Christmas 2009

We had Christmas Eve dinner at my parent's home in Fort Worth.  We had a lovely and very tasty traditional Cuban Christmas meal.  Thanks Abuelo and Abuela!! It was a white Christmas as it snowed for most of the day and was blizzard-like outdoors when we sat down to dinner.  We had plans to go back home to enjoy Christmas morning in our own home and we drove in the snow.  We made it almost all the way home without too much trouble until we were on our last ramp at I35 and it was a complete sheet of ice!  We were stranded with other motorists for about 15minutes until our tires finally got enough traction to get us off the ramp and on our way home!  We were so lucky as we almost spent Christmas morning OVER Dallas in our van along with most of the other people stranded.

We had a very nice and relaxing Christmas morning with the boys and headed back to my parent's house to exchange gifts that afternoon.  Mark and I received the best gift of all.  Our two healthy boys are indeed a remarkable gift ♥

Carson's 6th Birthday!

Carson turned 6 today! I just can't believe how big he is getting.

Instead of a party, he opted to spend a special day with just the 4 of us ♥ It was freezing cold, so we bundled up and went to do the first thing on his list. First, we went to Adventure Landing to drive the go-karts and play in the arcade. Then we came back home for quiet reading time. After that, we went to Rockfish Grill where Carson ordered the green salad and grilled salmon. He said it was the best meal he ever had! Then we continued the fun at home where we sang happy birthday and ate the Star Wars cake that I made for him. Reading all the Star Wars novels over and over again created the theme for this birthday. Carson could hardly contain his excitement when it was time to open his birthday gifts! He was thrilled with some Star Wars gifts and a Learning Resources cash register.

It was such a fine day and he was so happy to have it all work out the way he envisioned. I Love him so much! I am the luckiest Mom in the world ♥♥♥♥♥♥

Digestion

We've been studying about digestion. Today we did a disgusting experiment that illustrated the importance of the lining of the stomach and what happens to food in the stomach and the path it takes in the intestines. The balloon acts as the stomach and the oil acts as the mucus that lines the stomach. Thank you uncle Joe for the gross science gift.

Snow Day!!

We woke up to snow this morning. The boys and I took a walk while we enjoyed the snow. It is too warm to stay on the ground, but was fun while it lasted. Despite errands I should do today, we may just stay home and play. Right now we are listening to Christmas music, reading Christmas books and putting matchbox cars together for an 'auto show' the boys are planning for later.