The Play, The Player & The PJ's

Last weekend was a great pre-Christmas time with family. Jason, me and the girls, along with our friends, Uncle Jason and Aunt Michelle, went to the Christmas pagent at our Church. Our seats were right up front, so we had a great view of everything, even the live animals. Never in my life have I enjoyed a play more than that. Seeing the amazement plastered all over the girls faces was truly special. They were in awe. They kept leaning over to ask me the best questions, like if the backdrop was "real stars?". My favorite of the night, however, was when they asked..."Mama, is that really Jesus???!!!" They were thrilled! For a play that kept adult audiences engaged and moved, it did the same for Obse and Sela. The lights, the music, the fancy costumes of the modern half and the Biblical characters of the second half...nothing was overlooked or unappreciated by them!

The next day we got to celebrate Christmas with Jason's side of the family. Oh, how the girls have been longing for some high heels. Well, their Aunt Julie went through her closet and wrapped up 6 pairs of high heels for the girls! They had no clue they were not brand new. To them, they were exactly what they had been wishing for. In fact, they each were wearing a pair of their very own "new" high heels when we stopped by at their night at grandma and big papa's.
Well, this little man has his great grandma (and big papa) wrapped right around his teensy finger. They have a routine now that if he's there when he wakes up from his nap, they need to each get a snack, something to drink and rock in the big chair until he is fully awake and ready to play. What's even more pittiful is that I don't know which one of them enjoys this more. And you may notice that in the picture there is an extra cracker sitting on the shelf. That's because Tobin likes to "look over there and make sure there is more for him." And sadly, I myself wittnessed the little player doing exactly that! Ridiculous!

The girls got to wear their pj's to school for their last day before Christmas break. Boy, did they think that was fun and silly. And not only that, they had been counting down to Friday all week because "...we are going to have a par..y (sometimes you don't quite hear Sela's "t" sounds) and have SOOO much fun!" Since Friday nights are spent at Grandma and Big Papa's house, we tried to tell them that as they were already in their pajamas grandma was going to just put them to bed after school. But they weren't falling for our shenanagins. Sometimes, we just can't pull the wool over these babies eyes!

A Very Proud Mama!

These babies are just amazing! On the way home today Sela proclaims to me that she doesn't like Christmas for presents, but because of Jesus. Then Obse brings home the point that Christmas is not about presents but about God and Jesus being born. Really??? Are these kids truly this awesome...my answer is YES! But I should also clarify that story with their plans for their Target $5 "credit card" they got from Nana and Papa for "Obsela Day" and their letters to Santa. With their "credit card" of 5 whole dollars each, they are debating between a cell phone ("a real one mama"), a camera, and a swimming pool. And for Christmas, they wrote to Santa that they would like some "make-ups" (that's how they say it), some real high heels (not the kid ones they have) and a fancy purse. But that's just in case there's extra presents, Santa, because they know the real reason of Christmas.

They were very full of proclomations today of all sorts. As Sela informed me that she does not like homework, and that they both DO NOT appreciate certain aspects of independence like making their lunch...this same lunch that they once begged to be able to help make. Instead, making lunch is "not easy as pie" as they were suckered into believing. But TV... now that is really something they both agree upon to be mutually enjoyable for all.



Yet another reason to be proud is that Tobin is learning to feed himself with utensils. His favorite still remain his hands, with grown up silverware placing a close second. And might I add that the boy is showing strong signs of being ambidextrous! This could be just the push he needs to actually win the Heisman trophy one day, not just be in the running!

Pics of the kids...some with 4 legs

Here are just a few pictures of the kids. Due to a catastrophe with our camera (it was sat on by one of the adults in this family, I shant name names) our picture productivity has been very low. But thanks to Aunt Julie and her amazing picture skills, and some pictures from earlier, here are some breathtaking shots of the babes!

ER vs. OBSELA DAY!

Here she is...our very own long overdue blog. What better way to start it out than our first ER visit? Tobin got himself quite a cornucopia of diseases, what with a cold, fever, bad ear infection and bronchitis. It's been nothing short of heartbreaking.

But we prefer to counter the bad with the really good and fun...hence celebrating Obsela Day today! It's the girls day to have completely dedicated to them! They are out of school, watching Christmas movies, going to lunch followed by some playground time, some good ol' fashon home movies of themselves, and big girl bike riding...the fun never stops. Then tonight is pizza (in the TV room) watching a movie with the whole fam. There are even going to be a few presents thrown in. Good times, my friends!