December in a nutshell

Wow, its been an absolute whirlwind. Birthdays, birthdays and more birthdays, of course the holidays and traveling and there was also a wedding! I don't think we have yet to recoop. I just went through some pictures and decided I'd share them with you all. :o)

We started out December by asking Santa to send his helper Barclay back to visit Little Jon! This year he brought his sister Ricki to play with Cadi. The first night they arrived, they got themselves into trouble...



and the next night...



and again...we had many adventures with these two!



They helped Cadi and Little Jon try to be good even though they themselves were both very naughty!

My sweet little boy turned FOUR on December 10th. I still have a hard time believing he is getting so big...Four just sounds so big. :o( I adopted a tradition from Shannon, a dear friend of mine, and on the kids birthdays they wake up to the number of years in balloons on their door.



At school he had his walk around the sun. It was so very emotional for me to be there. He was so proud as he showed his little classmates the pictures of him through the years. I am so proud of my little boy, words can't even describe.

**sorry these are blurry, they are from my cell phone...my mind was so flustered I forgot my camera at home. :o(





Then we celebrated his birthday with friends and family at Pump It Up a few days later! It was a hopping good time!



As well as slip sliding fun!



Checking out the Scooby Doo cake Aunt Kristen made. :o)



We appreciate all of our sweet friend's who came! Thank you for being a part of little Jon's special day.





The following Sunday was our Christmas program at Church. It was so sweet! Even though my son was the 'real' entertainment.



We then had our annual visit to see Santa...this year the big request was bubble gum and candy canes! Santa was quite happy. LOL!



My little sister came up for a visit and we went to ICE! An awesome ice land at the Gaylord Texan. It was so C-C-C-Cold!







We then drove to the ranch to spend Christmas with my Mom and Boots. The kids had a lot of fun! Here they are decorating the tree with snow...



And then we said good bye to Ricki and Barclay as they lay in their sacks to wait to go home with Santa...



And the babies were obviously good this past year. :o)



And then we drove home to make it for a wedding my lil ones were a part of...



So there you have it...a crazy month and holiday season over again. 2008 was full of happiness and pain. I have been blessed beyond measure and I want to thank my family and friends for always being there for us. I can't wait to see what 2009 holds...Thank you for reading as always!