Traditions

Taylor and I started this tradition when we were first married. I thought it would be so fun and romantic to sleep next to the Christmas tree. As the years have gone by this tradition has evolved to a much more complicated process, involving a lot less actual sleep. (We did get almost 9 hours this year though...lots for us, not so much for the boys) We've done it every year (including 2006 when Matthias was two weeks old) and the boys really love it. And I still think it's fun. Just not so romantic anymore.

To make the whole night a big Christmas party we started off by making Almond Roca, something else we generally do every year. We even made it a little too soft (inadvertently) so James could actually eat it with his crowns.

Then we ate cheese ball we had made earlier in the week and watched Muppet's Christmas Carol by the tree. Taylor and I were actually in bed before ten so the night was a success for us. The boys were just exhausted. I love Christmas and all the wonderful things we do as a family to celebrate.

You're Impossibly Fat

Okay, this is so bad it is actually slightly funny.

The Twilight before Christmas.

-2 folks

Holiday Spirit

Last night after dinner we ate some pomegranate with the boys. How's that for festive? None of us besides Taylor had ever had pomegranate before so it was a fun and yummy activity. Luckily we had Taylor though or I might have been really confused. Pomegranates are weird. Everyone figured out how to eat them pretty well though. Although Matthias still ate almost all the seeds, but occasionally he would spit one out. (And no, my children never wear clothing at home. See this post.)

Speak and Chatter

James...

"You gotta have a stick in the game of hockey cause you gotta hit the hock."

James: I keep hearing noises.
Mom: I can't hear anything.
James: I have wider ears than you.


Matthias...

Mom: A wagon is rectangle and this cookie is circle. What shape is a wagon?
Matthias: Rec-circle.

"Want Paul Bunyon." (Taylor and I just got a kick out of this wondering how many almost 2 year olds even know who Paul Bunyon is.)


And for more laughs check out Sydney's latest here.

As requested...

30 weeks down. 10 or 11 to go. Or 12...

"Dinosaurs Don't Wear Clothes"

James has taken to playing dinosaurs constantly. And dinosaurs don't wear clothes. They are naked we have been informed. The net is for his horn. He is most always a pterodactyl. We couldn't resist taking this video for future embarrassment...