Happy Ordinary Time! Yup, you can always tell when Joe has extra time off... I am completely absent from the blog scene and I fail to take pictures of anything. So... I am ashamed to tell you that I have absolutely no pictures from actual Christmas day... NONE!
It was great, though! Our main family gift was our first TV, and a DVD/VCR player from my parents made for a very fun Christmas season. The kids did get a little addicted and used to watching a couple videos every day, but I think that now they are enjoying playing full time again. Some of our favorite flicks from the season included: Kung Fu Panda, Winnie the Pooh, Kung Fu Panda 2, Veggie Tales, and Sister Act 2. And apart from videos, all of us also had numerous dance breaks to the tunes of "Straight No Chaser" - I actually listened to their CD at least once, probably more like 3-4 times every day!
I did get a few pictures of the kids enjoying a couple of their Christmas goodies. Therese got some lacing cards and with a little bit of direction, she is actually really good at them!
And all of us enjoying making and remaking the train set.
I tried to have tasty treats throughout the season. Here is a random shot of one of Joe's favorites: Lasaga with spinach and mushrooms!
Dad had to purchase his "bus driver cap" for an event he had to go to with the company, so after we got it all put together the kids had to try it on...
The kids and I were invited to a 4 year old's birthday party, and it had a theme. The girls were to dress as their "favorite princes" (Therese isn't in to princesses yet, so she just dressed as a general foofy gal) and the boys were to dress as their favorite super hero (David is also not in to this type of thing yet, except for maybe Larry Boy and Jesus, so we found enough stuff in the costume box to make him a pretty cute sherriff/cowboy)! Unfortunately, the cowboy fell asleep on the way to the party...
... and unfortunately we were the only ones that followed the theme... not even the birthday boy (pictured here) joined in! Oh, well! They were cute!
The cowboy was prepared for anything... from a broken fence to a varmint to an outlaw!
I DID get a few Epiphany pictures!
The kids have been enjoying numerous tea parties recently... this one consisted of hamburgers for breakfast! - and of course every baby doll available also had to participate.
I made "donuts" for Epiphany breakfast... but without a donut pan they turned out more like blobs of donut-tasting stuff. But anyways, what was important about them was they they were Epiphany donuts... and Therese found the one with the baby Jesus in it! Actually, two days previously, at a local home-school meeting, she found the baby Jesus in their Epiphany cakes as well! I guess she has her mommy's lucky streak!
David decided to show you what our fridge currently looks like...
And mommy caught him red-handed here playing with stuff on mommy's desk!
And just a couple days ago they got really sticky-handed enjoying cake from a baby shower we went to! Jess was the mother, and her husband went to OCS with Joe - they are now also stationed here and are expecting their first in less than a month!
Oh... and how could I forget! Our main Christmas present for the kids was "big kid Legos"! We actually did all 12 (this year 14) days of Christmas - every day the kids got to open up a present that consisted of a small bag of Legos and an individual box of cereal - it was quite fun. But anyway... here is Joe with his first extreme Lego creation... it was pretty awesome!
I know I've written before about how great of buddies the kids are, and this morning I consciously made an effort to get the camera out and document a quick moment of their time together. It was a little chilly this morning, but they bundled up and headed out front with their baby dolls. They just chatted and laughed and played so well together! Here they are sitting on the bench outside the window munching on fruit snacks and chatting.
Once again, sorry for the lapse in time. We love you all so much!
Love, Us.
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