I need to update!

I was told by my mom that I need to update and as usual she's right *sigh*! So I am updating with randomness so bare with me!

This is a couple pics from our trip to Salina, KS where John's parents live! Yes John has Dominic in a front pack and only b/c we had just spent the last 2 hours playing putt putt golf and arcade games and I had him the whole time during that and my back was killing me!! Play putt putt is very interesting with a front pack on but I did pretty good!

Being in Salina is a HUGE change for Johns parents! Coming from a Village it really is a change.  

They have an aquarium in the mall there along with an indoor putt putt golf course with an arcarde attached to it and a candyopolis. The kids were in HEAVEN!! 

Dominic sporting the had that Nona had made for him! He looks so cute in it!!

For those who don't know we got a new dog. Her name is Nala (formerly Reba YUCK) we rescued her from the pound. She is now 6 months old and is such a great dog. She is very mellow and gets along great with the kids. She is a Boxer mix, mixed with what? We aren't sure but she is adorable and we love her!!

These are apparently some of the only pics I took during our long Thanksgiving weekend. Who knows what I was thinking. Thank God I have people like Michelle to takes pics for me! Thanks Michelle!!

John was very excited to talk to Santa Clause! As we were leaving he got upset and said "Hey Santa forgot to give me my Trampoline!!" It took him a while to understand that Santa only comes on Christmas and you were just letting him know what you want and that didn't mean you were going to get it.  Incase you are wondering Yes the kids got a trampoline from Santa and it is currently in boxes in our basement b/c well, this is Nebraska and it's too cold to set it up now so we will wait until spring to set it up. John asks everyday if we can set it up yet! He is very excited! Elizabeth will be once she can play on it.

 

Elizabeth was excited too! She swore she heard the Reindeer on the roof while we were there seeing him!

Dominic didn't really care one way or the other but here is the family pic!

My beautiful Elizabeth getting ready for her Christmas program that she was the star of. It was called the Little Bell Who Saved Christmas and she was the little bell! She had way more guts then I would have! She had to sing a solo in front of a lot of people and she did great! We were so proud of her!!!

Zach being a goof ball!!

Here she is getting ready for her solo!!

 

Since Dominic couldn't decorate the tree he got to sit in the swing and stare at the pretty lights on the tree!!

Decorating the tree!

This is what happens when you have little people putting ornaments on the tree! They all end up on one branch!

Making Christmas cookies for Santa at our house very messy!

Preparing for Christmas Eve with all the siblings! John stayed home with Dominic so Dad could have my undivided attention! This year was the most special of years. After 21 years of doing the Christmas Eve preparations Dad gifted Nicole and I with our very own cookbook with all the recipes that we use for Christmas Eve and other favorites that we have had through the years. I will cherish this gift forever! It means so much to me!  

This is a picture of just how fat my "peanut" is! He went for his 6 month check up the other day and the little chunk weighs in at a whopping 19lbs 10oz which is by far my biggest baby!! Elizabeth and John didn't get anywhere near 20lbs until they were close to a year or older!

This isn't our best family picture but it works, this was at the Christmas Eve party.

                                                                      

Thanks to John's job we were able to get FREE tickets to Sesame Street Live. The kids had such a great time! I was a little worried about whether Elizabeth would think she was too old to go to something like this but she ate it up! She was singing the songs with me and dancing in her chair she had a blast! John thought this was the coolest thing EVER!! He cried when it was over and wanted Elmo to come back and play with him.  Dominic got to stay with Grandma while we were there! Thank God because he would have been a handful and been done way before it was over! Thanks Mom!!