End of the year????

wow time flies when you are having fun, I can not believe that 2010 is almost to an end and in a few days we will welcome in 2011. Such a year to give Thanks, to look back on and say Thank God we made it. We had our heart aches and our challenges, but we also had many adventures, day trips, laughter and fun, so much more good then bad, I have to feel blessed! we had an excellent Christmas and look forward to a new year, with new challenges, goals and fun!!!!!

The Magic behind a Barbie nutcracker tin

12 years ago today, Moni and Chan woke up in anticipation of Santa Clause, they ran to the living room to find soot covered boot prints all over the wood floor and carpet, as Moni took a closer look to the wood stove she saw it, a magical piece of Santa's suite in the hing of the wood stove door. She cherished this little piece of Santa suite and has for the past 12 years kept it safe in a Barbie nutcracker tin. Last night while we set out cookies for Santa Clause (yes he comes a day early to our house) she told Sky the story of that Christmas morning, while his eyes were full of anticipation she got out the little Barbie tin and asked if he would like to keep the Christmas magic of Santa's suite, and of course he said yes. so now the magic of that day is with Skylar to hold and dream of each and every Christmas morning.

Our Christmas

Skylar loven his home made cotton candy

sleepy Moni

I think this sock has been stuffed to its limit

Valentine checking out that mouse

Dance Star Mickey Mouse from Grandpa and Grandma Rosengren

Sky watching and waiting

Chan opening a gift

My sister Kristin, great Grandma Mary, Grandma Joyce and the top of Skys head

Grandpa and Grandma Rosengren

my happy hubby

This game is so much fun!!!

Skylar enjoying his Christmas

Moni opening our family gift from Aunt Ruthy and Uncle Larry, this is so cool and I LOVE it,

all of our stockings hanging over the fireplace with every ones name on each stocking (:

Sky opening one of his gifts

we had a blessed Christmas, there were hard ships, laughter, hugs and joy. We wish everyone out there a very Blessed and Merry Christmas!!!!!

Opening the first gift

So last night we let the kids open a gift, Moni opened one from Keith and I and Sky opened his gift from Auntie Ruthy and Uncle Larry, Sara and Ivan (Thank You)... Both kids loved loved loved the gifts!

Santa visit

The Night Before Christmas

We got special gifts int he mail the other day from family in ND, Aunt Ruthy, Uncle Larry, Sara and Ivan got our family one of the talking books from Hallmark, Skylar is just in love with this book, and when he hears the voices reading the story he will say "Auntie Ruthy, thats Uncle Larry, thats Sara and Ivan" its just about the perfect gift!

what a week

And its only Tuesday... we are keeping busy, tonight Moni and I worked on ornaments, they turned out pretty good and I cant wait to put them on the tree!!!!

"open it!"

so last night Sky was hanging out in his chair with his sissy, and he was asking to see a present, so I got the one to Skylar from his sissy out and placed it on his lap, he ran his hands all around it, twisted it around and checked it out for about 10 mins, I walked out of the room and as soon as I was out of sight I hear, "sissy, open it!" sissy "no Sky you got to wait for Christmas." Sky "sissy, open it open it" I laughed to myself, came back in the room and Sky was sitting there looking at his present. This morning I told his daddy about it, so daddy asked "did you ask sissy to open it?" Skylar "yep!"

Skys Christmas lights

Cute

I put Christmas lights on Skys power chair, I rolled his chair into him this morning, he smiled and said "Its beautiful, I Love it!" Im going to take a better picture tonight with the lights off, it really does look great!

Valentine keeping an eye on that dino....

Skylar was having some down time the other day and wanted to watch Land Before Time, well with that he has to play with his baby dinosaur, he was pushing the buttons on top to make it move, while Valentine watched ever so close.

tree

Skys drawing of him and I, he is so cute and I love each and every drawing he does!

The magic of Christmas shines in his eyes

we have had a great week, the trees are all decorated, as I get deliveries of gifts and wrap them for under the tree, Sky tries his best to talk me into letting him open them. Now usually I would cave and let him have one or two, but so far Ive made him wait and he seems t be just fine with that, but I can tell he is getting more and more excited!

Self portrait

Got to love this, Skylar drew him self last night, pretty darn cute!!!

Skylar last night, all ready for bed, but needing a little Monster truck fun before hitting the hay!

My dad and the girls, our dogs LOVE my dad and I think he feels just about the same, nothing like cuddles on the couch while watching a movie.

Happy Thanksgiving

I never just put a pic of myself on here, so why not! Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!

Sky and I before Grandpa and Grandma get here

Miss Moni all ready for the snow

Chan man ready to go take on the hill with his sled

Sky helping me decorate the tree in the game room, with a little supervision from Valentine

loving the tree

oh I love these little hands

my beautiful little man

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, I hope that you all have the best day today! Im Thankful for my family, for my dad and step mom who call and come up as often as they can (we love the company) for the phone calls from family in ND and for visits from family because they just understand that traveling is so hard for us. Im Thankful for my three beautiful, awesome kids, for play time, for the messes they make for the smiles they give, and Im Thankful for such a great husband, he works and gives so much of him self each and every day! And Im Thankful for all my online friends and family, most of you have special needs kids, so you too know how special each and every day is!