Things Mateo said tonight that made me smile

Mateo: do you want to hear a joke?
Me: yeah.
Mateo: why did the dog cross the road with poop on his nose?
Me: why?
Mateo: so he could put it on the poopy car.
 (his favorite word is anything related to poop right now)

Me: what does a mommy do?
Mateo: she takes care of people.
Me: what does a brother do?
Mateo: he takes care of his sister.
Me: what does a sister do?
Mateo: plays.
Me: what does a daddy do?
Mateo: they go to work.

Christmas 2011

I was pretty horrified when I clicked into my blog and saw that my last post was on Halloween. So much has happened between there and now, but as I'm sure you all would just love to hear all the little details, I'll spare you and talk about Christmas. We did our annual week long trip to Stockton to celebrate Christmas at Matt's parent's house. We were blessed with gorgeous clear weather and sun. My mom was also able to come visit for a few days, so it indeed felt like a true holiday. Elise being a little older this year loved the decorations and kept trying to get at the Christmas tree (much to Nana's dismay), but Mateo and her also had a great time running around with all their cousins and seeing Santa. We had a fabulous week there and are always sad when it's time to go. But...I guess it's only fair to give Nana and Papa their house (and sanity) back after we go. Here are some highlights...

Heaven.

This just says it all!