Christmas Morning

We had a great Christmas. It was fun to see all three kids so excited and happy about want Santa brought them...

They each had a Care Bear in their stocking...

I believe Carson was trying to act like a monkey from his new jungle when I took this photo...

Elijah hanging out with his Santa Claus present...

A pink Care Bear and a pink Cabbage Patch Kid. What more could a little girl want?

The boys both got Star Wars light sabers. They've had a blast playing with them and so far no limbs have been lost...

December Festivities

We've had plenty of snow lately, mostly the light fluffy stuff. We managed to create a decent snowman, even though the snow wasn't packing very well. The boys had fun decorating him...

This was the general mood in the house leading up to Christmas...

Clarissa looking like one of Santa's elves...

All the cousins in the Jones family gathered for a Christmas party. Good luck getting all of them to look at the camera at the same time...

We gathered at my parents' house on Christmas Eve. Grandma Jones had the kids dress up for the Nativity. Clarissa was a most exceptional Jesus...

The good looking ladies of our house...

Visiting Santa Claus

The reaction to sitting on Santa's lap varies, depending on age.

Age 5: "I'll gladly sit on Santa's lap without hesitation, look him in the eye, smile and boldly tell him about the cool toy that I want him to bring me."

Age 3: "I'm excited to see Santa. I'll slowly approach him and after some prompting from mommy will quietly mumble what I want, but heaven forbid I actually look at him."

Age 10 months: "Wait a second, you're not actually considering handing me to this guy with the white stuff on his face are you? Wait...don't leave me here! No! No! WAAAH!!"

Trouble Maker No. 3

Clarissa is already getting into things and making messes. She's crawling and scooting around now. She can be a little trouble maker and she seems to enjoy it. Sometimes she gives us this look that seems to say, "yes, that's right, I'm messing with you people." Of course she's learning from two masters. We can't deny that she gets away with stuff, because like her brothers, she's so darn cute.