Christmas 2010

Christmas cheer to all.
Both kids were super excited about Santa and had fun tracking him on NORAD last night before bed. HZ got up at 4:30 this morning!
After presents and breakfast we headed up to Nana's and Grandpa Doug's for company and a delicious lunch. After naps, we had a fire, made smores, and watched 'A Christmas Story'. Fun family times.

Merry Christmas!

This is a picture from the other day when we were out and about. I wanted to take pictures of cookies today, but it's hard to take photos when Royal Icing is involved.

Right now:
Kids are asleep.....(finally, after a rough patch of untimely hiccups for HZ)
Stockings are stuffed.
Presents are wrapped...thanks to the awesome work of super dad, who is the master of gift wrapping in our home.
Coffee pot timer is set, knowing that the kids will wake up before dawn.

I think we're ready!

Christmas card picture

You have NO idea how many pictures I've had to snap to get this thing. But I did it! Both kids looking at the camera AND smiling. Cards will be a little late in going out..not too late, though. I'm trying to print them out tomorrow. It will be a "Happy Holidays" card.

Christmas photos of the day

Christmas party 2010

Pounds of sugar and dyes were consumed by these little munchkins. Then, they all got sent home to their parents.

That's mean.

I think the teachers did it on purpose. I think they have been waiting since August for this day. I imagine that they are sitting right now drinking a quiet cup of tea with their pinkies up, politely laughing at the mental pictures of their dear students swinging from the rafters.

I'm kidding. We all had a nice time and the kids enjoyed themselves.

Gravity bill

....wasn't paid this month. That's what HZ said when he saw these pictures. (I think he got that line from a Calvin/Hobbes book.) I was inspired by the last 'Office' episode in getting the kids to jump at the same time. I've actually got another 'jump' picture somewhere on this blog. It's a hard picture to resist. They look so happy.

Xmas trip 2010

Many thanks to everyone for a fun time!

Thanks Granddad for driving us there and letting us use your home. We look forward to this every year.

Weasel coffee

Would you? Could you?

We did. (Not bad!)

My grandfather had been given this as a gift from a friend who went to Vietnam, so we all tried it. It helped to think that this was a synthetically treated version of the real thing...but still not sure.

Next blog post on Monday night.
See you then!
-L

Family art night

Tonight was family art night at the school. A. chose to do "paper marbling" and HZ chose to do a 'holiday craft' (felt poinsettia napkin rings)
All three knuckleheads have such goofy smiles in the last picture!

No more velcro

I taught HZ how to tie REAL shoes tonight. We've always had velcro and I didn't think much about it until we were in the shoe store this afternoon and thought, "Oh yeah, I should probably do that." Teaching him was fun and he was certainly proud of himself. I'll teach little A. tomorrow because she was busy coloring before dinner and fell asleep soon after bath time. Kindergarten is hard work!

Sock pajamas

HZ and A call these "sock pajamas". Aubin has a few pair, but HZ did not and has wanted some for quite awhile. Nana was so nice to surprise them with a pair the other day.

Pot stickers

A. and R. have been begging me to make these, so I did.
A. loves them. Can you tell?

The big 4-0

Happy Birthday, R!