Marriage Proposal

So, last night when Nate was doing his typical 20 minutes after bedtime routine on the potty we had a very funny/sweet conversation that I want to share. It had two main paths that intertwined, but I can't really remember how so I'm just going to split them up.

Part one: Marriage proposal
He leaned forward to give me a kiss with his mouth wide open
Me: Why are you kissing like that?
Nate: For a wedding! Don't you want to get married?
Me: I can't, I'm already married!
Nate: (Disappointed) To who?
Me: Daddy!
Nate: Oh, ok... Who am I going to marry?
Me: I don't know, but I'm sure she will be a very lucky girl.

Part two: Kissing Cousins
He leaned forward to give me a kiss with his mouth wide open
Me: You can't kiss people in your family like that.
Nate: Like Nonna?
Me: No, Nonna is part of your family.
Nate: Janelle?
Me: No, Janelle is part of your family.
Nate: Who can I kiss like that?
Me: Other girls who aren't in your family... And only if they want you to! And you won't be kissing anyone like that for a long time.
Nate: When can I kiss like that?
Me: When you're 13.
Nate: Will I be big?
Me: You'll be medium-sized.

Me: How did you learn about this? (Referring to weddings and open-mouthed kisses.)
Nate: Ariel (with his mouth open and head tilted)
Me: Oh, thanks Disney!

Conversations like that make me very happy to have a little boy! And I find it funny that this conversation happened the same day that while we were playing outside three little girls came outside and made it halfway toward Nate before they ran back into their yard giggling, and then they did it again. I have a heart breaker on my hands!

Christmas 2012 in Pictures

Me and Peter at the symphony 

Nate had to stop looking for Christmas trees to watch the train go by 

I think I'll look over... there!

Hanging an ornament with Dad

He got bored of decorating the tree, so he started playing with the nativity

Our annual "Christmastown USA" picture - would have been perfect except for that light!

Awww

Yep, she was totally that kid!

Christmas Eve Children's Mass - My angel and king

Could she be any cuter? I'm not sure, but she definitely elicited the most "Awwws" at mass!

Totally did not want to pose for pictures this year! But he still got a lot of "Awwws" as well! :)

The kid loves trains

He got his "loopy thing"!!!

Staring contest with Uncle Jay

21st century holiday!

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!

Yesterday Nate was in his first Christmas pageant! When I first heard about it I was so excited. What could be cuter than a bunch of preschoolers singing Christmas songs? Then I saw the sheets they sent home with lyrics for the songs his class was supposed to learn: Feliz Navidad - that's not too bad, I mean, besides the fact that half of it is in Spanish it is pretty much just 4 lines repeated over and over again, and Fum, Fum, Fum. Ever heard of it? Yeah, me neither! Apparently it's a traditional Catalan Christmas Carol from the 16th or 17th century. SUUUUUUURE! So I downloaded both of them on iTunes so we could play them over and over and over again to make sure he wasn't the one who stunk it up.

And then strep throat hit me in full force on Tuesday, two days before the pageant. I was really worried I wouldn't be able to go, and I'm still not sure I should have, but I'm glad I did!

Waiting for the show to start - poor Miss Mia was not a happy camper.
She was ready to go home and go to bed before it even got started. But
I ended up having to pick her up from school today because she had
a fever, so something must have been going on.

They brought the kids in from oldest to youngest. Each class sang a couple songs, and as they sang the second the next group came in and both classes sang the next song. And so it went from the school age kids who go there for before/after school care down to the toddlers who go for Mother's Morning Out.

The place was packed so they ended up having to set up chairs in the back, which worked out in our favor because we were able to sit right where they walked in.

That boy right behind him is Logan his BFF. During school pictures they were mistaken for brothers (when asked if they were brothers they both said yes because they are BROTHERS - they each have a little sister.)

Singing with his class, He looks pretty angelic right? Most of the time he was fiddling with his antlers.

With everyone

After the show

The BEST Christmas pageant EVER - or at least until next year. :)