Cole and Bear Encore

This video of Cole singing is a bit longer, but worth every penny!

Cole and Bear

You won't find a cuter songbird anywhere else! The songs are from Bear in the Big Blue House Live.

Santa Came to Town...Early

Santa with Sonja, Michael, Tiana, Olivia, Elisabet, Cole and Luke

 

Luke thinking "Open, Open, Open..."

Finally!  Toy Story action figures!

Santa is popular!

Working hard on ornaments



Sonja sharing a laugh with her cousins



Luke, Hans, Tiana, Theresa, Elisabet, Hans, me and Mom

Santa stopped by to visit the Stockstad household before getting back to his workshop to prepare for the big day!  He brought gifts for all the little cousins and friends, and didn't mind having his picture snapped either!  Cole kept asking "Where is Daddy?" when Santa was visiting and he really got upset when he saw mommy kissing Santa Claus!  Luke got to open the gift he's been waiting patiently to open...more Toy Story figurines to add to his 100+ collection.  The kids got to make ornaments and had fun hanging out with each other.  A good time was had by all!

Good Friend Luke

Luke and his good neighbor friend

It never fails.  Luke will always be there rain or shine.  This little guy surprises me with his thoughtfulness for others just in this actions.  It was a rainy day in Arizona today so Luke took the umbrella to go out and wait for the bus.  As usual, he walked down the street to go find his bus buddy, and came back with his friend under the umbrella.  Too cute!  So, of course, I ran to get my new camera (thanks hon!) to get a few shots of this.  Just to note:  Cole is not lacking in the empathy department either.  He will always be there if he sees someone fall or need help saying "Are you OK, are you alright?".  He ran across the park the other day when he saw a kid fall on his bike to help him...He saw even before the mom saw and he was booking it across the grass.  These kids make me smile!

Sonja Teams Up with AZ Cardinals

Big Red Checking Out Sonja's iPad

Sonja with AZ Cardinal Brandon Keith

Sonja had an appointment today at the St. Joe's orthopedic clinic and lo and behold who did we see?  Five Arizona Cardinals, two cheerleaders, and one red cardinal named Big Red!  Sonja got a cute stuffed bear and some of the players signed it, then Big Red took a liking to her iPad.  He also admired her Cinderella blanket too!  If we would've know we were going to meet celebrities, we would've dressed up and combed our hair!  Our mad dash to the appointment had Sonja with bed head and me in a hat, then we ended up waiting about an hour anyways to see the doctor!  The best part was that Sonja got the A-OK to go without her flexible casts and wedge during the day.  Yeahhhh!

Read more about the AZ Cards and their visit here:

 AZ Cards Teddy Bear Express