Goodbye 2008

We had a good year! Lizzy started first grade, and loves it! She plays the violin, does tap and ballet, skates, and became a brownie. Frankie turned 2 and got potty trained and moved up to the big boy class as EI.
We had a wonderful Christmas and are snowed in for New Year's eve! Lots of snacks for
tonight! : )
Cute story from Christmas; we woke up and opened gifts from Santa and then had breakfast. While we were eating. Frankie said, "Where is Santa?" We kept telling him that Santa was coming, so he thought that he would be there for breakfast. : )
Lizzy didn't believe in Santa this year, but she is playing along for Frankie.

Potty Update!!!

Frankie is now officially wearing big boy underwear!!! He loves his Cars ones, although we are still on the lookout for Curious George ones. He goes to the potty, no problem and keeps his underwear dry. He goes out in them all the time now. It really only took a few days and he trained himself. We did a sticker reward system. Now we just have to get him consistent with number 2!
So it is quite exciting and the whole family gets excited with him! Lizzy was the one who made him a potty sticker chart.

Christmas Activities

We have been busy with many Christmas activities. The other night we went to the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, MA for their Zoolights celebration. We usually go before Christmas, but it was much less crowded after, which was nice. The night was also quite warm, we didn't even need hats and gloves. The zoo is covered with lights, Frankie liked touching them. : ) It is like walking in a wnter wonderland. There are some animals on exhibit, including reindeer. There are a few small kiddie rides and a section with a mini trian village, storybook character display, etc. The kids really enjoy it every year!
There is also a great lights display in Millis, MA. You can drive your car through the owner's property, quite large. It takes about 15-20 minutes to get through, stopping to look at everything. The weekends can get quite busy, the weeknights are better.
We also went, last week, to the Bass Pro Shop, in Patriot Place, Foxboro. We had been there before the holidays and it was fun for the kids to see animal statues, an aquarum, climb on the boats, etc. But for Chrstmas, they had a Santa's Wonderland, complete with Santa, crafts, decorations, etc. The kids got to see Santa and the picture was free!
I am hoping, this weekend, we can still make it to Edaville's Festival of lights. We have been to the park in the summer/fall, but the lights diaplay sounds very beautiful and fun for the kids! I will let you know if we go.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful day with family and friends!
I plan to be posting more! There seems to be a lot going on right now. I will be posting soon.