Miyabe Family Christmas

We hosted our annual Miyabe Family Christmas party this year and, I must say, it was all kinds of epic.

There was opening presents

Eating

Lots of laughing and merriment

Storytelling

Singing

A visit from Santa

Wrestling

Superhero'ing

Cuddling

And a whole lot of beloved chaos.

Love this brood I was born into.

Disneyland

Just in case you missed all the overgramming, here are some more pics from the kids first trip to Disneyland. It was the best trip. I highly recommend going even if you have little littles.

his/her parade face

These guys are the reason the kids had such a wonderful time. And the memories. Memories forever.

Video courtesy of my brother in law, Luke Uyeda.

To Be Determined

Taking pictures for our Christmas cards has proven to be more difficult that initially assumed. 

The Awesome Parent Ladder

11 months ago I was climbing the Awesome Parent ladder when it came to Emerson's learning. She knew her ABC's, upper and lower,  and could identify numbers 1-10. She could write the letter E and we were inching towards her recognizing her name. I was that proud mom who sent all the videos to her grandparents and would text Josh with each new thing each day.

Yea, that all came to a grinding halt when Landon was born. In fact, she has basically played by herself for the last ten months. lol JUST KIDDING! ... sort of. 😂  Just the other day I happened to point out some of the alphabet and she couldn't remember most of them. I did a mental head smack for letting all that hard work go to waste. Sorry little girl, mama got a little sidetracked. 😬 But I've come to terms with it. So she might not be the smartest cookie going into school. Is that the worst thing?

The more kids I have, the more relaxed (and yet uptight) I become.  Weird.

Trick or Treat

I know I just rolled my eyes at Halloween in my last post but here I am all heart eyes about toddlers + trick or treating. This was the first year E really got it, and it oh so glorious.

Pictures from the Trunk or Treat

I sent some photos to my friend Leah and she mentioned that Emerson looked so composed and grown up. And it's true. A far cry from the kitty cat she was last year and the minion she was the year before that. It makes me pause to cherish little Landon and each stage he comes to rest in that much more. 

When he's older and gets mad at me for making him Gus Gus, I'll be sure to remind him that, while it may have been my idea, it was grandma who made it come to life.  

Just kidding!