Ben has so much Chrismukkah spirit he woke up in a panic at 4 am because HE FORGOT TO MOVE THE ELF.
We had a lovely weekend, filled with presents, reindeer, and the first snow of the season. I took a bajillion pictures, of course.
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Harry watches the candle in anticipation while Ben runs down to the storage room for night 1 presesnts |
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Where else to open your Hanukkah presents but in front of the Christmas tree? |
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Cooper loves unwrapping. Ripping stuff up is his favorite! |
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Dreidel! For Christmas candy, natch |
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We hung some pictures this morning, and Cooper was quick to grab his own stool and hammer-- such a helper, that one. |
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This is what Cooper did to my bathroom and closet while I took a shower. Not the most relaxing shower I have ever had. |
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Harry was so excited to wake up to snow-- he couldn't wait to examine each flake under his microscope. THIS JUST IN: NO 2 SNOWFLAKES ARE ALIKE. Hypothesis confirmed. |
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Yard snowman with abandoned toy features. |
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Snowboarding. I hope no one builds on this lot for awhile. |
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Snow/dirt angel |
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Ben totally biting it on Harry's snowboard. |
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By the time Cooper woke up, it had really started to snow |
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Cooper was not thrilled about the snow or about putting on his boots. You have not lived until you have wrestled a one year-old into snow pants and boots and mittens. Damn those mittens. |
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He kept falling down. |
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Aren't we dreamy |
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I will not miss the porta potties when our neighborhood is finally built. |
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Who spray paints a snowman? |
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Snowman building is clearly dangerous for the special helmeted snowflakes. |
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I felt very MOTY-ish with my deconstructed s'more snack | | | | |
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Local landscaping company had reindeer today. They were cool, although we ditched the official reindeer picture line to just go check out Vixen and Dasher in their pen-- the snow was wet and heavy, and Cooper was not amused. |
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Part 1 of the
bedroom shuffle entails getting all the crap put of our guest room,
including all of our family pictures. We re-framed 3 and added a brand
new one from our holiday photo shoot and put them over our bed-- I love
the final product. |
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I am not usually a fan of family pictures in public rooms (weird, I know), but I had to make an exception for a couple shots of the kids in the hall-- they're just too cute.
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Hanukkah night 2: Cooper got a bowhawk and a puzzle |
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Harry and Jack got Sorry and Pop the Pig, respectively. |
We had so much fun playing Sorry with Harry after the little kids went to bed-- his first real board game, besides the game of Life, but we had to help him read that one a few months ago, and tonight, he was his own little player.
I am glad we could relax and savor the weekend, because this week is BRUTAL, but when it's over, we have 5 weeks of vacation. (Well, I do, anyway :)-- those other suckers have to work/ go to school right after the new year)
2 comments:
OMG, the bathroom! That must have been noisy!
I also love the bows on Cooper's head and all the wonderful snow pictures! What fun!
New family pictures look great!
I love Harry outside with his microscope. Too cute.
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