Sunday Before Christmas

Here are my kiddos in their Christmas Sunday best!

I tried to take more of Jakob, but he was not being very cooperative. He looked so cute though with his matching argyle socks and sweater vest!

My goofy beautiful girl!

Sinclair's Christmas Carnival

Sinclair had a great Christmas party this year. They did a Grinch party with a carnival. Emma had been sick so we almost didn't make it. Miraculously her fever went down for the day even though it came back that night. They plan great parties and go all out. Each child was given a Grinch bag full of toys as they walked in with a book and stuffed animals. There was good food, candy, Santa, games, and lots of fun activities. 

Emma standing on the bridge at the entrance of "Whoville."

Emma with the Grinch and Cindy Lou Who. She was afraid to stand by the Grinch.

A very large Gingerbread House!

They both loved Santa!

 

Photo Booth Fun!

 

 

Emma got a special treat when she had the opportunity to drive the horse sleigh. She loved telling them "step up" and "whoa". She even started singing jingle bells along the drive. 

Emma's Christmas Concert

Emma had her kindergarten Christmas concert on December 1st. She did so good and says she loves being on stage! Here she is singing away. They sang really cute songs like, "I Ain't Gettin Nuttin for Christmas" and "Let's Put Some Ha Ha Ha in the Holidays." The little boy next to her is her good friend Austin. They play together at school all the time. 

Jakob is ONE!!!!

I can't believe my baby is ONE! Wow! That year went so fast! I love this little boy! He has the brightest smile and funnest personality. He loves to explore and play. He is super curious. He is not walking yet but I think he will be soon. He is an expert at going up the stairs and is getting better and better at going down them. He is a horrible sleeper, we continue to work on it. He is FINALLY getting a good appetite. He is really starting to love food. He loves pizza, bread, yogurt, cheese, cereal, apples, bananas, green beans, peas, and lots of other stuff. Emma and him love to play together. She is a great big sister. She is protective and very loving with him. 

The day before his actual birthday we had a fun party. Our friends the Evans' and Mills' came over. We had homemade pizza, veggies, cupcakes, and ice cream. Jakob loved opening his presents. It took him a minute but he loved his cupcake. 

When he woke up from his nap Emma and I gave him his giraffe ride on. He loved it!

Party Time!

Present Time! He opened a couple and then was super frustrated when we wouldn't let him play with the ones he opened because he had to open more. He loved his presents!

Cake Time! 

He was getting pretty tired by the time we got to the cake. He loved it even though he looked so tired through the whole thing!

 

 

The next day we went out to lunch to celebrate his birthday and the rest of the day was spent getting ready for our trip to Idaho for Christmas. Happy Birthday Jakob!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas .. .

We have been very busy around here with our favorite time of year. First, we are almost ready to mail our Christmas cards. 

Here is Emma stuffing treat bags for our "Movie Night Neighbor Gifts."

Here they are! I'm so excited to mail out and deliver!

Here is Emma getting ready to mail her letter to Santa! This is the first year she has written a letter. She is so excited!

Putting the letter in the mailbox!

On a not so fun note. Our Jakey has been sick :(. Poor guy. We all had been sick over Thanksgiving and then on Wednesday he started to get sick again. On Thursday he was acting strange very fussy and not wanting to drink anything. I had a very strong feeling I needed to take him to the doctor. Our clinic in Laramie was able to get us in to the last appointment so we rushed over. He ended up with a bad ear infection in his right ear and RSV ( a respiratory virus.) It's been a rough weekend but luckily he did not get as sick as some kids with RSV. He is still not feeling great but I think in the next couple of days he will start to feel better. Here he is eating a popsicle to try and get some more fluids in him. I hate it when my babies are sick! 

11 months!

Our Jakob turned 11 months on the 20th. I can't believe how fast his 1st year has gone! He is our happy curious little buddy! Here is what Jakob has been up to.

• He is cruising around furniture. 
• He can stand on his own for a few seconds. 
• He is getting more and more of an appetite for all sorts of foods. He actually loves pizza or anything with tomato sauce. Plus, lots of other things. 
• He has 5 teeth and almost one more.
• He gets super excited to see any of us in his family. He loves when Daddy or Sissy come home. 
• He gets really excited whenever it's time for him to nurse. 
• He has the best smile. I love when he is crawling around playing. He will continually look over at me with a big smile!

It is so hard to get him to sit still for these pictures. So here is the best of what I could get!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a good Thanksgiving with Grandpa and Grandma Wilhelm this year! Jakob wasn't super thrilled about taking pictures. It was a fun time and then on to Black Friday shopping! On Saturday we decorated the Christmas tree. I'm so excited the Christmas season is upon us! These pictures were taken on my phone and didn't turn out great.