Merry Christmas Santa!

Thomas and I took Caroline to see Santa earlier this week. With no days off during the week and the weekend not even close to being an option, we decided to go after work one day and the line wasn't so bad. Probably took us about 15 minutes if that! Caroline was soooo excited! We put her down and she ran over to him and climbed up in his lap. Here is the picture!

What a crazy dinner experience

Oh my!! I took Caroline to meet Andrea at Chuy's tonight and let me tell you that was THE worst dining out experience I have had with her. We ended up having to leave the restaurant before finishing our meal. I totally felt sorry for the people around us and poor Andrea...she was such a trooper. Caroline would NOT sit in the highchair regardless of how many crayons we gave her, chips dipped in green sauce, toys, etc we gave her. She just wanted to sit next to her mommy, which was sweet! We tried a booster seat in the booth next to me and that seemed to work for a bit, but she soon lost interest in that as well even after her meal arrived. She just wanted to run around the place. I was getting all kinds of "nice" looks from people around us as she screamed and threw herself on the floor in true 2 year old fashion. FUN TIMES!!One lady looked at me and said sympathetically "i know how you feel....I have 4 kids." So needless to say, it was a short dinner.

So I need some advice...Thomas and I have been dealing with Caroline hitting us! She does it when she is playing and when she is upset with us. Doesn't sound like an issue she is having at school (per her teachers), but we struggle with it at home. We have tried telling her "no" and that "we don't hit", but it doesn't seem to work. I am not a proponent of spanking her when she hits us as that seems a bit contradictory and time-outs don't seem to work either. So...any advice???

Cute Videos

Got some cute videos we took when we were in South Carolina. They are a bit dark, but pretty stinkin cute! We have Caroline singing her ABCs and singing Mary Had a Little Lamb

We have heat!!

Our heater has not been working for the past few days and it's been pretty freakin cold here! Woke up this morning and it was like 65 degrees in our house. Makes for getting out of bed pretty tough, but sitting on toilet even tougher...chilly buns! We had someone come over tonight and work on it. Thomas wasn't at home while the guy was here fixing it and I'll tell ya, I was not a fan of having to deal with that, but it's done, it cost a pretty penny, but we have heat and I don't have to walk around my house anymore like that kid on A Christmas Story who "can't put my arms down."

Caroline and I watched Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer together tonight. It was really sweet. She curled up in my lap and kept telling me she wanted to watch Christmas every time the commercials would start. She would also ask where the snowman, reindeer, and Santa went after the "scene" changed.

Another cute story--this past weekend, my in laws came over for dinner and my MIL was showing Caroline my nativity scenes and pointing out baby Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Well yesterday, Caroline told me she wanted to see Baby Jesus! So I scooped her up and took her over to one and she proceeded to tell me who baby Jesus was, as well as Mary and Joseph. This kid's memory amazes me! She remembers so much of what we say to her and the thing is, she remembers it several days later. That's just amazing to me!!