December 2012

After the Disney vacation, it was time to start with all the holiday festivities. We had our usual awesome Thanksgiving Dinner at Aunt Amy’s house where the kids played and had a fantastic time.   I also got an early Christmas present from James, which was a cruise to the Bahamas in the early New Year. That was interesting as I had to scramble to get a passport and hope it would arrive on time.   Then the Christmas season really began with all the fun day to day things, the preparations and the magic of the season.

Ben regularly cracks me up with his questions and/or stories. One morning our conversation went something like this:

Ben: I am five years old right?

Me: Yes (wondering where this is going)

Ben: Does that mean Daddy is seven?

Me: Sometimes….

I got a good chuckle out of his question and my response.

For Christmas this year Ben asked for a car (nice one buddy) and a guitar.  Ben told me that Alexis would like from Santa a baby and a house to play in.  Both kids got what they wished, but the car came as a two seat power wheels Cadillac Escalade.  Both kids found it in the garage on Christmas morning and were so shocked they didn’t know what to make of it. However their smiles were so big and they have been having fun with the toy since.

Also this year my family decided to host everyone at our house. It was truly our first big holiday meal.  We did a lot of prep work ahead of time and made desserts galore.  Of course with any event there are some hiccups here and there but we truly enjoyed having everyone over and both agreed we would like to do it again.