Christmas Morning

We woke up on December 25 and the two of you were as happy as kids on Christmas Morning...because it was Christmas morning!

You were so gracious and thankful for each gift, taking time to play with each one thanking mommy, daddy, and Santa for the gifts.

Julia, you got an Elsa costume and a bike helmet, which you later called "Your Christmas Hat" and had to wear everywhere.

Aidan, you got a Darth Vader costume!

And your wish from Santa Claus came true! You got the slippery shoes you had asked for!

Julia, you got a pair too!

More cool gifts showed up left and right, and you reacted with the childlike glee that makes Christmas so much fun. I cannot stress how delightful you both were- a lady and a gentleman who truly loved the experience, and who truly earned their gifts by being gifts to those around them (most of the time).

Santa Claus listened to your request too, Miss Julia. You got those Frozen shoes you had wanted and talked about for months!

Merry Christmas to our little (sith) Lord and our darling Princess!

And a Happy New Year!

Christmas Eve 2014

This year our Christmas Eve tradition of pizza making, pizza eating, and present opening was brought to your very own house.

So much cheese and sauce was eaten, and so many hugs and kisses given.

And microphones. LOUD. PA system microphones. Awesome! 

Hannukah (Oh, Hannukah!)

Hannukah 2014 was a whirlwind of candles and presents, latkes and donuts and dreidels, family and fun, singing and traditions. Aidan, you really are learning to spin a dreidel with ease. You even brought it to Show and Tell! Julia and Aidan, you both got to light candles by yourself! As we continue to learn, fire is hot!

 

 

So many precious moments shared with this whacky holiday. Some of them are immortalized in the following photo-splosion:

 

 

 

Because of your insistance on being naked, we renamed the holidy "Ha-nakey-kah" for many nights. It is dangerous to be naked so close to hot wax, but some lessons have to be learned the hard way.



 

 

 

 

 



It's a GIRAFFE!

A SLINKY!

 

FROZEN PANTIES! Julia, you were so happy that you had to carry a dozen pairs of Frozen panties around with you all over the house.

 

Aidan, Mimi taught you how to make a Slinky 'walk' down the stairs...at a rapid clip.

 

DONUTS! As we all know, donuts are best eaten in this order: icing; filling; trash the rest.

 

Or, for the beginner, just licked...

 

Spinning the dreidel never looked so good! Next year we'll start the gambling!

 

DOUBLE DREIDELS!

 

 

Before you know it, the candles are burning low and another Hannukah has come and gone. But the memories of fun, family, and FIRE remain like the smell of long-since eaten latkes in a house with no ventilator over the stove.