending and the nuts are everywhere. But they sure are nice on a hot summer day......so maybe they're not sooo bad.

Decorating the Tree

I am so mad. Our battery was dead for the camera so you all don't get to see us picking out our first real tree, and Kati stretched out on the floor watching Jeff get it in the stand and trimming it. It was adorable. So cute. I wish they would show love for each other all the time.

This was later in the night. I guess decorating a tree when you are a little guy isn't as much fun....."No Bear, you can't throw these balls." "Get that out of your mouth, it's glass!"

He will just watch from the floor

We had a great time