Christmas List

The Nicastro Family braved a nearly two hour wait time, crying babies, line jumpers, sleep deprived children, malnourished children, bathroom breaks, crowds, being over charged, wrong packages, peppermint lollipop drool, body soreness, and arm fatigue all to tell Santa Claus our Christmas Wish List.  

With a picture like this, Mommy thinks it was all worth it.  

Happy Holidays and Remember a little patience goes a long way (and can sometimes be worth it).

xoxox

Holiday Traditions

'Tis the season rich with holiday customs. In the Nicastro house, we are just begining to create our own family traditons.  Mommy started an activity advent calendar to get us all in the spirit of the holidays. First up, making and sending Christmas cards.

Which can sometimes be a challenge.

Thank goodness for big sisters.

According to Anthony, we also built a "spaceship". 

The rest of us know this as a gingerbread house and Elfie, who still visits the house regularly during the holiday season, decided to lend a helping hand.

Perhaps the favorite new tradition is trying warm "hot cocoa" complete with marshmellows.

And wearing our santa themed jammies.

Holiday cheers to all.

Remember little Nicastros always check your hot cocoa before you end up with a burnt tongue! (ouch)

Xoxox

25 Day 'Til Santa

It's December and the Nicastro kids are ready to celebrate! Not only do we begin our advent calendars but Elfie came back! Ysabella was very cautious about Elfie's arrival, pausing on the stairs and refusing to look for him by herself

Anthony was much less afraid and ran straight to Elfie's first hiding spot.

This year Santa sent a letter with Elfie telling the kids to be good and to write him a letter.

Luckily, our activity calendar had the kids writing wish lists to Santa today.

They quickly got to work picking out the perfect pencils and feverishly writing down their wants. (Mommy only helped a little bit with spelling)

When they were all done we folded them up and sealed them in an envelope to send to the North Pole.

And of course took some pictures (cuz Mommy loves to document everything)

Tis the season little Nicastros

And remember to always say Thank You (it helps keep you on the 'nice' list)