More Jacin...

He's up to no good...

Where have you been Jacin?!

Jacins been up to all sorts of no good shenanigans. A couple of times he didn't move because he had nothing good to report to Santa....

Oh, and those emails you can have the virtual Santa send?! Perfect! Reese had been having a horrible day do I sent a naughty one. His face lit up when the Santa said his name and named a toy he wanted and where he lived. Then when Santa told him he'd thrown too many temper tantrums, and was on the naughty list, Reese's face dropped. He cried and cried. He begged at that computer screen to give him another chance. And when he was good, Santa sent him a new good email. His face lit up knowing he'd been good. Oh the things we do to get our kids to behave....

Do you see what I see?

Jacins playing.....

Puzzles under the tree!!

Gunman shooting up the house.....

Someone is having a midnight snack...

Jacin Day 2

Last night, Elf on the Shelf was an ABC movie. It really was cute and so great for the boys to understand what it really meant.

Jacin started out in the nativity watching baby Jesus.

However, he quickly had to be moved because the boys touched him (a big no no- the elf will lose his powers to tell Santa if you were naughty or nice).

I decided to take him away for a bit. The boys knew from the movie he had to go to the elf hospital. So when they came back from the park this morning he had moved onto the blinds...

The Journey of Jacin....

We started Elf on the Shelf last year. I have to admit I wasn't very good about moving him. And I think he stayed hanging out of Reese's stocking most of the month.

However, with the help of Pinterest, I have had more fun and he's only moved 3 times!!!

Our elf, Jacin, pronounced Jaw-sin has made some fun trips so far.... And I wanted to document his journey...

Day 1 Jacin appeared on the milk. My nephew JoeJoe woke up at 6am and my sister tried to hold him off from coming downstairs to eat to wait on Reese but after 2 hours she just couldn't. So, JoeJoe found Jacin. He was so excited!!!

I then colored the milk green so they could see his magic powers. This backfired as neither boy wanted green milk.

This is going to be a fun tradition....

Wordless Wednesday

Kenny Joe (aka JoeJoe), Tammy Louise (aka Gigi), and Kenny Reese (aka LT)

Makes my heart smile...

Ni Hai.....that's how I say hi!!!

Reese and I got to go to Storytime Live a few weeks ago!

Cameras weren't allowed once the show started, but I got a few pictures beforehand.

The Wonder Pets, Dora, Kai Lan, and The Backyardigans came to life!

It really was fun and I'm so glad we got to go!

Oh boy!!!

My mom has a huge mirror in her entryway.

The boys love, love, love to play in it!

What sweet boys - too cute for words!

A trip to the Lubbock mall.....

A trip to the Lubbock mall....

never disappoints......

Lemonade Stand at Gigi's

Last time we went to Gigi's, there was a lemonade stand.

This time, there was another one on the other end of the block.

So mom rounded up the boys and they headed to get a cold glass!

What is a Pa?

What is a Pa?

A Pa stands in the place when your PawPaw has already gone to Heaven.

Reese and JoeJoe are two of the luckiest boys around...

They will grow up knowing the legacy of their PawPaw and how much he loves them, but they also get to experience Pa and how great he is too.

Thank you Rex for being a fill in grandfather for our boys....we couldn't have handpicked one any better!

More at Gigi's - Kiddie Pool!

The boys had more fun in this $6 pool!

Gigi sprayed them, the ran and jumped, they just jumped, and they wore themselves plum out!

Oh the memories this trip made!