Merry Christmas Pals!

[Editors' Note from Mom- so sorry these are out of order but I'm tired and lacking in creativity].
What? You've never seen an 19 month old steal his brother's skate board and ride down the driveway?

One of Luke's first projects on his Handy Manny tool bench. Please notice his reddish face. Mommy sprayed him accidentally with his red dot painter. Also notice that he believes his new swim goggles are safety glasses for use only around the above mentioned Handy Manny work bench.

Brittany practicing to be a sell out longhorn fan in her second favorite Christmas gift, a UT hoodie.

One of Mimi's favorite gifts (from Mimi and Luke).

See Knock Knock and Michael Patrick sometimes get along.

A fun ride in cousin Ryan's new wagon drawn by cousin Ashley.

Peek a boo. I can't believe my mom put this on the blog and made me comment on it. On another note, I got a super cool cape with my name on it in that box you see there in the picture. Now I can be as cool as Super Luke.

Pappy continued his Deal or No Deal tradition. Big Brother got $5 and I got $20. Daddy got $20 and Mommy got $5. Aunt Marsha got Mommy's original envelope that had $100.

Anxiously awaiting the younger kids chance to open our envelopes. Luke already put his winnings in his brand new wallet that Santa brought him.

The Montgomery-Divver children put on a concert this year instead of their traditional Christmas sheep play. Brittany sang on her brand new karaoke , Kyle played his trombone (and he got a guitar for Christmas) and Ashley rocked the piano. Big Brother actually got to tickle a few keys of the piano too. And he sang on the karaoke machine.

Here is our "JOHN DEERE TRACTOR" also known as our Gator. Mommy and Daddy thought we were so good, they got us this awesome toy. I was first to drive while big brother practiced skate boarding. I drove so much that I actually fell asleep driving Christmas morning. I don't really steer, I just push the pedal and hope for the best. Luke can really drive this bad boy. He puts it in fast mode, slow mode, and reverse. He also stops often to pick up debris. This helps my desire to constantly be driving. I haven't had as many fits on the driveway since we got it.

Check out my loot from Santa.

And Luke's loot from Santa. But note, Luke is most proud of his SWORD. That he got from Santa. That he saw in Santa's bag while tracking him on NORAD.

The first of many showdowns for the skateboard.

Mimi and Buddy gave us bean bag chairs. We love them. Hope you all cleaned up like we did and had an awesome time with your families during this holiday season. One other historical note, we attended the children's mass on Christmas Eve. Big Brother slept through it on the pew and woke up just in time for his communion blessing. I screamed for M&Ms and whacked family and strangers with the kneelers through the entire mass. Pray for better behavior next Christmas!

Me Want Cookies

Sue Sue resurected an old Davison family tradition. The cousins used to get together and make Christmas cookies with their Nina. Sue Sue made Nina's old sugar cookie recipe. We helped roll them out, used cookie cutters and then decorated. Veronica and Tia were there to help too.

This picture makes us look so much more obedient and calm than we really are (ever).

TA-DA!

Yipee Sue Sue

We are so proud of Sue Sue. She graduated the weekend before Christmas. It was our first graduation. We enjoyed it but boy was it cold. They had the ceremony at Minute Maid Park on a blustery morning. But the popcorn and hot chocolate warmed us right up.

Funny thing. Those flags on the left kept blowing down in the wind and hitting the people in front of them. Mommy thought that was hilarious. Every time.

Sue Sue's fan club.

More of the fan club.

And more of the fan club. We were all so proud of her. Then we had a big partay at her friend Lauren's house with lots of yummy food. Some made by me and little brother. Congrats Sue Sue. Can't wait to see you on week nights.

Luke - 41 Months

Ho, Ho, Ho Internet.

How goes it? I'm busy as busy can be. I've been gearing up for this super fun holiday season for a while. I'm so much more mature this year. I don't call St. Nick Mr. Ho Ho anymore. Instead, I call him Santa Clause. I also love the movie the Santa Clause (and the main character, Scott Calvin). I like Christmas lights and picking out presents. I am leary of Little Boy, our Elf on the Shelf. I worry every mornign that he is not coming back. I look forward to my advent calendar ever night. I get most of the numbers right on the first try. I had my Christmas program at school and learned three new songs (sort of). I already got my new nutcracker from Mimi. It is a skater dude. Oh, and we have the train set up in my room. Davis is still too little to put it around the tree. Daddy and I play with the sword almost every night. I already met with Santa. I told him my most important wish- to have a new sword. I talk about swords a lot. I am into making up names. Mommy doesn't always approve. My favorite name is "Picklehead". I like the cold weather and wearing my coat, hat and gloves. I got a new coat that is just for "big boys". I love that Davis is getting bigger so we can wrestle and play. I think he might be bigger than me one day soon.

Well enough about me.

Happy Holidays,

Luke

Happy Birthday Jesus

I had my first ever school holiday program this year. It was called "Happy Birthday Jesus" and we sang songs for Jesus birthday and had a big party. My 3 year old class was the "choir" for a few of the songs.

I was so excited to see Mommy and Daddy at the program.

Here we are adding a few moves to our song.

The after party in the classroom. See our birthday hats? We also had cupcakes and party food.

Then we had a book exhcnage. Check out this chaos. It was a great time. I am happy to be on my break but looking forward to going back to my class in January.

The Man in Red

Santa. Ohhh Santa. Where are you Santa?

We are patiently waiting for you to arrive on Christmas Eve. We have our matching festive PJs. We have Elf on the Shelf reporting to you weekly. We have been trying not to use our swords as weapons. We are ready for you to show up! (Davis is ready for you too, he was just having a moment).

Speaking of moments... on the spur of the moment last weekend, when it was rainly and dreary and Daddy and Mommy were hacking up their lungs and with Daddy's fever controlled by meds, we headed out for an attempt to find Santa. We ended up at Bass Pro because it seemed like the easiest thing for my parents to do. On the way, I told them, to avoid any later confusion, that I would not sit on Santa's lap. I would politely stand a few feet away from him and scream my list his way. Davis piped up and said "I do it" " I sit with Santa". Davis was pretty jazzed. I didn't tell him that despite best efforts it is hard not to cry around the guy in red.

The line was a little long so we had to try out some toys. This one was rad but they did not have the batteries charged. (WINK).

Finally, we made our way up the line. I started to read my list to Santa (yes that is my list on the clipboard so we can find it easily) and he just scooped me up on his lap. I was freaked out but was brave. Davis, the big talker, ended up discovering that Santa is scary to 18 month olds. Let's just say that Davis had a very short visit with Santa. I stayed longer to make sure he really understood my list which includes a sword.

Party On Nash

Mommy and Sue Sue hosted a shower for baby Nash. See him in there in Tia's tummy? He is still cooking until February.

Here are the yummy desserts they had at the party. I got to try some later that day and thought they were super yum.

Tia got a lot of good loot. See Nash has a changing table pad now. And look at Tia's helper Ashley back there. Doesn't she look so grown up?

Davis 19 Months

Happy Holidays from the Jingle Bell Rocker,

I dig this holiday season thing. I love the music, the decorations, the Christmas trees, all of it. I can start the songs for Jingle Bells, and Happy Birthday Jesus, the song from Luke's school program. I have had a language explosion. I am saying 4 and 5 word sentences. I ask questions like "What's that noise"? and "Wanna piece of me"? I am very mobile and becoming more agile. I still cannot jump but I try often. I love to shoot hoops on the kiddie goal. Last weekend Daddy caught me playing and singing Twinkle, Twinkle little star at the same time. I play with Luke a lot and can chase him and wrestle with him. I am Daddy's boy. My whole attitude changes when Daddy walks in. I love to eat Life Cereal every morning and drink the milk out of the bowl. I really like "driving" and I throw huge fits if you don't let me have your keys and play in the front seat of your car. I'm big into money and gathering coins from anyone I come across. We have Elf on the Shelf again this year and I love to find him all around the house each morning. I laugh and call him funny when I see him and then threaten to "touch him" in my scariest voice. I like to take inventory of the Christmas decorations on the tree and point out the characters that I know. I really didn't dig the meeting with Santa like I thought I would but that hasn't stopped me from hollering out to him every time I see him. I do know the reason for the season is baby Jesus and I also holler out to him every time I see a nativity scene. Looking forward to all the Christmas festivities. Happy Holidays!

Ho, Ho, Ho,
Davis

Snow Day

Check it. It snowed in Pearland again. Like really snowed. Big snowman in the front yard snow. We have all been so sick so our time in the snow was limited. But, Mimi did help us make a super fly snowman. Most of the neighbors made them too and people were driving by and taking pictures. It was fun. And COLD.

Doesn't look like Southeast Texas, does it?

You can't even see my shoes in this picture. It was actually deep. The weather dude said we got 2.5 inches. In Pearland. Seriously.

Snowballs hurt, but we threw them anyway.

A quick picture of our new tree. It is smaller than our old tree but still looks pretty. And all of its lights work. Jingle Bells!

Holiday Fun Times

We had so much fun celebrating with our friends over the holiday weekend but I had to take a little break and chill in between trips to Mimi's and helping Daddy with all of our chores.

Big Brother had a goofy break too. Here he is showing off his favorite sword.

I really like driving. I demand driving often. Here I am taking Tia for a spin.

Tim really wanted to climb this tree at Mimi and Buddy's. Guess he finally pulled it off.

Too much pie and too much time! Aren't they silly?

Happy Thanksgiving

Mommy and I made a lot of stuff for the big gobble day including this pumpkin cheese ball. We also made pumpkin bread pudding, lemon cookies, and a veggie tray. Yummy.

The big game was Thanksgiving this year. We had Revellie in full effect. The Ags played a good game (but not good enough, Pappy would say).

Gig 'Em Aggies.

Post turkey nap time. Mimi and Buddy had a huge crowd for dinner. After we ate, we took a little rest.

Burning my turkey calories! We had a great holiday. Hope you all did too!