Winter time fun!

We've had an exciting month so far! We've been busy with work, school, Santa & Christmas coming. Seems like this year just sneaked past us! Where did November go?!

We wrote some letters to Santa and he wrote back! The kids were pretty excited, although Vincent kept asking me "What is taking Santa so long?!" So we made a calendar to count down for him. He's very excited to see if Santa brings the new truck he's been asking for and Mia keeps asking for "Cinderella!"

We went to our Rec Center's X-mas party and Mia jumped up on Santa's lap and started smiling away and told him what she wanted. You can see the pictures below. Vince wasn't quite as keen on him till he saw Mia sitting there and once Gabe threw him on Santa's lap he got over it; a little... The last picture kind of captured their personalities- Vince is being shy and Mia is being cute.

Well, gotta get back to babysitting, cards, cookies and packing for a weekend in West Virginia!

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Santa wrote us back!!

Wonder what kind of pudding Mia was eating?!

Vince took a picture of mommy and daddy- I wasn't expecting it to

really turn out so I look weird...

Dressed in our Christmas finest at a little work party for dad.

Mia doesn't smile much...

Vince making a cookie at the Christmas party at his school.

Yummm.... cookie!

"This guy is great!!!"

Such a cute Santa!

"Well Santa, we've been TRYING to be good..."

It's Been a While!

Hope this finds everyone well! We'd like to welcome Chloe Ann Vincent to the world! She decided to be stubborn and finally come meet us after giving Kateri a hard time. But it was all worth it and she is quite a cutie! I know Vince and Mia are going to be jealous of Uncle Paul's attention being taken away! Congrats to my good friends Cheryl and Kevin on their new son James Patrick Green too! So many new babies- love it!

I finished up babysitting Jack a few weeks ago. We really miss him but are happy to be able to get out to do things in the morning, even though the flu hit the house! Luckily mommy did not get it and got to take care of the kids and daddy for Father's Day. Dad was sick but he got to stay in bed and sleep all day, only being interrupted to get a couple cards- so don't feel TOO sorry for him!

We are leaving tomorrow to meet cousin Chloe up north and in a couple weeks to the Outer Banks for a vacation! Yay!!! Can't wait to see the beach again and hope Grammy and Grampy don't regret agreeing to take us and stay together!!

Here are some pictures to remind you what we look like...

XOXO

Cute kids in this picture that Jack's mom took!

Mia's bathing suit bod and farmer's tan :)


Nice suit


The water park we love!

Jack and Mia

My bud Jack- won't smile when I'm not talking to him!

Vince LOVES Jack- the feeling is mutual!

Sharing cottage cheese- the way to the girl's heart!

Mia is getting so BIG! Think she looks so OLD here!

That boy can get excited over nothing



Funny things Vince has said:

Looking at Gabe's cross on his necklace he asked dad who it was. Gabe told him "Jesus" and Vince said "Wait a minute! We saw him at church!!"

Seriously, EVERY car or truck we see now he says he wants for his birthday, which he hopes is tomorrow! That one is actually more annoying! Ha

Mia Says:

"Melmo" for Elmo

She tries to sing along sometimes- I'll have to try to get a video, but it's kind of random.