Baby Girl turned 2 months old on December 27, 2020. She had her first Christmas and was adored by so many people over the holidays. She spends her days sleeping and her evenings being a little fussy, but she is growing up. She is starting to spend more time interacting with those around her. We sure love our Baby Girl!
Happy Birthday Jensen! What a special day for you. I can't believe you are 8 years old! When our kids turn 8 we like to focus on their baptism day so we don't do big parties on their actual birthday. This year Jensen turned 8 on a Sunday so we did a little party at home with just our family. Jensen you are growing into a handsome and gentle boy. I especially love watching you with Rocky and Bronwyn. You love creating and imagining different inventions. You are always ready to talk about how something is made and love to share your facts about things with your siblings (especially Declin and Addie). You love playing soccer and tried out basketball this year.
After reading Harry Potter earlier in the year, Jensen made my birthday dreams come true by letting me throw him a Harry Potter Birthday party. I loved it and will do anything to talk about Harry Potter more. We all made our own wands and then we did a little photo shoot with fake lightning bolt scars and Harry Potter glasses. Thanks Jensen I thoroughly enjoyed your birthday party as well.
Happy Birthday Jensen!
Our holiday breaks look different every year depending on everyone's schedules and what day of the week Christmas falls on. This year the day after Christmas was a weekend so we were able to do some more celebrating before McKay had to go back to work. Grandma Liz and Grandpa Farm (as my kids call him) invited us to go see a movie with them at a movie theater near their house. This was honestly such a fun movie experience with the kids and I am thrilled that we were able to go with family. Each child got their own popcorn, drink, and treat so they all felt extra special.
After the movie we went back to grandma's house for tacos. She always makes the best tacos and they were delicious again. We also were able to celebrate Uncle Jace's birthday and Jensen's birthday that night. Grandma was sweet to remember to get both of them a cake to blow out the candles on. Jensen felt special. This night was the first time in a long time that we were able to get together with everyone at Grandma Liz's house and it sure felt like old times hanging out together at their house... we just have 9 kid now instead of 3.
The day finally came. The kids were thrilled to wake up Christmas morning and see that Santa had come. They all gathered in our room and anxiously waited to be able to go down the stairs to the living room. Christmas day 2019 will forever be the biggest Christmas we have EVER had. So Santa and mommy and daddy tried to tone things down a bit this year, but still we have 9 KIDS so there were still tons of presents. They kids did fairly well at waiting for their turn to open their next present and I loved seeing the excitement on their faces. Christmas morning has been so rewarding for me as a parent to see the excitement on my kids faces. We don't do a lot of "need" items or clothing gifts at this stage of life. We focus on fun toys that the kids can enjoy together all year. It definitely makes for a fun Christmas morning. A few of the favorite toys were a dragon egg for Declin, a spooky playmobil house for Magnolia, and Build a bears for Big sis, Mr. J, and Little A.
After opening presents we loaded up in the car (prying them away from their new toys) and headed to aunt Corinne and uncle Stu's house. They were kind to host Christmas day brunch and I really enjoy getting together with family on Christmas day. We ate scotch eggs, cinnamon rolls, fruit, and bacon. This breakfast has become a Cannon family tradition over the last several years. We also exchanged gifts at Corinne's house and gave my parents their gifts.
The rest of the day was spent opening boxes for kids and helping them fill their toys with batteries. The kids love it and it is nice for parents to sneak in a nap or two after all the morning fun.
Christmas day 2020 was a success, but an exhausting success for McKay and I. These are the days!
All the kids ages at Christmas 2020: Addie-9, Jensen-almost 8, Declin-6, Big Sis-5, Mr. J-4, Magnolia-4, Little A-2, Rockwell-2, and Baby girl-almost 2 months old.
