merry Christmas

Well a little late but that is normal here.  I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.  We sure had a great one and it even felt a little more like Christmas with Grampie down.  I wish we could have family down every yr for Christmas.  Reminds me of my Christmas as a child and my Grampie and Nannie stayed with us.  The boys were so excited Christmas day running around before we sat down to open our stockings.

But I will back up a week before Christmas....

Grampie showed up  Sunday night, so the boys didn't see him.  Grampie even stayed up till mid night our time, shocking.  However we heard not pitter patter at 3 am but cluck cluck up the hall.  3 am really we just went to bed 3 hours ago. Tom got up and found grampie and told him just like he would the boys to go back to bed...It was hilarious actually.  So grampie when back to bed but still got up at 5 am yup just 2 more hours.  We heard him but he was a little quieter but still set the door sensor off to Like Noah says "a bad habit".  Lucky he didn't wake the kids but did us.  Well I won't go step by steps our days with grampie but will cover some of the funny episodes.  Poor grampie got a few lectures and sent to bed a few nights.

Well  grampie got question a lot about his bad habits haha and no there was no coaching on our part.  But made Tom and I laugh at lot.

Than there was a morning Noah came out and told Grampie that he had to walk a certain way like him and grand dad( something I can't describe and you have to see) but he imitate Granddad gate, as Granddad legs aren't good and does have trouble walking, however Grampie is completely find.  But tom and I were dying laughing in our bed listening to him and trying not to wake up Lucas who slept in our room.

Grampie also got lecture of breaking rules the first few days.  Noah informed him that we do not leave the table till we are all done especially to run out and do his bad habit.

Also told him he can't through his bad habit on the ground when he was done, and grampie told him he wasn't.

Oh and the first few days Noah reminded not that grampie need to be reminded to wash his hands when he leaves the bathroom. Grampie told him he never forgets! lol

Lastly Grampie even got kicked out of the kitchen after trying to pick up the very hot pan with his bare hands and than throwing it back down firing a glass of milk at me.(yes we were all laughing)  Grampie did help out with the cooking and it was greatly appreciated too.

There are many others but I will stop there.

We all loved having grampie here but I think we'll all complain it was too short of a trip(sorry Grampie but it was)  however is was awesome to have him here for Christmas Day.

The boys got spoiled from grampie and the boys loved every moment.  I also got to go to an appt kid free woo hoo. haha that doesn't happen never often, and grampie survived (one boy napped though the whole time haha)

So back to Christmas, I can't really describe it all but say it was very warm(not meaning temp, but yes outside was warmer than Canadian Christmas.  Grampie had great weather I think it was 15C out his whole trip and had no rain, not our normal winter but nice) and magical Christmas.  The gifts were a hit and not sure but the boys did very well this yr( I guess picking things up all yr helps with that(one of Lucas gifts actually was bought in 2009 for Jonas but than we didn't give it haha), and I think I actually cooked my best Christmas meal yet. Last yr meal was a disaster as I didn't know the oven didn't cook at the temp it said and we had a very under cooked and un-editable turkey.

Oh and over the week Lucas has learn to say hockey,and thank you! he's growing up too fast.

I hope all you had a great Christmas.

4.5yr, 3yr and a 14 month old

When did this happen!!!  I have no idea but this is where we are today.

Noah
is in preschool and loving it,  I am sure he would have no problem going all day and more than 2 morning if we could afford it and if I really wanted him to but I don't really want him too. He has next yr when he will be gone all day.  I am extreamly happy that I get to be with my kids for the first 4 yrs of their lives all day because let's face it after that it less time with them when school comes into play and if they develop the i don't want to be around my parents.

Noah has grown so much I don't even know where to start with him.  He loves to spell, draw, color, play dough, has a very good and healthy imgaination, pretty sure he can ride a real bike if we had one(birthday present next yr), as he can lift his legs up and glide down hills and everything on his balance bike.  He into planets, starts and space right now too.He learning to tie his shoes, knows how to do all his zipper and buttons for probably almost the last yr.  He a sponge for knowledge which I love!

Jonas
just turned three some times I am like didn't he turn 3 last yr which is hard to believe because in many was he is so advanced for his age but than in so many ways he is his age. He know almost all his letters now has trouble with the first 5 but can sing the song.  He is riding his balance bike a lot better over the last few months.  He is my rougher boy and loves trucks and cars I think a little more than Noah, Loves to color and crafts and play doh too. He can put on his shoes and get dress himself for quiet some time now,  He still shy but I think Noah was till about 3.5 when he started to not be so shy so maybe in June he'll come out of his shell a bit more.

Lucas
 is another wild man and rough too like Jonas but I think Jonas is teaching him.  He is sort of a mess right now not sure what is going on with him.  He doesn't like to sleep and his mouth has be bugging him for a long time and I even tried a teething necklaces and I have to say I think everyone is on crack and just think they work..  It hasn't done anything for him.  I got him sleep well again at night just in time for our vacation which of course disturbed that(not too bad but enough).  He tries to be like his brothers a lot.  He can run pretty good now(not like his brothers but he's not walking, its a sort of funny run), he practicing jumping can't quite get both feet off the ground but sometimes one(he better at it when holding on to stuff),  He is very vocal not in words but you know when he wants something or is not happy with you!  He can say dad, mum, uh oh, wow apple, chicken(last too not often but has been said), has said baby at the dr office but have't heard it again, He's trying to say train and plane. Of course Bell for Bella,  He  growls for a dog sounds, can meow,  grrs for a bear, knows elephant sounds but won't do it all the time. Love the bath and shower and will trying to walk or climb in if he not already in. Can walk up stairs but haven't master going down.

I know I have missed a lot of other things that the boys can do and like doing but I am getting forgetful,  I think over the yrs since having kids my mind has gone to mush.

Well Tom's work launch to the public today, so happy day for his work embrane.com   Which probably mean more work hours haha.

 The house is neglected as normal no work has been done to it since three months after moving in.  except putting board up in the attic over the family room so we can store some stuff up there but that is not completed yet as the heating duck needs to be insulated(the old stuff is falling off and cold air comes out at the vent instead of hot air.

Not much else is going on with with us.

Vacation

Saturday Dec 10th

Life on Maui is so wonderful (actually the word "wonderful" doesn't do it justice). The weather is unbelievable even the bad day are gorgeous! Haha.  There is no extreme heat, no heavy humidity, it just completely comfortable all the time.  We have been to the beach every day so far but one day we drove to take a train ride.  It took a little over 1 1/2 hours to travel 12 miles but the boys had fun. However the drive up and back, the train ride than lunch left Tom and I exhausted(the boys were too) and a headache for me.  So no moving anywhere the next day.   Tomorrow is Jonas birthday and he is so excited to turn three.  He told me that tomorrow he is going to be bigger and will be a big boy haha.  I love my little men. They sure make me smile.  So we are leaving the day up to him.  Most important is going to the store and getting a small cake for the big day, with candles.  And I managed to pack some new lighting McQueen cars in the suit case for his present.  Which I know he is not going to let them out of his sight. :).

We have four days left and we fly out on the red eye on the fourth day.  Not looking forward to that flight as Lucas is not a little baby any more like the last red eye I too back to NS and hates to sit still.  But fingers cross that they will all sleep.  We don't have anything else planned just the beach.  Man I love it here the water is a little cool at first dip but completely warm almost  like bath water once you are in.  All the boys love it and we sit on the beach and let the water crash into us, soaking us from head to toe.  It going to really hard when we are back to reality on Thursday. Thankfully Christmas is not far and grampie and dad(a little more than normal) will be around.