Spencer has been saying, “I want…this toy or that toy” for the last several weeks whenever he sees an ad on tv or in the paper.  We finally told him that he had to ask Santa for what he wanted because Christmas was coming and if he didn’t write him a letter he wasn’t going to get anything.  Tonight he made me sit down with him to write his letter and this is what he came up with… (He dictated and I told him how to spell things, he did the rest.)

One of the many things that I LOVE about Christmas is the childlike innocence and belief in Santa Claus.  It is so magical and mysterious and quite touching!  Love my little guy!

JOSEY IS 2 YEARS old!!!  Holy Cow where does the time go?  We celebrated Josey’s 2nd birthday while we were in Ohio.  We got her a tea party set and food and she loves it!  Everyone else gave her the cutest clothes.  She loves cute things and says, “That cute Mama!”  She loves her baby dolls and her Pooh Bear.  She puts her diapers on them, wraps them in her blankies and “rock-a-byes” them in the rocking chair in her bedroom.  She is cute and knows it!  She turns on the charm when she wants to get her way and has already master the Art of the Tantrum.  She loves to boogie on down to any music with a beat.  Whe has a smile that will melt anyone’s heart and she knows how to use it!  She loves her nursery class at church.  She talks up a storm, especially on any phone she can get her hands on.  She loves to follow her brother around, much to Spencer’s dismay.  She’s my beautiful girl and I love her a lot!

We decided to take a trip to Ohio to see the family.  It has been 18 months since we have been back and our trip was long overdue!  The kids traveled so well on the airplane.  We had such a great time and packed a lot in in the short 5 days we were there.  We had to make our yearly pilgrimage to “The Hotdog Shop” to get the best hotdogs ever made according to Chris.  We had a pizza night with one of Chris’ buddies from high school, we played with cousins galore, had a birthday dinner/party for Josephine, visited Josey’s birthmom, had a bonfire and made smores, slept in, stayed up late and had a BLAST!  Spencer and Josey loved playing with their cousins.  Ethan, Spencer and Josey went on a tractor ride with Papa while he cleaned up the leaves.  Oh yeah; and the weather was beautiful!

Spencer bedecked himself in Daddy’s halloween costume boots (that are a size 12), found his dress up cowboy hat and rope and was galloping through the house yelling “YEEEEEE-HAWWWW!” at the top of his lungs!  I love my little guy!