January 6, 2013

  Tonight, the last night of Christmas break, we were playing cards...

 ...playing sock hockey...

... making hands super sticky with sucked-on M&Ms...

...and having pillow wars.

 Apparently the blanket tied around Erik's waist was too heavy for his saggy pants.

January 5, 2013

  It's little wonder that we get asked all the time if these boys are twins.   Ryan's crouching down a little in this picture, but they're really nearly the same height.  They didn't plan to wear the same clothes today; it was purely coincidental.

January 4, 2013

  Brownies at 10 o'clock at night?  Sure, why not?  Is this my second serving?  Maybe.  Why do you ask?
  What I really wish I had a picture of is Ryan trying to sneak chocolate chips tonight.  The pantry door was closed and I could see the light on under the door, when I heard the sound of many little pieces of something hitting the ground.  I opened the door and found Ryan on a step stool, looking very guilty.  It was a surreal moment.  I was instantly taken back to a couple of years ago, when I used to catch him doing this kind of thing all the time.  It made me laugh and miss two-year-old Ryan.

January 3, 2013

  Is it really almost time for this again?  I pulled out this little potty just to see how Bailey would react.  Of course, she loves anything that's "big" like the other kids.  I'm not actively potty-training her.  But every time she remembers that it's there, she wants to sit on it. This evening she said, "potty," so I took her in.  She sat down, wiggled, grinned, and then did her business.  Now, I think it was more coincidence than anything, but I'd love it if she figured this out quickly.  I'll leave the potty out, but I'm not ready to be in potty-training mode yet.

January 2, 2013

  It all came down today.  Just the tree is left.  Jeff will have to help with that tomorrow.  My house always looks so bare after putting the Christmas stuff away.  I imagine I'm not the only one who gets an itch to decorate in January.  We'll see what happens.  Hopefully a couple new rugs and some pictures on that foyer wall, finally.

January 1, 2013

   New Year's Day is way better than New Year's Eve.  I'm not expected to be fun and lively late at night when I just want to go to bed.  Today was spent just as a holiday should be.  We snacked on appetizers all day, Jeff was home to watch football and the kids and I spent the afternoon playing board games.  And since it was a holiday I could convince myself that I didn't have to do any cleaning or put the Christmas stuff away yet.  Lovely.

December 31, 2012

Day 31: Fun

  It's no secret that I'm not a big partier on New Year's Eve.  And honestly I don't believe all the people you see in Times Square who pretend to be really excited about the new year coming.  What's the big deal?!  But the girls were really excited to stay up until midnight.  So we played games, ate banana splits, and watched the ball drop on tv.  I told the girls to jump up into the air together for the picture at midnight, but apparently that's easier said than done.