Christmas Recap

We were blessed beyond measure this Christmas season!  I absolutely LOVE family time, whether it's just Dave, Caleb and me or spending time with our parents and siblings or even extended family get togethers with aunts, uncles and cousins.  No matter how long it's been since you last saw each other it doesn't matter, time slows down and you truly enjoy the moment with them.

Our recap begins with surprise hot seat tickets from Dave for the very last Hollidazzle Parade in Minneapolis.  Seeing this parade through Caleb's eyes was truly heartwarming.  My heart had THE BIGGEST smile during that 30 minute parade of extraordinary lights.  Every time a new float appeared through the darkness, Caleb would point with elation and say Oooooooooo!  Pure joy!

After the parade we headed up to Grantsburg for Christmas with my family.  Caleb was spoiled with love from grandma Patty, grandpa Harley and uncle Bud.  Here are a few family pictures.

We also spotted these three boys watching cars go by...one of Caleb's favorite things to do.

I dug this gem up from my parents basement.  Oh the joys of 1985!

My dad recently bought a really nice fish house so we enjoyed ice fishing in class and WARMTH!  Even Dave said he could get used to this kind of ice fishing.  Caleb also enjoyed jigging.  Uncle Bud kept an eye on him to make sure he didn't drop the pole down the hole.

We wrapped up our day with crab legs and shrimp.  It was delicious!!  Thanks Mom and Dad for all your fine cooking and for a great Christmas weekend!

Christmas Eve we headed over to Dave's parents for some more family time, dinner and presents.  It was a beautiful Christmas Eve as inches upon inches of snow fell from the beautiful sky.  We had a bit of a Disney themed Christmas due to our recent trip.  It was perfect!

Christmas morning began with Dave singing It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas...a Christmas tradition in Dave's family.  We proceeded with opening presents.

 

We devoured a blueberry cream cheese breakfast bake and later ate a carrot birthday cake for Jesus which I forgot to bring to Dave's parents the night before.

 

Lastly, we finished our Christmas Day with a little bit of sledding!  We had a little too much fun though because we broke Caleb's sled.  I was the first to break it by putting a crack in it and Dave finished by completely breaking it in half.  I guess the sled wasn't made for adults?

It was a very merry, joyous and blessed Christmas!  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!  May God bless you and your families!!

Big glass H2O

Caleb still thoroughly enjoys drinking from our big glass of water and he's got eyes of an eagle that can spot a glass of water from anywhere.

Sled

Caleb has been enjoying rides in his sled this Christmas season.  We are going to test it out on the lake tomorrow while ice fishing.

Personal Hygiene

Caleb scores a 10 in personal hygiene.

Pillow

Everyone loves a big fluffy pillow...especially this guy!

Little Helper part 2

Just a quick follow up to the broom post.  Caleb you also LOVE the vacuum cleaner and helping out with laundry.  Again, just a reminder for when you are a teenager. :)

Christmas Season

Let's see what Caleb has been up to this Christmas season...

oh Christmas tree

Since we were gone visiting family over the Thanksgiving holiday we decided to decorate for Christmas the weekend before.  I know some people think that's a little too early but we don't care because we LOVE Christmas!  Caleb enjoyed handing the ornaments to Dave to put on the Christmas tree.  It was so cute watching him examine all of the ornaments.  We sang along to Christmas music with the aroma of a pine-tree lit candle nearby, and snacked on a pretzel/rolo/pecan treat all while decorating our gorgeous tree.  It was definitely a heart warming day and I love experiencing Christmas through a little toddler's eyes!

 

 

I love in the below picture how Dave and I have the same exact ornament from 1982 only his is blue and mine is pink representing our very first Christmas!

Can you guess which nativity set belongs to Caleb?  It's so cute because we've made such a big deal of baby Jesus, so we ask him, "Where is baby Jesus?"  He then picks baby Jesus up and gets a huge smile on his face.

HOT!

Caleb now knows what the definition of HOT means.  I was in the bathroom putting on my makeup and Caleb was playing with a drawer right next to me that he usually takes stuff out of.  All of a sudden I heard a scream and loud noise.  I looked down and my very hot hair straightener was on the ground and Caleb was screaming, looking up at me, with his hands clenched.  I ran him to the sink and immediately put his hands under cold water.  Inside I felt crushed but I kept calm so that Caleb didn't panic more.  He cried for 45 minutes straight.  I held him and sang to him to help him calm down.  He stopped crying and seemed to be fine but we brought him into the clinic because he had large white blisters on his fingers.  Everything was fine until the doctor walked in which then Caleb proceeded to cry.  I think he now knows that the clinic rooms and doctors equal shots.  The very first thing the doctor said was "This happens all the time".  And for about 2 seconds that made me feel better, but clearly not enough, because I broke down crying.  I felt like I failed as a mom at that moment.  She then proceeded to say "you will remember this forever but Caleb won't remember it at all".  She was so sweet and nice!  As she proceeded to examine his fingers she said they would heal up beautifully!  Well I'm here to report that they did heal up PERFECT!  He wore band-aids on his fingers for about a 3 week stretch but they didn't seem to bother him at all which was great.  The doctor is right, he won't remember it all, although he definitely understands what HOT means.  I'm just thankful that I didn't burn his fingerprints off. :)