Christmas has come and gone and it was everything I hoped that it would be. Christmas Eve was such a beautiful day and since everyone had to work the early part of the day I decided to make the most of the afternoon with my children. I set up a blanket outside for me and Jillian while Jaxon pretended his wagon was a choo-choo train picking up his passengers (his stuffed animals). We listened to Christmas music through my car stereo to help keep the spirit flowing and we had so much fun. Christmas Eve is traditionally spent with our friends the O'tools but since Jillian tends to be a bit fussy at night and I wanted to be able to relax, we decided to keep it simple and spend the evening at home.
Christmas morning, the anticipation of seeing Jaxons face was killing me so at about 7am I started "coughing" loudly outside his bedroom door to wake him up. The first thing he went to, slowly, was his Big Wheel. I think Jason was more eager to see him take off on it then Jaxon was ready for, but within a few minutes Jaxon was spinning around the living room. He barely fits it, but he manages nicely. While we opened the rest of the gifts I surprised Jaxon with a nice cup of warm cocoa (his first ever), after every sip he would lick his lips ten times. I think that meant he liked it(; We finished up the morning with Nana's traditional Christmas Breakfast!
Finally, Jillian's Christmas present to all of us was that she was almost abnormally serene ALL DAY LONG!! Never a peep out of her mouth that wasn't a happy coo.
I hope all of you have just as wonderful memories to walk away with from this Christmas as I do. It's been a tough 2008 for I think everyone and so I pray for all of you to have a strong and prosperous 2009!

The skinny on whats going on...

So far our Holiday Season has been just what I would like for it to be. The only thing missing is being able to have the whole family together! I think Grandpa will be visiting us in January and I am really looking forward to Jaxon spending time with him, I know it will be a very special time for both!
The house is decorated and Jaxon has fallen in love with the Alvin and the chipmunks Christmas cd, just like his mama, it was always my favorite and I've discovered that it still is! We've started the Christmas cartoon tradition with Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer. Jaxon liked it I think, but being that it was an hour long he did seem to lose focus towards the end. To my surprise, not only was watching these holiday favorites like "Santa's Coming to Town," and "Frosty the Snowman" not a holiday tradition for Jason but he wasn't sure that he had ever seen one from beginning to end. This was very strange to me!
We have been talking to Jaxon about Santa, how he will come down our chimney on Christmas Eve and that we will leave out cookies and milk for the jolly fellow but this was not enough to convince Jaxon to sit on his lap at the mall. We have a Christmas party to go to tomorrow that Santa will be at so maybe he will warm up to him and give it a go.
Jillian is just so incredibly precious and she is already blowing through milestones much faster than Jaxon ever did. She has already rolled over once and now spends a large portion of her wakeful time trying to do it again. Our most recent appt with the GI specialist was very encouraging and the doctor feels pretty positive that she will grow out of her whey/soy/casein intolerance relatively early.
Look down below, I captured two of Jaxons lastest and most enjoyed art projects in a slide show and another slide show of Jillian. Hope you enjoy!

Our latest art projects

Jillian at 2 months