Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! We had a blast in California for Christmas and are enjoying being back home for a couple days before school and work start again.
On Christmas Eve, we went to church (except for Marinda, who was still feeling pretty bad from morning sickness) with the extended family and got to hear Grandma sing (twice!) The kids did great and had a good time, at least until Jacy realized there was no nursery and that we were going straight home after church.
That evening we had Christmas Eve dinner with everyone, and then it was time to set out cookies and milk for Santa and carrots for the reindeer!
The kids were a little rambunctious that night, but eventually they did fall asleep. We told Luke we would go out and see what Santa brought at 7am, so he asked for a timer to see how much longer he'd have to wait. We set an alarm on our phone, but around 4:30 in the morning he came in and said he needed a timer. So we set a time. And then the screen kept turning off and we couldn't find a way to fix it that early in the morning. So we turned to the guaranteed way of keeping the kids happy - PJ Masks! The kids watched a couple episodes and then it was time to come out!
Clearly they weren't interested in the letter that told them about their awesome presents in Seattle, but they were super excited about their Santa presents. Luke spent the rest of the morning building his Lego set, and didn't even eat breakfast. Jacy played with her toys a bit but then the promise of pancakes was too much and she went to eat. After a couple hours we opened presents within our own family and from Jejema and Jejebapa. Jacy saw PJ Masks toys and shrieked "IT'S PJ MASKS!!!"
Later in the day the rest of the family came over. We opened some more presents (spoiler alert: Luke got more Star Wars legos) and then it was time to go to the park! We walked with Luke and Jacy's cousins, and everyone wanted to push Jacy in the stroller. Luke got a little possessive with her but he ended up being pretty good with sharing stroller-pushing duties with John and Mary. After getting back there was some cookie decorating with Aunt Ashleigh and family dinner again before going to bed.
We had a few more days in California and overall it was pretty relaxing. Luke built all of his Lego sets and Jacy was...a 2 year old. She did puzzles, colored, and even took a walk with Amit to Starbucks to help get Mommy's "medicine".
The kids also spent some quality time with their grandparents. They went to the State Park to see redwood trees, the Monterrey Bay aquarium, and the park.
Coming back was an adventure. Marinda got wheelchair assistance which was a huge help. The kids did fine until the very end of the flight. It was past the kids bedtime and Luke started melting and complaining that his legs were hurting. He was having a rough time, and then Mommy came to the rescue with M&Ms and all of a sudden he was fine! Also, we had quiet a bit of turbulence on the way into Seattle, and while the adults were all worried there was a little girl in the back of the plane yelling "Wee!! This is FUN!" Thanks Jacy for calming everyone down. :P
The kids fell asleep on the way home, so they didn't see all of their Seattle Christmas presents until the next day. The PJ Masks toys were the immediate hit, mostly because they couldn't see the playground. When they saw it, they got really excited and couldn't wait to try it out once it got a bit warmer. Luke is also having a lot of fun with his new Knex building vehicles for the PJ Masks characters.
On Christmas Eve, we went to church (except for Marinda, who was still feeling pretty bad from morning sickness) with the extended family and got to hear Grandma sing (twice!) The kids did great and had a good time, at least until Jacy realized there was no nursery and that we were going straight home after church.
That evening we had Christmas Eve dinner with everyone, and then it was time to set out cookies and milk for Santa and carrots for the reindeer!
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| Luke and Jacy wrapping their present for Marinda. Jacy is "signing" her name |
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| Getting ready for Santa to visit! |
The kids were a little rambunctious that night, but eventually they did fall asleep. We told Luke we would go out and see what Santa brought at 7am, so he asked for a timer to see how much longer he'd have to wait. We set an alarm on our phone, but around 4:30 in the morning he came in and said he needed a timer. So we set a time. And then the screen kept turning off and we couldn't find a way to fix it that early in the morning. So we turned to the guaranteed way of keeping the kids happy - PJ Masks! The kids watched a couple episodes and then it was time to come out!
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| Marinda opening her present from the kids |
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| Jacy getting dressed up as Owelette |
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| Our superhero! |
Clearly they weren't interested in the letter that told them about their awesome presents in Seattle, but they were super excited about their Santa presents. Luke spent the rest of the morning building his Lego set, and didn't even eat breakfast. Jacy played with her toys a bit but then the promise of pancakes was too much and she went to eat. After a couple hours we opened presents within our own family and from Jejema and Jejebapa. Jacy saw PJ Masks toys and shrieked "IT'S PJ MASKS!!!"
Later in the day the rest of the family came over. We opened some more presents (spoiler alert: Luke got more Star Wars legos) and then it was time to go to the park! We walked with Luke and Jacy's cousins, and everyone wanted to push Jacy in the stroller. Luke got a little possessive with her but he ended up being pretty good with sharing stroller-pushing duties with John and Mary. After getting back there was some cookie decorating with Aunt Ashleigh and family dinner again before going to bed.
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| To get Luke to smile Amit asked him what Kronk says. Luke responded by saying "right" completely normal and pointing to the right |
We had a few more days in California and overall it was pretty relaxing. Luke built all of his Lego sets and Jacy was...a 2 year old. She did puzzles, colored, and even took a walk with Amit to Starbucks to help get Mommy's "medicine".
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| Luke after finishing Han's cargo ship the day after Christmas |
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| Luke finished this 100 piece Star Wars puzzle all by himself |
The kids also spent some quality time with their grandparents. They went to the State Park to see redwood trees, the Monterrey Bay aquarium, and the park.
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| Luke climbed up and down this thing... |
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| And of course Jacy had to do it too since Luke did it. |
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| Aunt Ashleigh painting Jacy's toenails |
Coming back was an adventure. Marinda got wheelchair assistance which was a huge help. The kids did fine until the very end of the flight. It was past the kids bedtime and Luke started melting and complaining that his legs were hurting. He was having a rough time, and then Mommy came to the rescue with M&Ms and all of a sudden he was fine! Also, we had quiet a bit of turbulence on the way into Seattle, and while the adults were all worried there was a little girl in the back of the plane yelling "Wee!! This is FUN!" Thanks Jacy for calming everyone down. :P
The kids fell asleep on the way home, so they didn't see all of their Seattle Christmas presents until the next day. The PJ Masks toys were the immediate hit, mostly because they couldn't see the playground. When they saw it, they got really excited and couldn't wait to try it out once it got a bit warmer. Luke is also having a lot of fun with his new Knex building vehicles for the PJ Masks characters.
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| Jacy using the telescope |
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