Christmas is here again

We went to the famous house tonight, the one in Arcadia that has more lights and as Ben pointed out "Cawosells" and lit up everything, bubbles, hot cocoa and so many fun Christmas-y decorations. The "real" Santa wasn't there yet so we'll probably go again next week. Then I felt like dressing our lovely Lucy up in her special Reindeer antlers, she's a hoot! What a sweet dog we have, what a blessing she is to our family.

A continuation of Benjamin's 3rd birthday

We found out about a month ago that "Yo Gabba Gabba" were coming to Phoenix this weekend and my first thought was that since Benjamin has LOVED that show for some time now and insisted on being D.J. Lance Rock for Halloween that we would take him. I talked to Lindsey and she agreed it would be a huge treat for the kids, Aaron also loved the show, so we booked out tickets and looked SO forward to tonight! It was Benjamin's birthday present, it was phenomenal, all of the characters, familiar songs, balloons falling from the sky, dancing, singing and Aaron even got to go up on Biz Markie's lap and do a little beatboxing! Phenomenal time. Of course Ben did have a little meltdown, maybe too much excitement? Daddy took him up the stairs so he could still see the show and things mellowed out. Afterward we went to this really fun place the Postal's call "Cool kid place" and I now know why, there was an area for kids to play with toys, the Wii and lots of things to occupy toddlers while Mommy's and Daddy's can relax, why aren't there more places like that? We had a great dinner and a lot of fun, Benjamin constantly talks about how cute "Jackson's" is (and he is!) and it was so fun to be with Lindsey, Dan and James. What a great 2nd part of Mr. B turning 3, great friends to celebrate with!

Benjamin's 3rd Birthday!

We had such a great, spread out birthday week for our sweet boy! On his actual birthday I took him to the McDonald's by the mall that has Dinosaurs that are as big as the real ones were and speakers that have loud Dinosaur noises, it scared him to death, the tight grip around my neck and the fact that he wouldn't get down were just some indications of that so to make things a little more relaxed we went to the Carousel. That, he still won't ride on a real animal but loves and talks about all the time, he always wants to go, but only to sit on a bench. Shortly after our nap out friends Salomon and Roxanna came over to play with the new train set from Grandpa which he loves but doesn't quite understand how to use yet, in time. We made Pizza and had cake and then went to "Chuck O Cheese" and his favorite part was Daddy playing the games as he pulled the tickets out of each machine. He LOVED being there. We had a blast. It was an extraordinary day for our little man and so hard for me to believe he is actually 3 years old. Where did the time go? He has added so much joy and love to our lives and we have experienced more amounts of fun than we ever knew possible. They say you'll never know true love until you become a parent and I did know what it was when I met James but now there is one person I think about their well being, safety and happiness more than anyone in the world. I love my boy so much and treasure each moment with him.