Nelson & Jenn's Blog: December 2009

More BabyFaces Pictures :)

Here are some pictures from our favorite photo studio, BabyFaces. They do such a wonderful job with the kids and I always look forward to getting their pictures taken! So, these are Alex's 18 month pictures, along with some of the two kids together for Christmas. Aren't they simply adorable?! :)

More Christmas Pictures

Here are some more Christmas pictures (sorry it took me a while to get them posted -- blogger has been crazy-busy over the last few days -- go figure, huh?!) :)

Our little elf! :)

Nana & Papa bought Emily a keyboard with a microphone -- thanks guys!! ;)

And Alex is enjoying it too -- just their size! :)

Alex is loving the fact that he has a book of dinosaurs and doesn't have to read about princesses and fairies anymore!! :)

Emily got one of my favorite childhood books from her Aunt Katie -- she loved it! (However, because the sketches in it are in black & white, she did ask if it was a coloring book. Who would have thought?!) :)

And of course my Aunt Judy and Uncle Dave hit the nail on the head with a princess book -- you can never go wrong with that!! :)

Can you see the excitement on his face that it isn't a fairy tale story? "Yeah -- Robin Hood! Bows & arrows! No more girly movies for me!!" ;)

But of course Emily had to get another princess movie -- poor Alex is doomed! ;)

Another classic book -- thanks Aunt Tracie!! :)

Alex loved his little wooden trucks and trailers -- and of course Emily had to "show" him how to play with them! :)

The kids also got a Mr. Potato Head from their cousin Ava -- they've loved playing with it! And Emily has gotten very creative with her configurations! :)

Mom and Dad bought Alex his first set of golf clubs! He instantly started playing with it and I would have to say he's a natural -- look out PGA, here we come!! ;)

Merry Christmas!

Merry (belated) Christmas, everyone! The kids had a great time and Emily was such a hoot getting ready for the season! It's the first year that she's been able to understand not only Santa and the presents, but also why we truly celebrate. She keeps singing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus and talking about his birthday -- it's the sweetest thing to hear from a 3 yr old! :)

Isn't she simply adorable with her stocking? She was so excited when she got to open it and see what Santa brought her! It's the first year we did stockings with the kids and it went over really well! Alex didn't quite understand it all, but he liked pulling toys out without having to unwrap them! :)

Toys from Santa -- Emily got a porcelain Belle doll (from Beauty & The Beast) and Alex got a wooden tool box complete with tools. They were a big hit!! :)

Visit from Nana & Papa

My parents arrived on Christmas Eve around lunchtime and we immediately started getting ready for Christmas! Emily and I had made cut-out cookies the day before and we were waiting for Nana to come so that we could finish decorating them. Emily just had a blast!! :)

Here are Emily and I putting out reindeer food on Christmas Eve night. She was so excited to get ready for Santa's visit!! :)

And here are Alex & Emily in their new Christmas jammies -- they both have monkeys on the side. So cute in their matching pajamas!! :)

Alexander's First Professional Hair Cut

We went and got Alex's hair cut again today. Jill, I love what you did to it at Thanksgiving and it was a good transitional cut from the long curls (that looked too girly, but simply adorable) to the all-boy cut he has now! It was just getting too long again, and I finally worked up the nerve to cut off all the curls! But all the worrying and concern might have been for nothing because it's not super-short and I'm thinking he didn't lose the curl -- time will tell! Isn't he so cute in his bomber jacket and newly cut hair?! What a little man! :)

First School Picture

Here is Emily's first school picture. I think it turned out really nice! Can you believe she is that big already? (Sorry that they're a little grainy & blurry. Our scanner isn't working and I had to take a picture of the picture -- didn't work out real well, but you get the idea.) :)

Emily's Preschool Chirstmas Program Video

As promised, here is the video from Emily's first school program. Hope you enjoy it as much as we have!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!! :)

Emily's School Christmas Program

Emily had her first Christmas program this week with her preschool class. They were the most adorable little 3 yr olds you've ever seen!! We got a great video of them singing their two songs, so I'll try to post that this weekend. Until then, enjoy the pictures! (Emily is in a blue dress in the middle.) ;)

This is a picture of the entire preschool (ages 2-5). They did a final song together -- quite the mess of kids fighting for the microphones or waving at their families! It was hilarious to watch!! :)

Emily is in Miss Nicki & Miss Kim's class -- they were so cute singing their songs!! :)

Alex's First HairCut

I'm sure many of you have wondered when I was ever going to cut this little boy's hair. I just wasn't ready to part with the curls. But, after I realized that it was getting in his eyes, I decided the time had come. And with Jill (my amazing sister-in-law/self-taught-beautician) visiting, I put her to work. At first we just trimmed up the front. This made him look like a girl -- bangs in the front and curls in the back. Or it gave him a mullet. Either way, we couldn't keep that!! So, I had Jill cut off several inches all around and I think she did a beautiful job! And as you can tell, he still has his curls -- YEAH!!! :)

"Whatcha doin', Aunt Jill?"

There's our little man!! :)

More Holiday Pictures

Mom brought some pipe cleaners and did craft time with the kids. They were all very creative with how they made their glasses and crowns -- isn't Emily adorable?! :)

After a long day of eating turkey and mashed potatoes, Alex relaxed by taking a walk with his favorite duck. Isn't he cute in his white dress shirt and bare feet?! :)

Here is Emily's first violin lesson -- it wasn't the prettiest thing we've ever heard but it was fun to watch the joy on her face!! :)

The boys found the wii-motes and were playing. Aren't they funny watching each other?! :)

Happy "Belated" Thanksgiving!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and we're hoping you did too! All of the Lewis family came to our house for the weekend and celebrated Thanksgiving, Krissy & Nelson's Birthdays, and Christmas -- all in 3 days! It was a whirlwind time together, but we had a wonderful time! :)