My superstar

He LOOOOVES music. And everyone got to see for themselves at his preschool Christmas presentation last night. I was beaming with pride. :)






The video's I took are hilarious. He was so animated and moving to the music non-stop I couldn't stop laughing. I tried to post one but it wasn't working. :(

Wide-eyed wonder

An inexpensive and simple addition to the Christmas decor and his face lights up and sparkles to match it. He's loving the Christmas music and seeing the lights around town. However, getting him excited about waiting to open presents is another story.





Point blank, Christmas with kids rules.

Parade of lights

My boy was in his first parade this weekend. Sutter Creek, an adorable old gold country town about an hour away from us, held it's annual Parade of Lights on Saturday night. I'd never been to this quaint little town but I will be returning with out a cast and wheel chair to hit the tiny boutiques and antique stores.














The Railroad club my dad participates in had a float and he and my boy got to ride and wave in. Elijah was overjoyed! I was propped up on a balcony, freezing my feet off, but I was able to get a great view and snap a few shots of his enormous smile!












The parade was so fun. A small town feel but with a nice size crowd, lot's of friendly smiles and just an overall wonderful vibe through the entire event. I'm so glad we were able to go and even more excited for E's experience.














Small town parades are the best!

Not giving up

Dang.

You ever experience a time when all signs point to "YES" and what you've been hoping and praying for is so close you can taste it then BAM! someone or something throws a wrench in the plan and it appears to be a dead end instead?

Sucks, huh.

That's where I am this morning. Discouraged but not giving up hope.
A few inspirational quotes from pinterest,
a read of Psalm 43,
regroup and keep on truckin.












After all...

It's beginning to look a little like....

I did my best to capture him putting ornaments on the tree from the piano bench.
Now the bottom half of the front of the tree is decorated. :)












I hope you're savoring every moment of the Christmas season.

I got myself a new Christmas CD , We took E to see The Polar Express at the IMAX last night, decorations are slowly but surely getting pulled out of the garage...I do love Christmas.

The window light got me off the couch

From my domain on the couch I spotted E playing with his train in a lovely patch of window light spilling into the kitchen.
The light was so sweet I had to...
I slung my camera around my neck, grabbed my crutches and hobbled over.












These are all SOC.
I started to convert them into b/w because of his attire.
You can see he's dressing himself these days.
Those yellow sweats are a favorite of his even though they are 2 sizes too small. The warm light and his warm skin didn't remain in the b/w so I left them as is.









In other news:

I had my check in earlier this week and got a new cast. They let you pick a color and I chose blue because it's my son's favorite. One of my super cool, creative girlfriends had a vision of cookie monster and came over to bring it to fruition.

The result: Coolest Cast Ever.

Wildlife Thursday

Since I can't get up and take photos I'll post some more from the Wildlife
Sanctuary in Namibia. After all I did promise more. Enjoy!