Church Christmas concert

Sunday morning church had its Christmas concert. Usually they do a drama/cantata but for some reason this year they just did a concert--various songs by different groups. We have two children's groups that also preformed. C is in the younger group. They didn't actually sing anything but came in and stood on stage while the older group actually sang. They all looked so cute and did a very good job. C walked in very nicely and stood very still on stage with his version of a smile (sometimes he looks more like he is in pain). It was a good program.

Christmas A Little Early

Saturday morning we had our family's Christmas. We will be traveling next Saturday and we did not want to cart all of our presents to P'cola and home again. So anyway. We had told the kids the night before, but K was a little confused. She actually got one of her presents (the one from C) and looked inside it. She also kept saying something about her birthday and not being able to wait. So I think she thought it was her birthday. We all got some cool things and here are just a few pictures to prove it.

K got a Cabbage Patch newborn. Remember when they were so popular? The name that this one came with was Trinity; however, we are going to let K rename it and I'm going to request a new birth certificate. So far she has come up with many names, but I think it's going to be Monica.
C got this huge coloring book and 120 crayons. He has been eyeing those crayons for a long time. I'm jealous. I love to color and I'd like that many crayons.
Both the kids thought they needed to help open Daddy's presents. This year was a FSU year for Daddy. He got a jersey, a mini helmet, and a polo--all FSU.

One of C's favorite super heroes right now is the Hulk. Daddy found this shirt at Wal-Mart. The hands were on sale at Wal-Mart, too. The hands "talk" every time they hit something. They growl and roar and smash. Quite annoying. They will definately be an upstairs toy. What were we thinking?

We also got K some dress up shoes. The heels on them are a little bit higher than I anticipated. She had a hard time clomping around in them. But she liked them. I like the "highwaters" with them. What do you think?

K also got a build-a-bear kit, a Tinkerbell cereal bowl, new ear rings, play food, a Tinkerbell tea set, Fisher-Price Snap 'n Style dolly and extra outfit (it's like an over-sized Polly Pocket), Elmo ornament, bath toys, Elmo and Ernie K'nex, and a new shovel. She is ready to shovel snow. (It looks like she is hitting me in the head, but she's really not).C also got his own copy of Mr. Popper's Penguins. He is so excited that he can read it any time he wants. And since we had to return the copy to the library, now he can finish reading it. he also got Uno, Battleship, a new cereal bowl, Crayola pencils, Cars movie cars, Etch-A-Sketch, Indiana Jones ornament, a Star Wars t-shirt, and the movie Madagascar.

Daddy also got the new Batman movie, 2 books, 2 new sweaters, a new tie, a James Bond calendar, a new softball, and a new shaver. Funny face for the shaver?!?! Daddy actually bought it himself the day after T-giving. This is his surprised face. I married such a funny man.
I got new S&P's, a new book, 2 new movies, new bracelets, new slides for my necklace, a computer table, and new pink fleece pants. The last and best present that I got---a very nice framed and matted FSU picture. It is so cool looking! I just can't decide where to put it. For those who know my house, any suggestions? :)

Tag, I'm it!

A friend tagged me with a challenge to post 7 "little known items" about myself. I was then to tag 7 others. I don't have that many friends! So I'll post my items but won't tag anyone else. :(

1. I always wanted to be left-handed. I always thought it would be cool. Both my parents are left-handed and they probably would not agree with the "cool" part.

2. I take a gummy-children's vitamin every morning. Yummy for the gummy! I also take an adult one, but the gummies are just too good. K makes sure to remind us every morning to take them.

3. I've had 2 C-sections (just like my blog savvy friend--this is getting scary). The 1st was due to C's heart rate fluctuating during labor. The second was planned so that my mom could be here in time to stay with C. She got here in the morning, I had K in the afternoon.

4. I collect salt and pepper shakers. I have probably close to 300 or so. All kinds. Normal kinds. But my favorites are funny kinds. i.e.: I have the scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz. One part is his hat and the other is his head. I have collected these for a very long time. My Grandma started me on it. Hopefully one day my K girl will be interested and I can pass them on to her.

5. I love a good pedicure! Emphasis on good. I've had some where the chickie talks my ear off--"Shhhh! I'm here to relax. Quiet is good!" And I've had some that I could've done better. But most that I've had---aaahhhh! Bliss!

6. I have had K's middle name (Nicole) picked out since I was a kid. I have always loved the name, but never wanted it as a first name -just a middle. Strange, huh? I'm glad Daddy liked it too.

7. I broke a prong (probably different each time) on my engagement ring four different times. Four different time, Daddy had to take it back to the jewler to get fixed. So we bought me a new one (much bigger but much cheaper if you get my drift) and I haven't broken a prong on it yet. Go figure!

So that's me. This was harder than I thought! I asked Daddy for help and he couldn't think of anything. I guess I'm too complex of a person. :)

C's doctor's appointment

C had his 6 year well-child appointment today. We have recently switched doctors and this was his first appointment with this doctor. K has seen her before, but not C. He did very well at answering the doctor's questions and everything was good when she checked him out. He is 3 feet 8.25 inches tall and only weighs 38 pounds. Later when I asked the nurse his weight/height figures so that I could write them down, she didn't think there was any way that a 6 year old could only weigh that much. He is in the 5th percentile for weight. The doctor never said that she was worried about his weight but she does want him to try to eat more and wants him to go back to drinking whole milk instead of 2%. I guess we need to fatten him up.

When we left, the office gave him some books and stickers to take home. I was very disappointed in the books. They gave him a chapter book (since he is such a great reader) that I threw away. We will go and buy him one to replace it. For those of you who know me, that's drastic measures for me when it comes to books. I actually called the dr's office and complained about the book. It has some language in it that is not appropriate for any kid--not just mine or his age. You'd think a pediatrician's office would screen what they give out a little better. Hopefully next time will be a little more positive.

Happy Birthday, C!

It's hard to believe my C is 6 today. It doesn't seem possible. I love my boy! He keeps me on my toes. And he has a very soft heart, when he stops to listen.

We had a good day for his birthday. Daddy took the day off to spend it with us all. That's always nice (no alarm in the morning). I got up around 8:15 or so and found C downstairs in the dark waiting for every one else to get up. Since the other 2 were sleeping, C and I snuck out to get the Donuts that he wanted for his birthday. We went in our pj's. C thought that was funny. Yummy Dunkin Donuts!After breakfast, C opened 2 presents--one from us and one from Grandma and Papa. He got a Lego Batman PSP game from us and a Hulk school supplies value pack from Grandma and Papa. His first comment about the game was "But I don't have a PSP." No but Daddy does and we let you use it sometimes (especially on our upcoming trip). The Hulk pack had 2 portfolios, 1 themed notebook, 1 small notebook, 3 pencils, an eraser, a ruler and a pencil sharpener. Kinda cool. One of the benefits of homeschooling, you can use whatever kind of pencil you want! So guess what he will be using tomorrow!

For lunch we went to McD's. C wanted a happy meal--for the toy of course. Even though the toys are not what they used to be. Oh well.

For dinner we went to Monical's Pizza. Yumm! They have thin crust pizza which I love. We shared breadsticks and each got our own pizza. Then the staff brought out a "MonsterCookie" for C and sang to him. He loved it. He also got a T-shirt from them too. The cookie is so good! It's still warm and has ice cream on top. I liked C's choice for dinner. But then again, how could I complain about anywhere? I didn't have to cook. :)

Some other notes of the day: we let C play PS (even though it's not Saturday) since it was his birthday. And I had blown up a few balloons and we had a good time batting them around playing volleyball/soccer/C gets to make the rules/who-knows-what.

Funny side note: I just found his birthday card-after he was in bed. Ooops! So I guess he'll get it tomorrow.