December 24th - Rub a dub dub

December 24th - Christmas (Eve) Morning

Santa ate the cookies and drank the milk. The excitement begins...

December 23rd - Christmas Adam

Since our trip to Minnesota starts tomorrow, we decided to have our Texas Christmas celebration today. Charlie tried on a new sweater with panache.

Grandma and I got super cute personalized gifts from Katherine and Joel. Mine is a set of greeting cards with caricatures of the family. Grandma's is a platter with her grandkids. We love them!

Jack got this little grill set from Joel and Katherine. It is so adorable to hear Jack ask, "Do you want a shish kebab, Charlie?"

Josie got some fun pink toys.

The boys left cookies and milk for Santa.

December 21st - Santa picture - year 6

December 19th - Baccus Family Christmas

Today we celebrated Christmas with Ronny's family. Camilla had to hold Josie a couple of times. She has always been very sweet with her. Here, Voilet got in on the action as well.


The girls got right to work on the art kits that my mom brought for them. Violet told her to sit down. She would hand her a marker and show her where to color.

All of the kids got some awesome presents. I think Josie was more interested in the wrapping paper, though.

Aunt Melanie gave the kids some awesome soccer goals, so they played a little match outside. I stayed inside with Josie and the grandmothers. I had never heard the house so quiet.

December 19th - All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth

We finally caught a little picture of Josie's first tooth. The first tooth is pretty easy to see, but at this point you can just feel the second one.

December 17th - Santa visit

Today Santa visited the boys' school. I asked Charlie what he asked Santa for. He said, "A candy cane." I think that is what Santa was doling out to the kids. Jack said, with a laugh, that he asked Santa for socks.

Is she the cutest little Santa baby or what?

December 16th - A Christmas concert

Today Jack's class sang Christmas songs in Building 9 in front of the Full Fuselage Trainer. It is a pretty amazing place to be, but these 4- and 5-year-olds probably have no idea.

I just can't get enough of this...

December 14th - A new baby

A new baby is using the megasaucer. He used to do this when Charlie was a baby too. We have a video of Charlie laughing loudly while Jack bounces in the baby saucer.

December 12th - Josie loves gelato - VIDEO

We figured after strained pears, apples, green beans, butternut squash, and turkey, Josie should try Mango Gelato as her next new food. :)

December 12th - Santa's Arrival

Every year, there is a Christmas party at my work where Santa arrives in a T-38. I love it and so do the kids. Check out the anticipation as Santa taxis in.

Here comes Santa Claus.

Here comes Santa Claus.

Right down Taxiway E.

He climbs down the ladder and the mechanics help him pull the parachute bags full of presents out of the travel pod.

Santa had gifts for all of the Baccus children including a Ben 10 watch for Jack, which is exactly what he asked Santa for yesterday at the mall. Santa has a good memory.

I was a little worried that Charlie would be too shy, but he went right up to get his present, which was a lego-type set that made an airplane (what else?).

Even Josephine got a gift.

But she was more interested in playing with the paper...

And trying to eat it.