Quiet Christmas

Since we did the Earle Christmas last week and my families Christmas tomorrow we had a very quiet Christmas at home.

We asked Connor what he wanted from Santa this year. He said book and jammies. Here he is opening his stocking.

My boys practicing "hock" together.

We got Connor a tool bench. The drill and saw actually work. He loves his tools and goes around fixing everything. Combined with the tools Tom and Ruth gave him I am finding tools everywhere.

Connor and I went sledding the other day on a small hill and he liked it ok. But it was a ton of work to haul him, me, karbear, and the sled back up the hill. So we decided to go with daddy the other day. He liked it ok but not grinning ear to ear.

Connor loves to ride his cow. Everyday he gets crazier and crazier - very entertaining.

Cute things!

Oh how Connor changes everyday. Last night he woke up screaming at midnight. I tried to get him to settle down but couldn't. Tim seems to have better luck. Last night Tim asked if he wanted something to drink and he did. After he got his drink he told Tim to "go go thanks." Then he laid down and fell asleep again. Only a toddler.

The other day we were on our way home from Calgary. Connor was doing very well considering he'd been in his car seat quite a bit of the day. We had a movie playing for him but he would only settle down if he was holding Tim's thumb. SO CUTE!! Tim got a numb arm cuz he couldn't move it without getting in trouble.

We went for a movie Monday night while Tom and Ruth watched Connor. T & R have a marble run that Connor loves to play with. As mentioned previously Connor is very adamant that you get on the floor to play with him. Well the other night Tom was playing with him on the floor but Connor needed Ruth with them. So Ruth sat down but it wasn't just right. He moved her knee until it was just in the right spot for him to sit down and play just right with the marble run.

He is copying everything we say right now literally. It really keeps you on your toes about what you say. My favorites lately are "I buck" when he falls (gets bucked off) off his riding cow, "I help" as he is hauling a chair into the kitchen to help me, "I some" when he wants something of yours, "I come" when we are doing chores and he wants to help me open a gate. He loves his cousins and with Christmas here we are getting updated pictures. He often has to eat his supper with "Lane, Jess, Damons, Gav, O"..

At church on Sunday we were singing some Christmas carols. Connor got right into them and started singing his version of silent night followed by a big grin at the end!

Earle Christmas 2010

This year we had a Christmas a little earlier than usual. Tom and Ruth are leaving south December 26 and Greg's extended family is doing their Christmas on the 25 - so we had ours this weekend. We had it at our place which worked great! Connor still has an afternoon nap so it worked perfectly. Everybody chipped in and brought something for supper so all I had to do was stuff the turkey. Couldn't sleep past 5:15 so it worked great!

As previously mentioned, Connor loves tools. G & G gave him a bunch of tools which he loved. He is very persistant that if you want to play with him to sit on the floor and do so. You can't possibly play properly if you're on the couch. So here he is with Grandpa fixing his blocks. This morning he was playing with a tractor. He lifted the hood on it, moved his screwdriver around a little, and said "it works" and went on playing. I love it!
John Deere makes a lot of things, but I never thought they would make popcorn. Tim got some this year from Tom and Ruth and it is yummy.

Connor and Damon fixing the stool.

Jesse was our Santa like every year!

But being at our place wouldn't be the same if the guys didn't play dodgeball downstairs. So after supper they hauled every ball downstairs and started a game. Connor was in the thick of it all playing with a balloon and dump truck - he didn't get hit once. Very entertaining and I think will become a Earle Christmas tradition.

I'm not diabetic!!

This is me at 33 weeks pregnant. This past week I had a doctors appt and he ordered a glucose tolerance test. My original gestational diabetes test came back at 7.8. Doc said anything under 7.8 is fine but 7.8 - 10 needs more testing. Since he thinks the baby is big and with my dad's diabetic history he wanted the test done. I had to fast for 10 hours, drink the awful juice, and get blood work done 3 times. I had to sit on the uncomfortable hospital chairs for 2 hours - I wasn't allowed to walk as it might scew the results. I prayed constantly that I wasn't diabetic. The following day I phoned for my results and they were all in the normal range. PRAISE GOD. I have decided to cut sugar out of my diet just to be on the safe side though. Will be tough during Christmas but I'll manage.
The other day Connor asked for a "cook" (cookie) and then the boys decided it would taste better if they ate it on the floor!! He sure loves his dad.