we are now about halfway through our vacation in houston.  it’s gone by so fast with so many visitors and time with family.  i’m going to be sad when it all ends.  on my first night here in houston, i told my husband that i was already feeling sad that we’d have to leave.  i love the help that grandparents provide and the nice break that i get from being on call 24-7.  🙂

our travel day on the 23rd went relatively well despite the fact that sean was coming down with a cold.  sean did pretty well on the plane, though i will say i was glad to get off the plane and arrive at my parents house.  jonas did well on the plane, though he didn’t take very long naps.  mr. and mrs. r stopped by in the afternoon with their daughter izzy.  it was nice to see them, though it was a little crazy with the boys adjusting.

we had a long day Christmas eve because jonas didn’t sleep well the night before, and he was pretty fussy that day.  i felt a little bad that the grandparents had to see jonas so fussy.  i kept saying to them, “he’s really not that fussy all the time”.  we had a nice day, despite the fussiness, and a nice dinner with my cousin.

Christmas morning, i woke up early in anticipation of the presents.  🙂  i know, i’m still a child at heart.  sean got the most presents, and it was so sweet to see him open all of his gifts.  he got some toy cars (both big and small), books, a rocking horse, a plastic tricycle/motorcycle, a baseball set, and firetrucks (big and small).  i think sean caught on to the idea of presents because he was picking at the wrapping paper the night before.  he definitely enjoyed playing with all his new gifts.

we had some more visitors throughout the weekend; a lot of my college friends.  i must admit, i was pooped with all the visitors and balancing my time between trying to catch up and watching the kids.  i’m so thankful for my husband because he took care of the kids most of the time so that i could hang out with my friends.  😛

the past couple of days, we’ve just spent time with our family.  it’s been nice to have the grandparents play with the kids so that my husband and i can spend time doing what we’d like to do.  we actually got to go out to watch a movie last night, the blind side.  🙂  it was nice to just have a night out.  🙂