Tanek lost his first tooth!

Tanek lost his first tooth this morning! I guess it doesn't take long to fall out once they are loose; we just noticed it was starting to get loose on Thursday. He is excited, so I am excited for him...but that means he is really growing up and that makes me sad.

I was worried that he wouldn't look as cute when he started losing his teeth, but I know he will always be the cutest little boy in the world in my heart...even when he is a little "snaggle-tooth"!

Christmas Pics 2011

This was our attempt at taking a family picture...it's a very rare occurance that we are all in a picture together! Tanek has his very own Christmas tree that he gets to decorate every year. It is a Disney tree with Mickey Mouse (and Pluto, Minnie, Daisy, Donald, and Goofy) ornaments. He is very proud of his little tree!
I think he is such a handsome little boy!

Every Christmas Eve, Tanek gets a new pair of "Christmas jammies" and even though he knows what is in the package, he loves to unwrap it anyway. Probably a good thing it wasn't a surprise since we had just finished having Christmas with Ricky's family. New jammies just don't compare to all of the fun toys he received from Mimi, Pawpaw, Aunt Kelly, Kary, and Kevin!

Merry Christmas, Daddy! Tanek is not one of those kids who gets up at the crack of dawn on Christmas morning...we had to wake him up at about 8:15 so he would have time to open presents before we went to church. He always likes alittle snuggle time while he is waking up!

The beginning of opening presents.... To help us keep our priorities in order and to remember the real reason we celebrate Christmas, Tanek only gets 3 presents (and his stocking) from Mommy and Daddy for Christmas. This helps to remind us of the 3 gifts the wise men brought to baby Jesus...

All of the "Star Wars" movies for a little boy who is obsessed with everything Star Wars! (I'm thinking we might regret this purchase relatively soon given the number of times we've been watching these movies!)

A new pogo stick was also at the top of Tanek's list... we'll see if he's learned how to use it by the time next Christmas rolls around! His 3rd present was an interactive globe, but for some reason, I didn't take a picture of it.

Tanek was excited to get the Hoth Wampa lego set from Uncle Richard, Aunt Heather, Kirky, Hannah, and Emily! He put the minifigures and cave together while Mommy built the ship.

More Lego minifigures...

Tanek was proud of himself for building his lego racer all by himself!

Opening presents at Nana and Papa's house after church...

Legos to go with Tanek's other favorite movie, "Cars 2"! (Which we also watch quite frequently)

And, last but not least, every year we have a birthday cake for Jesus - the reason we celebrate CHRISTmas to begin with! Let us never forget the true meaning of Christmas!