Tis the season for decorating, traditions, holiday parties, shopping, baking and sickies. We have been busy enjoying our favorite time of year. We got our tree up the weekend after Thanksgiving and it's probably Owen's favorite part of the season. Each morning our Elf does something "HIlarIOUS" and Owen quickly places him on a different branch on the tree to watch over us for the day.
Last week I had an appointment at the salon to get my hair colored and cut. I figured I would just splurge and get both kids cut while I was at it. It was a small fortune, but they were thrilled. Owen loved the guy that cut his hair and kept making eyebrows at himself and smiling while getting his hair cut. He knows he looks good! Kam got a little bit of color put in her hair but it's too natural so we have to go back and do something a little more drastic. While I was getting colored and cut, these two were so well behaved and I always love watching them hang out together. Their relationship is so sweet.
We had a super busy weekend. Kam had her Holiday orchestra concert at the High School. There were three shows in two days and all were almost sold out. There are over 300 students in her school's four orchestras and they sounded amazing as always.
Kam, Connor and Ms. Bennett (one of the teachers)... sorry the pic is blurry. I need to start carrying my actual camera around and not just taking photos on my phone. Kam thinks her Orchestra uniform looks like a waitress from Olive Garden. :) Thanks to Gpa and Gma Boulden, Gigi Monster, my sista and Nana for coming out to enjoy the holiday concert! These kids work so hard and they had the crowd in awe.
Owen has missed a few days of school and will continue to miss this entire week. What started as a head cold has moved into a cough. We are tackling it with steroids and lots of rest! There is no getting out of school work, so we try to do a few crafts between the math and writing.
Friday Night we went with Daddy to his company holiday party at the Phoenix ZooLights. Sparky (ASU Mascot) was there to entertain the kids and Owen loves him! It was fun to mingle with coworkers and the food was great this year.
Owen was less than thrilled with the lights. "Blue lights, red lights, green lights... can we just go home? It's cold and I'm tired." He did enjoy the giftshop that you are forced to walk through as you exit the zoo. He found some Zoo animal rubber duckies to bring home. It was a fun night. Kam missed out because she was at one of her concerts.
Baby will be here on Wednesday morning so I have been spending every extra minute I have getting ready! Today we are finishing up our Christmas shopping and I have been running around like a crazy lady getting things done. I am so thankful that I feel fantastic and have tons of energy right now! Last night we decided to tackle all the teacher gifts and made many batches of cookies! Owen and I dropped off his teacher gifts at school today and told his classmates Merry Christmas! Kam was so excited to write little Thank You notes to all her teachers and took all 8 teachers a yummy treat. This week is finals week for Kam and I know she'll do great! She has A's in all her classes, but finals play a big part in her grades. She is a perfectionist, so getting a B is a HUGE deal for her and totally unacceptable, even if all of her academic classes are Honors and weighted grades.
I'm off to finish up my shopping and get my wrapping done. The house will get cleaned tomorrow and bags will be packed for the hospital. Owen's meds need drawn up, his tube feeds prepared and I may even sneak in a mani/pedi! Prayers welcome for a safe delivery on Wednesday and a healthy baby boy! Check in Wednesday to meet our newest family member! :)
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