Roger’s Visit! Day 1
Grandpa Roger arrived late last night, after the kids were already in bed, so the kids were excited to wake up this morning to see him! We all made good use of the new coffeemaker, with Brandon telling Roger our tale of woe about the old one. Roger volunteered to take a look at the old one, and within minutes, had it going again! Turns out, it just needed a bit of descaling. Cool! Now we can use the little one when we travel, like we did originally. The kids had a great time showing...
Read MoreChristmas Day!
Merry Christmas! The kids certainly had a most excellent day. They remembered out instructions and came downstairs together with us (Brian taking the lead!) He immediately noticed the Mameshiba display I’d set up for them with their plushies, and started singing the Mameshiba Christmas song. Next they found their new kitchen! That was a pretty big hit with both. 🙂 I insisted that we have breakfast before doing much more with presents, and we enjoyed some hot cocoa with our new...
Read MoreChristmas Eve!
Today I woke up to two adorable children reading together! Brian was sharing some books with Kendall (or maybe she commandeered them!) and he was doing his very best to read them to her, filling in the gaps from memory. The kids enjoyed having the morning at home, without having to rush off to school–getting to play Duplos in your pajamas is always special! After awhile, we did need to get them ready for the day, and I put them back in their Christmas tees (slightly better luck on a...
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Today Brian is out of school for Christmas break, but Kendall still has school available–so we decided to do something special for Brian and let him have his best buddy Ty come over for a cookie-baking playdate! Not gonna lie, this is one of those sorts of holiday activities that I’ve always wanted to try, and have had idyllic fantasies about–but as a somewhat experienced mom at this point, I knew going into it that it would not exactly be the calm, clean, relaxing with...
Read MoreOutdoor Christmas Fun
Today was surprisingly warm–it’s almost like the kids knew it would be so, starting off the day playing with Brian’s sunglasses from the Hurricanes Kids Club! During Kendall’s nap, Brian (still in his pajamas) built two holiday-themed Lowes Build and Grow kits–this year’s candy cane train, and the gingerbread house that I’d bought him last year. He said he was making them for Kendall–what a sweet big brother! We hung Brian’s handmade...
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