i love my little french girl!

translation: hello, mommy. hello, daddy. merry chirstmas!

how do you choose?

These pictures make me laugh. Seriously, these 3 make taking a picture of 2 seem like cake! I think I could do it in my sleep. Elijah didn't smile for a single one. We are having family pictures next week--early in the morning. I am starting to feel REALLY sorry for what she's in for! But really, I mean how do you choose for a christmas card!? It's quite ridiculous...

growing up!

These pictures may seem normal, but they're not. Look closely...Elijah is wearing JEANS! It's a big deal. I don't believe in babies wearing jeans--they are only tiny once, so I dress my babies like babies:) Anyway, last year I attempted to buy both Renée and Elijah a pair of jeans. They both protested, and refused to even try a pair on! A few weeks ago, Elijah started asking for a pair so he could be "just like daddy." It turned out to be a harder task than I thought; he's so dang skinny. Well, 3 pairs later...we have a winner! He LOOOOVES them. He wants to wear them everyday, even to bed.

And in typical Elijah fashion, he's not happy until he has a "weapon!"

{Don't judge me for my naked garland...it doesn't look like that anymore:)}

little trees...

When the Christmas decorations went up last week, the little trees were the first out! Renée has had then infamous pink tree since she was two, but this year Elijah got an upgrade from his 12 inch green tree.

Last Monday, I told him that if he came home with a stamp from school--stamps mean good day--then we would go get him his own tree. His reply, "it better be red." I told him we could get green and he reluctantly said ok. We got to Wal-mart, and he decided that he wanted a baby blue tree. I vetoed, and we kept shopping. We ended up at Big Lots. They had a red tree on display, but not in stock. Luckily, there is more than one store in the city. He was one happy

boy! He was VERY serious when it came to hanging the ornaments. He had his own vision in mind--lots of clusters!

little miss Christmas...

I can't believe that this little girl will be 1 in only 2 1/2 weeks!!! I'm quite sad about it, but that does mean a PARTY!:) For now, I will enjoy the last days of her babyhood, and I will dress her in Christmas clothes and the most adorable red shoes!