2009 Photo with Santa

So this years photo with Santa is not the loving image I had hoped for but it does capture truth. Tommy has become very confident over the past year and he is truly developing into a nice and active young man. Sammie is always excited about fun things however she can be extremely cautious in new environments. Finally, Allie is a Momma's girl and wants nothing less as you can see below. (Note: We have an album of photos with Santa year after year, nothing fancy as you can tell by the outfits. We want to document the moment, the end of 2009, it has been a good year.)

Gymnastics Makeup

Tommy and Sammie typically attend gymnastics class on Thursdays. I explained to them that this week we would go to gymnastics on Monday in addition to Thursday so that we could make up for Thanksgiving day when we would not have class. So in the parking lot at gymnastics as Tommy changed into his workout cloths and Sammie waited patiently. Sammie then asked if Tommy was going to wear makeup with his outfit. I said no and then she asked if she was going to wear makeup for class and I again explained no. She then asked why this was 'makeup gymnastics' and I finally clued in to where these questions were coming from. My brain cells are clearly fried and my almost 4 year old is starting to out wit me.

Tooth is already gone!

Its alraedy gone, the tooth fell out somewhere at preschool! Tommy rushed to bed tonight looking forward to his gift from the Tooth Fairy. I love sharing their over the top excitement.

First Loose Tooth

Tommy bit into a banana at breakfast today and came up with a bleeding tooth. Tommy wiped the blood with the sleve of his shirt and came to show me. It was his new batman shirt so we had to wash the blood out, get it into the dryer and back on before school. Tommy did not care about his loose tooth but his new batman shirt now that was a big deal. I on the other hand was shocked with the realization that Tommy is starting to loose teeth. He just turned 5, this is all happening too fast. I remember as a kid that time dragged on and on and on so then why are my kids years going so fast?

Halloween

We had a great night of trick or treating. We started off with a neighborhood parade and then visited house after house with friends and neighbors. It was fun to watch the kids excitement, Tommy showed me every piece of candy and he was thrilled when I could tell him, "Great, you can eat that one!" Sammie's candy bag grew leaps and bounds after we reiviewed all the candy at home so I have felt compelled to snack on some of her candy to help even things out. (I am not sure she will even get one of the kit kats, she does not yet understand the value of chocolate.) Allie and Daddy stayed at home and passed out the candy, Allie loved opening and closing the door but she hated her pumpkin costume. Tommy has worn his Optimus Prime costume Saturday, Sunday and again today. We are getting great use out of the costumes, the kids love to dress up.