Florida Bound!

That's right... in just 2 days we will be boarding a plane for the sunny south:) Noah is beyond excited to ride on a plane, swim and play in the sand. This is the first year he has been able to verbalize and understand where we are going and what we will do when we get there... it is so cool to watch him get so excited about things. He is this was about Christmas too, so this year may be the most fun yet. Equally as amusing is to watch James get excited when Noah does... you can tell that he has no idea what is happening, but figures if Noah is excited then something fun must be coming:)

Christmas preparations this year have been so fun!!! It is so great to be able to "teach" Noah about Christmas. He is such an eager learner. He helped me put the outside lights up on that 65 degree day last week while James was napping. I wish I had been able to get some pics of him in his long sleeved shirt and santa hat, pulling the lights back and forth across the lawn. I also learned that Noah knows how to quickly climb a ladder:) After the lights were up all he would say is, "oooh, pretty lights, they are so pretty". Noah has been watching the Charlie Brown Christmas and the Curious George Christmas movie almost daily. Like George in the movie, he keeps a santa hat on his bed and every time he wakes up he puts the hat on and says, "is it Christmas yet?". Then when I tell him no, with disappointment like George, he puts the hat back on his bed and gets up... very cute!

I don't have any new pictures to post b/c it has just been the kids and I here for a while, and everyone has been sick. Gabe is finally on day 15 of 16 straight, so we are VERY glad to have this vacation coming. Gabe hasn't been to Florida in almost 7 years, but I think more than anything we are all just looking forward to some good family time in the warmer weather:):)