Tripp and Gentry decided to have a dance party in the living room. Aunt Lauren eventually joined in!

The kids had their first Christmas recital at their little preschool last night. Their class went first and sang two songs. Jingle Bells and Wheels on the Bus. Tripp and Gentry are always doing the motions to wheels on the bus at home so I really thought that they would do great. I was secretly just hoping that Tripp would not cry on stage! They went up there and did a great job.... Tripp had to sit in his teacher's lap and Gentry sat there and moved a little bit during the songs, but just seemed more confused than anything!

We took the kids to see Santa as well this passed week. Tripp has no problem sitting in his lap, or any mascot's lap which is interesting because he will not let a regular person come near him! Gentry was deathly afraid of Santa as well as chuck e cheese, and all other mascots. Here are a few recent pictures....
By the way, both Tripp and Gentry are now getting up at all hours of the night. I can't remember the last time Matthew and I got to sleep all night in our own bed without sleeping in their room or having someone in ours!

This week has been so crazy. Tripp and Gentry have both been sick with colds, ear infections, etc. Tripp had to have a chest x-ray because his cough will not go away:( He has been put on breathing treatments two times a day and on medication that will hopefully over the next two weeks get rid of his coughing. Poor little guy has coughing fits at night and continuously wakes himself up. That on top of Gentry waking up consistently for two months now and I can safely say I cannot remember the last time I had a good night sleep! I feel like they are newborns again! I have been sleeping on the floor in their room so I can tend to Tripp when he wakes, as well as Gentry when she wakes. She just needs to see I'm there and she's fine. He needs a little help. Oh, and Matt has a sinus and ear infection too. Good times in the Kata household!
On a better note, Tripp and Gentry are saying new words everyday. I swear Gentry's favorite is Mama. No matter what she is doing, if I'm not around, or if I walk 5 feet from her, she freaks out. She even calls Matthew Mama! He corrects her and asks her what his name is and she, of course, says Dada. They are both in love with Dora, Tripp even sings D-D-D-D-Dora (the song in the cartoon). It's a lot of fun watching these two grow. They are wrestling each other for fun now, which almost always turns into a fight. Very entertaining!