marty's b-day

our big boy just turned 3! marty's birthday is on christmas, so its kind of a tough situation to get his birthday stuff in with all the christmas goings on. but, somehow we managed it. when i asked marty what he wanted for his birthday, he said that he wanted a lightning mc queen cake and party hats for all his friends. poor little boy doesn't have any friends...i felt aweful! but, lucky for him, he has about 30 cousins! so, he had a lightning mc queen cake (i made it, and i am quite proud of myself), a pinata (he looks so little next to that thing!), and cars plates, a banner, and a table cloth. i could not find those stink'n hats anywhere! we do christmas with juan's fam on christmas eve, so it makes his birthday its own thing. it was fun. don't feel too bad that he has to share his birthday with christmas...i think he got almost too much stuff! (granted that most if it was from the dollar store...) but all in all, it was a great birthday!

santa claus came to town!!!

for as long as i can remember, santa has always taken a little time out of his busy schedule to come by our family's house and say hello. this year was no different. darcey and her family were here to visit, and so there were quite a few of us for him to get through. marty loved sitting on his lap and getting the chocolate puzzle (an advant calander...). every time santa pulled out a new one from his sack of goodies, to give to one of the kids, marty thought it was his...he'd been extra good! santa also brought some toys early this year, so that all the cousins could play with them. of course, marty wanted to open them all. it was a lot of fun. saidi even sat on the big man's lap, although i don't think she knew what to do. after all was said and done, it was a great night. marty loved it, and he can even tell you what santa says..."ho ho ho! what you want for christmas?!"