Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Finally...

I've finally gotten around to posting some Christmas pictures. January has been kind of crazy already. I won't write a lot - just comment on the pictures.
Nina got into Heidi's cage one night and thought it was so much fun!Last Christmas, my Daddy gave Ethan his first Coca-Cola in a bottle....a HUGE Justice family tradition. We love bottled Cokes! So as soon as we pulled up at the house, Ethan was asking my Mom for a bottled Coke. She held him off til Christmas Eve. I seriously lost count of how many he had the week we were there....he LOVES them, just like his Poppa did!!!This is where Nina spent most of her time....in Hunter's carseat. She loved playing in it and would even take a cell phone and just sit there, rock and chat.Nina, Ethan and Hunter on Christmas Eve - yes, if you look closely you'll see Nina has just eaten M&Ms. I'll do anything to get a picture!Ethan got to open 1 present Christmas Eve - he had asked for a bathrobe and loved it! In our PJs ready for Santa!!! Here you'll notice that once again, Nina has eaten something right before a picture so her mouth is yet dirty again! Ethan and Hunter on Christmas Eve
Ethan let Santa take his pappies to give to another baby that needed them....here he is taking one last drag off this one...
...and this one...
...and this one... Ok, Santa, here they are!!!
SANTA CAME!!!
The first reaction to Santa's arrival Chaos!
Ethan thought it would be funny to hide in this giftbag. He fit in there and he had a blast playing in this bag. He would get in and we'd put tissue paper over him and Nina would open it and laugh. It was funny!While Mom was wrapping presents, she found this Nutcracker that my Daddy had bought for me last year after Christmas (he was always shopping for a deal) - she forgot about it but found it and gave it to me. Very special!!! The first ride on his new bike Santa left
Nina playing with her dollhouse Ethan still popping out of the bag



Mema and Nona with the kids
Landon and Courtney with Hunter on Christmas Day Ethan playing a little Christmas tune
My bribes no longer worked - Nina would not cooperate!
Ethan taking a little ride down the driveway on his new wheels.
Playing on Poppa's trailer
Once we got back to Memphis, we still had Pa and Ro Ro's gifts to open. The kids were so excited there were more gifts. Nina loved her dollhouse furniture and people.
Ethan was thrilled with his scooter!!

He's very good and loves riding it!
Ok, now we're in January - this is actually today....Nina woke up early (6:45...and that's early for us) and by 9:30 so was so tired. Mark and I were both in the office and she passed out on the couch. It was funny.
It was sooooooo cold today, but we took the kids out for a little while anyways. Nina stylin in her coat and hat Nona and Poppa bought her last year. She loves this coat!Ethan helped Mark change the oil in the car and once again had to "work" on his Jeep. He has the best imagination!

My latest creation. Miss Priss!

Pacifier update on Ethan....we think we're home free. Once we got back from Georgia, Ethan kept stealing Nina's - naptime, bedtime, anytime. He would get out of bed and go in her room and literally take it out of her mouth. Mark would sit at the bottom of the stairs and watch for him. Ethan would get so mad when he realized Mark knew what he was doing. One day at naptime, Ethan told Mark that he should go in the office and get on the computer or go do the dishes. He told Mark not to read his book. How funny! This week though, he's gone to bed fine and is back to taking naps without trying to get Nina's pacifier. Oh, Santa left him a toy weedwacker as a special thank you for the pappies....! Thank goodness we can say that he's done with them!!!

11 comments:

Jamie said...

Excellent picture update. You have a fun family! Jeeps and good imagination are wonderful things!

Gary, Megan and Beth said...

I loved the pictures. Thank you for the update. We love and miss you all.

Megan

Courtney said...

Love all the pictures! I was wondering when you would post those! That is so neat about the nutcracker - very special. Will calls them pappies too. I dread trying to get rid of them. Last night he would not go to sleep and was crying. He would take his pacy out of his mouth and make this smacking sound. Anyway, he FINALLY said "dats a old pappie." So I got him a different one didn't hear another peep! Crazy. That is REALLY funny that Ethan was trying to distract Mark to go steal a pappie! Hilarious...and smart!

Leslie said...

Your pictures are terrific. The children looked so adorable in the Christmas outfits!
Miss you!

King Family said...

Great pictures. I still think that is so funny that Ethan was stealing pappies. Glad he is doing well without them. I am afraid we are in for trouble when we take Avery's away. Nina's outfit you made is so cute.

Lana said...

Love this post. What a special gift the Nutcracker is. Great job on Nina's outfit. I got a sewing machine for Christmas and don't have a clue!

Unknown said...

Great pictures and great stories!! It's great you have all of these pictures and the blogging that you can pull out and show the pappie stories when Ethan and Nina are in High School and college!

Griner Mom said...

Great post!! I love all the pictures! The kids are beautiful and it looks like you all had a good Christmas. The Nutcracker gift was really special.

Nanalaine said...

Some fun stuff! Love the pics and the pappies story. Too funny! Your kids are adorable.

Heather said...

Great pics! Love Nina's Blue outfit you made her!~wink~
I didn't know Ethan still had his paci...glad he took the "plunge"!

David, Samantha and Kaori said...

What a sweet keepsake the Nutcracker is. That is pretty funny about Ethan sneaking into Nina's room for the pacifier. Smart kid! The Miss Priss outfit looks great on Nina!