Monday, December 15, 2014

Its Beginning to Look a lot Like….

Christmas is just right around the corner and the anticipation is building in the house.  The kids helped decorate the tree and just love to sit and stare at it.  Burke is amazed at the lights.  And when he first went to touch the tree he got pricked.  For the next few days afterwards, he shied away from touching the tree and would just look.  Unfortunately, those shiny ornaments and bright lights got the best of him and he went in after them.  Which means instead of just gazing at the tree every night, we are constantly yelling “Burke, NO TOUCH”.  Well at least he has not brought the tree down, YET.  Brynn loves to check the water every day to make sure the tree is not thirsty but unfortunately she still reminds me that she wants a “snowy” (or flocked) tree next year.  She says the snowy tree is like South Dakota where we celebrate Christmas.    



No holiday season is complete without a trip to visit Santa Clause.  Luckily for us it did not entail long lines or impatient Santas’.  There was no line so we got to sit back and check him out before building up enough courage to sit on his lap.  Burke was stiff as a board and very unsure of the situation.  I think another few seconds and we would have lost him.  But once Brynn warmed up to Santa, she did not want to leave.  She kept chatting with him and went through her entire Christmas list item by item. 
  1. Play-doh cake
  2. Doll
  3. Dora bracelet
  4. Lunch box




Thursday, December 4, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving

We had a very quiet Thanksgiving this year.  We spent the long weekend relaxing and getting ready for Christmas.  The weather was beautiful so we spent the morning at the beach walking and playing hide-and-go-seek.  We later spent the day at our close friends’ house playing with the kids and eating a nice meal. 


This year we are most Thankful for:
  • Two healthy and happy children
  • The love and support of our family and friends
  • The chance to spend so much time with our loved ones this year
  • The hours between 10pm and 7am when the kids are sleeping