It's official.

Julian is no longer a little kid. He's a full fledged child. One that goes to birthday parties SOLO. Yes, I dropped him off, he said, "Bye Mom." And threw a quick wave before running and joining his BFF Oliver for some partay fun!

When we got Oliver's invitation in the mail, I asked him what he though Oliver would like for his birthday. His response, "A Transformer! Oliver LOVES Transformers." (This is a true statement, he often wears Transformers T-shirst to preschool. So we went to Target to get a Transformer, and upon pulling into the parking lot, Julian said, "Mommy, I want to get him a jack-in-the-box." Uhm, right.

So after much debate, and much deliberation, and much convincing, Julian selected THIS (AKA the perfect toy ever for a 4 year old)



He was still highly tempted by the likes of this guy



But I was able to convince him otherwise.

Thank goodness.

Merry Christmas!

Ok so it's been less than a week, so I can still post Christmas-y pictures, right? Too bad. Suffer through.


Gabriel was waiting for daddy to come home from school. I love how festive it looks, and the snow on our window.


Julian's waiting for daddy now. In the pajamas I made him. (by pajamas I mean clothes that he wears for 30 seconds before exclaiming that he's "SWEATY" and stripping down to his skivvies)



This? This is a musical treat. Julian playing trumpet. (Just be glad you're not here!)


Julian at his Christmas program


Gabe at the Christmas program



(he was verrrrry entertained...riiight)



Singing!




KISSING


This blurry picture is the direct result of a certain almost 2 year olds grubby fingers. And this also shows how much we love Santa in our house

(Please note Julian throwing a fit, and Gabe running fast.)

Julian took this shot. It's our cookies for Santa

The loot from Santa


Our Tree