Last weekend, Zach went to a Barbie Birthday part while bro. Jonah took a much-needed nap. But despite all the pink, the party was perfect for Zach because the birthday girl, Brie Dohner, came up with the plan for a Barbie Three Muskateers theme. Zach took home horses and swords as party favors...he doesn't think Barbie is half-bad!
Happy Birthday Brie! We hope you had a special day!
Perhaps we need to say "yes" a little more often to the boys. But it just seems that saying "no" comes so much easier. In fact, in just 18 months we've racked up quite an impressive list of what Jonathan and I consider to be "no-go" acitvities:
But nothing tells us how often we say 'no' than the fact that we often catch one of the twins reprimanding his brother when a rule gets broken. Case in point - the video we posted below. I think Zach is also trying to 'spank' his brother.
Last night, the boys helped Jonathan celebrate his 33rd birthday.
Christmas time came and went - a flurry of doctors visits, pharmacy runs, and drive-thru window passes. We've been sick each week since Thanksgiving, so we've spent the majority of our time huddled up at home, drinking tea and listening to Christmas music. We were scared we weren't going to be able to drive to Houston for the Deming Family Christmas, but we finally felt well enough to make the trip and we were so glad we did!
The boys had so much fun running around and wrestling with their cousins - Caleb, Bethany, and Joshua - and hanging all over anyone else who would hold them - Aunt Kay Kay, Aunt Kar Kar, and Nana! We enjoyed spending time together and having a special home church service led by Papooh on Sunday morning.
We chose to do gift giving a little different this year and it was a huge success! Instead of drawing names, we did a gift exchange. Each family brought 1 gift and then each family drew numbers and we selected gifts like a White Elephant party (stealing included). We also did a second gift exchange that was complelely White Elephant and I got to unload the Twilight Poster that I stole at our church party. Trust me gals...it was stolen a time or two at the Deming household too! ha! We had so much fun with the gift exchange - I hope we do it again next year!
Enjoy some of our pics!
Since it is almost 2010, I figured I better shape up and post some of our Thanksgiving pictures. Jonathan and I and the boys flew to Wake Forest, NC to spend the holiday with my family. My two sisters and their families came as well, so it was like a giant family reunion - and we loved every second of it!
Here are the highlights:
--an awesome dinner and table setting
--smores and outdoor fires!
--playing in Grammy and Grandaddy's backyard and their tent!
--lounging around the house
--lots and lots of eating
--reigndeer antlers courtesy of Targets dollar section
We had so much fun Grammy and Grandaddy - thank you for all your hospitality and love!
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