Once Thanksgiving was over Matthew literally could not wait to get out the Christmas decorations. He asked everyday until I finally agreed to drag it all out. We opened all my neatly organized bins and Matt greeted all his well-loved and cherished Christmas things with great enthusiasm. He got the Little People nativity out and commenced to playing with it for quite some time. He took Mary & Joseph (with their donkey) on a long ride to Bethlehem. Did you know that to get to Bethlehem you have to take some of our neighborhood streets like Daugherty? He's so funny.
Will tried to match Matt's enthusiasm just because he wants to play along. We got out the singing snowmen and he wan't too sure about them at first, but now he makes them sing to him all the time.
We got another Lowe's tree this year, and it is beautiful. Not nearly as straggly and Charlie Brown-esque as last year's. By the way, don't take Will with you to Lowe's unless you are prepared to run. Will has been nice to the tree for the most part. He was most unhelpful while we were decorating it. As we were putting ornaments on he was taking them off. Matt did a great job hanging the ornaments, even if they were mostly clustered together and hanging from the very tip of the branch. He was very thoughtful about their placement and tried to put the non-breakable ones close to the bottom. He knows his destructo-brother well.
And....drum roll please.................Steven & I got iPhones!!!!! We've been having a lot of fun with them. There is a world of difference between it and my old, seemingly archaic flip phone. I feel cool and important now.
Will's favorite accessories are his red cap and Matt's sunglasses. He knows he looks super funny in them so he wears them all the time. And in a diaper??? It doesn't get any cuter than that.
Saturday morning I took the boys to Tyler & Ryan's birthday party at Pump It Up. Such an awesome place. Before the safety video was shown and other kids were playing on the floor with blocks, Matt curled up and read a book.
Once we got in the massive room of bouncy houses, Matt had to read all the safety rules posted before he would jump. Can you say rule follower?
The group picture was awesome. I wan't sure if Will would sit still for the shot, but once I suggested he sit with Ava he was all about it. Belly out and all. It was a great party; those Hamptons throw a great one! Happy Birthday to Tyler & Ryan!
I have also been baking like crazy. One of my favorite things to do, yes. In the past few days I have made 2 loaves of pumpkin gingerbread, 6 dozen cookies, and a red velvet cake. Whew!
Joy's awesome cookie party that she throws every year was on Saturday night. I decided to make my well loved Sweeties recipe; it's like an almond flavored sugar cookie. So delicious. It was another thoroughly enjoyable evening filled with yummy food, good friends and tasty beverages. It's definitely my favorite party of the year. She works so hard to throw such an awesome party each and every year. Thanks so much Joy!
Yesterday was Pam's birthday. We got to celebrate with her at their house last night. When we woke up that morning I heard Matt rustling around and had no idea what he was getting into. When I emerged from bed he was sitting on the floor with the kids' craft bin open and lining up markers, glitter pens, stickers and paper. He said he was getting out lots of beautiful things to make Aunt Pam a birthday card. It's so sweet to me that she was on his mind first thing in the morning. Your nephews love you, Pam, and so do we. Everyone needs an Aunt Pam in their life!So, are things going to slow down? Not likely. Tis the season!
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