You're missing it!: Chrismas Etc.

Whoa Boy, this is a lot of pictures. I was suffering from some blog backup.

I feel better knowing I will start off the new year all caught up. So much has gone on, as I mentioned in the last post, my nephew Tyson was born, yeah!!!!!

I will just describe with each pic what all we have been up to.

December 23rd Carter and I headed to the Rockettes with her Brownine Troop. It was a really nice show and then we headed back to Wildwood and had dinner with another Mom and her Daughter since the weather was a little iffy.

Mason lost his first top front tooth (this makes 5 teeth so far, number 6 is hanging by a thread) and not a one has he let the toothfairy take. He is saving them up.

We met Mimi and G-Pa on Christmas Eve at Fridays.
It is the 2nd year in a row that we have dined out on
Christmas eve and it is a nice relaxing tradition.
Mason and Grandpa Larry

Mimi and Carter

Then we headed back home for our most favorite tradition which is only about 3 years old, since the kids have been able to read. Mike sets up a scavenger hunt for their gift that they get to open Christmas eve. It is getting a little more elaborate each year.

Heaven help us when the kids can drive. He will have them driving all over the city. There were probaly about 15 notecards so this is just a sampling of where all they had to look.

Guest Bed

Call Daddy's Little Brother for a clue. (Tricky)

The fake out! Another clue in the box.

Under a rug, we have lots of rugs!

Success! and he was very exited with his very own DS.

Carter got a camera that takes pics and videos with sound.

I hope she likes cameras as much as her mom and her aunt.

I did not post much from Christmas day at our house because it is usually such a madhouse but I will post a video at the end of the kids opening their best gift.

We headed over to Mimi and Grandpas late afternoon.