Jingle Bells!!!

If this doesn't put you in the Christmas mood then nothing will...

Voila! A Santa Picture Sans Tears

It took a lot of talking up Santa, showing online pictures and videos pre-visit and being 3rd in a very long line, but by golly, Bennett sat on Santa's lap and we were able to get the tiniest of smirks out of him. We were just happy he didn't cry. On the flip side, we might have done a little over-hyping because he keeps asking about Santa and when he gets "pesents" (and he means presents, not peasants...even though he's an only child and a little spoiled, I promise we're not getting him an indentured servant for Christmas this year. He's still too young.) I've tried explaining how the whole countdown calendar and our morning ritual of putting an ornament on the calendar means its not showtime yet, but alas, he continues to request pesents daily. I'm hoping he can hold out until at least Christmas Eve, when he'll get to open a couple.

Baby, It's Cold Outside

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We sure did. It was beautiful weather down in Houston. We returned on Sunday to a 20 degree temp drop and its been dropping ever since. We might even see some snow this week. I know posts are becoming few and far between, but we're busy here. Not only are we gearing up for the holidays, but we decided now would be the perfect time to put the house up for sale and buy a new one(sarcasm intended). We're going to keep our fingers crossed that we can make a tiny bit of something on the house and get into a new house in a better school district. Regardless, we're super-excited about Christmas this year because this will be the first year that Bennett sort of understands what is going on. We're taking him to see Santa on Saturday and we've been hyping up the big guy, showing Bennett pictures and videos on the computer. Hopefully when it comes time to sit on Santa's lap, we can get a good picture this year. Here are some pictures of Bennett I took today. One in the backseat of the car (isn't that hat adorable?) and the other while he was scaring Daddy with his new monster towel (thank you, Kohl's, for having a kick-a$$ Black Friday sale).