Steph & Brian

Steph & Brian
Tuscany 2005

James

James
age 6

Molly

Molly
almost 4

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Christmas 2009!

And the stockings were hung by the chimney with care....


Oh. Did you notice that one was missing? Did I mention we had four house guests, a dinner for eight (plus two kids), and I made 15 pairs (PAIRS!) of elf shoes? DON'T JUDGE ME!

Just to review... Molly's stocking 7 days before Christmas:


Molly's stocking on Christmas Eve:

At this rate, I should be able to finish it by the time she's 13 - you know, just in time for her to hate it because it's "not cool."

Speaking of stockings..... What was Santa thinking?!

Sure, give a kid a toothbrush....

... and a kaleidoscope...

and WHAT does he do with them?
Ah, yes. Look for bad guys, find them under his pillow, and stab them to death.
Merry Christmas.


Nevertheless, we nervously went downstairs to the tree, unsure of what other weapons James might unwrap.


Big centerpiece for Christmas this year: a big train table from Oma and Opa.


Molly really opened all of her gifts. One. strip. of. paper. at. a. time.


Big hit for James.... a Little Henry vacuum cleaner. It's like a mini shopvac with all kinds of attachments and it really works!

Or was it a gift for me because he hasn't stopped "cleaning" since he opened it....

even the baseboards....

Molly really loved anything she could push, squeeze or eat.



Couple of small gifts for the little lady...
This ball popper from Aunt Katie was (and still is) a hit with both kids. Here, you can see James get popped in the head and then his general annoyance at Molly for eating a ball.


Merry Christmas everyone.


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