Carlos has been the model lately, so there have been lots of blog pictures of him. The other boys don’t want pictures taken. I’ll sneak some in!

Anyhow, we had a great time at Gramma Patti and Gramma Jeanie’s house yesterday, they got the boys a karaoke machine that has a camera that hooks to the tv so you can see yourself singing. Dee’s off to the store right now to get some batteries but we hooked it up and they LOVED seeing themselves on the tv. Many silly faces were made, our boys are total hams. The next American Idol is standing in our living room.

We picked up Nana and Papa in the ol’ minivan and drove around Bainbridge and Poulsbo to see Christmas lights. It was an adventure for sure, and to our surprise, it was Carlos (not Levi) who talked the WHOLE 2 hour and 16 minute trip. He spun tall tales of alligators and tigers and Levi piped in about seeing sharks fins in the ocean. It was great dialogue.

We had meltdown when we got home, though. Levi and Trey went off to bed with little fuss but Carlos, as usual, fought sleep. He threw a dramatic tantrum with tears and all, but when I pulled out the camera to document it he couldn’t keep a straight face. He’s a great actor. We took a self-portrait and scooted off to bed.

It’s tough to stay mellow this time of year!