Jello Shots! Triple Flips! The Tooth Fairy! Hooray!!

Christmas morning at our house was especially exciting ~  No more than 15 mns. after tearing into presents, Henry lost his first tooth!  It had been loose for awhile, but what a special day to lose it.  That lucky kid got Santa one night and the tooth fairy the next.  And if you ask me, five is probably the best year to believe in both of those magical people.  :)

The special "tooth box"

Here Violet is showing off her new big girl bed.  We assembled the bed a couple of months ago, and she hasn't fell out yet!  Haha.  I did put a couple of extra blankets on the ground the first few nights though, just in case.  Anyway, both kids got such awesome gifts for Christmas including this super sweet owl/bird/hedgehog quilt and pillow set, and wall decals from her grandma and grandpa.  It's so sweet to look at - I wish I were 3 again!

Community Ed. gymnastics wrapped up for both kids (the only year they could be in the same class).  A winter session was offered and even though they both said it was fun, they didn't want to rejoin.  That was OK by me, I hate driving on our snowy roads at night!

They walked the high beams...

And practiced the bars...

Violet spotted Henry in a triple flip...

And jumped around on big mats...quite fun!

For those of you who might have missed it on Facebook, the X-mas celebration at my Aunt JoAnn's was very memorable.  I only get to see my Grandma Dina (who is a blog-follower) about twice a year so it's always special, but this year even more so with all the fun and laughs we shared as a family.  Here is my 90 year old grandma, Aunt Jo, and mom balancing cookies on their head while taking a Christmas-colored jello shot.  It was my grandma's game, I swear.

I'm not sure who came up with this idea, we can just blame those darn shots again, but here the family gets my grandma geared up for a snowmobile ride! Her FIRST snowmobile ride!

Hang on Grandma - Jere's driving!  However, you can feel secure in knowing that he was a professional pizza delivery guy in the early 90's. 

Again... She's 90!!  Everyone was chasing them up and down the driveway with flashing cameras.  It was worse than Paris Hilton and the paparazzi.

Grandpa George and Grandma Dina, front and center.  What a great time!  Love you Grandma and Grandpa!!!  Promise no more extreme sports 'till we see you again!