Christmas Day

Christmas morning I was woken up by Colby screaming "He came! He came! Oh - and I opened my stocking already!" Colby got up around 7:15 and Santa had been here!



Colby got several things, his favorite of which was his new dirt bike helmet. He also racked up on Legos (but I am still not convinced he has the patience to put them together).



I just LOVE all of the excited faces that Colby makes when opening gifts! It is the sweetest (and often funniest) thing!



Cooper got the Fisher Price Learning Farm and a few Chuck the talking truck toys. He has fallen in love with the barn and plays with it quite often. Colby really enjoyed opening all of Cooper's gifts for him this year too!



After we had opened gifts Colby remembered to go and check to see if Santa had eaten his cookies. Not only did he eat his cookies and drink his milk, but he also left a note for each boy and there was a note from Fred (our Elf on the Shelf) telling the boys he enjoyed living with us and that he has gone to the North Pole with Santa until next year!



And to make Christmas even better.........it was a WHITE Christmas! The snow was beautiful! We had about 3 1/2 inches on Christmas morning. It was wonderful!




Of course I had to get the boys in matching pajamas. We feel so blessed to have two sweet boys to share Christmas with this year!



My favorite Christmas Day tradition is that we go NOWHERE at all on Christmas Day! After we open gifts, I cook a big breakfast around 10:00 and invite all the grandparents over to eat and visit the kids and play with them. This is wonderful for us because the kids get to romp and play with their new things all day and we don't have to get out of our pajamas!

This was hands down the best Christmas we have ever had. We are blessed in so many ways - way more than we deserve! We sing praise to God and thank Him for all of our blessings. I hope your Christmas was wonderful as well!

Christmas Eve

We had the most wonderful Christmas this year! Christmas Eve was the only day that we had to run the roads, but things were spaced out nicely and it made for a smooth day.

We started the morning off at Jeremy's Dad's house. Papaw Larry and I cooked breakfast for the family and we exchanged gifts and hung out for a while. Then we came home and took a nice long nap before heading to our next stop.

We exchanged gifts and had dinner at Aunt Linda's and Uncle Kenneth's house. We dressed Cooper in an outfit that was Colby's. This little Santa suit is just too sweet, but he would NOT wear the hat



The kids always have a great time playing here and this year was no exception. Check out how strong Ryan has gotten giving piggy back rides to Riley and Cooper!



While we were there it started snowing and by the time we left there was close to 2 inches on the ground! We slipped and slid to Nana and Pa's house where the kids opened their gifts from them and Aunt May May.

Cooper got a Lightning McQueen to ride in. His face was priceless when I sat him down and he walked into the living room and saw it! He looked at the car, looked at me, and then grinned and took off for it!



Nana and Pa go WAY overboard on Christmas for the boys (they give as much as Santa does!) You couldn't have found the living room floor if you had wanted to that night!




Colby's favorite gift was the Tonka Richochet remote control car and he got a basketball goal to go in his bedroom that he loved too!

With all the opening excitement Cooper must have felt the need to escape..........he crawled under the tree to get away from the chaos!



After this stop we came home, put on pj's, left cookies and milk for Santa and headed off to bed. I was amazed at how quickly the kids went to sleep.........Santa was able to visit by 11:00!

Over Usage

The Vincent home has increased it's usage of toilet paper quite a bit in the last couple of weeks. The only thing I can attribute this to aside from the nasty stomach bug that plagued sweet Colby is Cooper's new trick.





Better go ahead and buy stock in Charmin now!

The Vincent Boys Visit Santa

Tonight we braved the mall to make our trip to see Santa. Cooper was less than thrilled with the visit, but Colby was eager to tell Santa all about what he wants for Christmas.

My Sweet Boys

I love being the mom of two of the sweetest boys on the planet!



It's getting harder and harder to get a good picture because Cooper is on the move now!



It just amazes me how tall Colby is getting. It is so hard to believe that he started at 15 inches in length and now he is one of the tallest kids in first grade. :)



I LOVE this sweet jon-jon from Creekside Creations! The best part........it's reversible! The inside is a snowman so we can wear it all winter long!



Cooper gives the best (and most slobbery) kisses of anyone in our home! He LOVES to kiss too and has caught several people off guard with his lip locking action! He'd better stop that before he grows up and discovers girls though! ;)



I adore pictures of my kids sleeping (even the big kid)!

Basketball Season Begins

December 4th Colby's second basketball season kicked off. He is once again on the Lakers team and Jeremy and Joey Morgan are the coaches. They have a super sweet group of kiddos and are turning out to be a pretty good team! Colby didn't get to play in his first game because he had a super nasty stomach virus, but his second game on December 11th was lots of fun!



Colby did the jump ball for the first time. He didn't really know exactly what to do because they had never worked on that skill, but he did a great job if you ask this partial Mommy!

Colby played two quarters and scored 8 points in the game. It was priceless watching his facial expressions as he made baskets.







Good luck Lakers on the rest of your season! I sure think it will be a great one!

Dear Cooper

Well they say better late than never. I hate to say that even though I have been off of school for the past five days (thank you snow!) that I haven't found the time to sit down and make this post until today. I am so upset because I had about 250 pictures that I uploaded into my laptop today and they vanished into cyber space so the pictures I wanted to post are now gone! Boo! :(

But anyway.........

You are now 11 months old and boy do you keep us on our toes! You are in to absolutely everything. Your favorite things to do involve ANYTHING your brother is doing. I actually feel quite sorry for Colby because you are constantly going into his room and/or taking what he is playing with away.




You also like anything with buttons........computers, cell phones, video cameras, cameras. You usually scream at us until we give in and give it to you........or take a picture like the one above and then hide it from you! :) You are cute even when you have a fit!


You also like to rough house your brother quite a bit and think it is quite funny to head butt.....which has gotten you into some trouble lately. Speaking of rough housing......apparently that has been going on at the babysitters too. According to Ashley and Maretta it looks like you are gonna end up being a bully! We had better get that under control quick!




You like to climb and jump which is why just one week shy of turning 11 months you ended up with your first concussion. You jumped off of the footboard of my bed and landed on the top of your head. Since you still have a soft spot and you began vomiting upon hitting your head we took you to see a doctor. Luckily things checked out fine, but you did NOT learn your lesson! You continue to jump and bump your head daily. I think you are just going to be one rough and tough little boy!

Just this weekend you also began walking (which brings me back to the pictures I lost - see why I am so upset about those!) You caught a glimpse of your brother the other day while you were standing holding on to the couch and off you went! You only go about five steps at a time now, but you do it so well!



You love the tree and have redecorated it dozens of times. I am so glad that your Daddy screwed it into the floor so you can't knock it down when you pull up on it and squeal with delight!




You have also gotten to that dreaded stage I like to call "Diaper Escape". EVERY time I take off your diaper you roll and run in the blink of an eye. Sometimes this is cute and funny.........other times it gets your little leg smacked! But my what a cute little hiney, right?

You continue to fill our hearts with joy and love and we are thankful for you each and every day. I can't believe that the next time I post for you it will be your one year birthday. My how the time has flown! We love you sweet (and wild) boy!

Love,
Mom