Here Comes Santa Claus

We went to see Santa in Northpark Mall when Grandma & Grandpa Bossen were in town. I really thought Drew wouldn't cry. He is a very social kid and hardly has separation anxiety moments. Well, all of that flew out the door when Drew hit Santa's lap! Santa tried all he could to get a smile out of Drew...or just to tame the tears for a second. Out of the 4 pictures they snapped, Drew cried in the first two. He paused briefly to look up at Santa for the third picture, and then went back to hysteria for the fourth picture. O-well! Everyone needs a "screaming in Santa's lap" picture for their baby book. Better luck next year.

Why Wait?

Why wait until Dec 25th when your Grandma & Grandpa can come do Christmas early??
Grandma & Grandpa Bossen came up the weekend before Christmas to celebrate with Drew. It was such a fun weekend hanging out and doing the Bossen Christmas traditions...Sweedish meatballs & all!

Speaking of Sweedish meatballs, Drew loved "rolling" meatballs this year. Really, he just stuck his hand in, but it was a great start to the tradition the Bossens have had for many years. I joined in when Andrew & I were dating, and we've done it every year since. We've learned many fun Sweedish things along the way in our meatball rolling adventures, like the term "Ufda" and singing the I Just Don't Give a Hoot song - which is more like "I yust don't give a huoot" when sung in a thick Minnesotan accent, of course!

Grandma & Grandpa came with all sorts of fun gifts for Drew. He got a shape sorting dump truck that plays all sorts of fun sounds, a caterpillar that makes a funny noise when you roll it, a "hitting" toy to pound balls through a hole with a mallet, and a big Radio Flyer rocking horse to ride on!!! We had a great weekend playing and celebrating the birth of Christ.

Screaming Good Christmas

Where did the end of 2008 go? I'm in a total blog backlog, but I'm going to attempt to catch up!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (whew...I got that done before Valentine's day. Yea!)

Christmas 2008 was a "Screaming Good Time" as my mom said. We had the Ellison crew up in Sherman for Christmas festivities. Time always flies when you're having fun, and it felt like we blinked and everyone was going home. We loved having a full house of little kids and all of the activity that goes with them. There was never a dull (or quiet) moment, but it was all wonderful!
We ate, watched our favorite Christmas movies, went to a wonderful candlelight Christmas Eve service at Legacy Bible Church, dressed the kiddo's in matching pj's for Santa's arrival, played with toys, ate some more, and didn't want Christmas to end!

I love you too, Avery!

How precious is this?? Collin & Avery were saying "Happy New Year" when all of a sudden she busts into a round of "I love you, Aunt Jen." It's so adorable hearing this little one that I've loved on for over 2 years tell me that she loves me back. I'm so lucky to be her Aunt Jen!