The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.......

Early in the month of December the boys had a very hard time as their kitty “Link” had to be put down. He was very old and it was his time but that doesn’t make it any easier for little boys who love their cat. When we originally told them that Link died because he was very old and sick they didn’t like it and had lots of “why” questions. Koen understands death but Tegan didn’t and so he kept saying “But I love him! Want to pet him. Want to see him.” This went on for only about 5-10 minutes and then they went off to do other things. About 45 minutes later I heard Koen start crying and calling for me so I went in the room and he had big tears rolling down his face so I asked what happened and all he could say was “I don’t want Link to be dead!” So, so heart breaking. :o( Koen had several more upset moments like this for about a week then he seemed to start getting better. He still asks about Link and says that he misses him. He also told me he drew Link a picture to “let him know how much he misses him”. Sniff…. Needless to say after the beginning of December I was more than ready to get on with happier things and Christmas so the boys would have something positive to think about.

Past the age of 16 or 17 I never really cared for Christmas. Now that I have two little ones it is my FAVORITE! It is adorable to see how excited they get for it and how in awe they are over the tree and Christmas lights. Of course the boys both helped decorate the tree. It is so cute to pull out ornaments they made in the past and see how much they have changed.

Koen knew what he wanted to ask Santa for since about a week after his birthday in August! We were in Target and they had an end cap with a hot wheels race track. It is called “Shark Park” and the car has to try and race through the shark’s mouth without the shark mouth closing on it. He was so excited for it and told everyone who asked what he wanted for Christmas. He talked about it constantly and would say “my sharky track is so cool! I can’t wait to play with my sharky track!” I had to keep reminding him that he did not have it yet and he still needed to be a good boy or Santa wouldn’t bring it to him. Well of course he was a good boy and so he got the track. :o) He was also very excited about his other toys. He also got new roller skates and is trying to learn how to use those at the moment. Some of his other toys were a Playmobil sea plane, a shark/ship explorer set, ocean posters for his bedroom, books, a semi truck, a pillow pet, marble maze, etc. He was a very lucky boy and has had so much fun playing with his toys as soon as we get home from school every day!

Tegan also knew what he wanted from Santa very early! We went jogging one day in October and the boys were in the stroller. We jogged past a park where some people fly remote control air planes and as soon as Tegan saw that it was all he could talk about and he knew that was what he wanted when we asked what he wanted from Santa. The model planes “Santa” found were neither in his age range, nor in Santa’s budget so we compromised and got him a remote control helicopter instead. It was still WAY out of his age range but the reviews were good and said it was easy to fly. Plus with the much cheaper price we wouldn’t be too upset when he broke it. :o) He was and still is very excited about the helicopter although he is a bit rough on it and I don’t expect it to fly for much longer. Another toy he was VERY excited about was a toy vacuum cleaner from Grandma Paula. He is obsessed! He has cleaned every day since Christmas and shows no signs of stopping. He also got roller skates, pads, a real metal shopping cart, a play dough set, a sphere, a cash register and books. Both boys were very luck and have Grandmas, Grandpas, aunties and uncles that spoil them very much!

This was my favorite Christmas present under the tree! Koen even wrapped it in construction paper and put it under the tree. He even kept the surprise all the way until Christmas and did not tell us what it was! Such a big boy! Then on Christmas when we opened it he was so excited to watch us and kept asking “Do you like it? Is it your favorite present?”