The Rest of December 2008

At long last - the last of the December photos!

Santa Claus brought Tipton a giant Mars Mission lego set. As soon as all the other presents were opened, Tipton got down to work building his new Mars Mission space ships. All by himself!

About two hours later...

He needed Daddy to help him with some of the fiddly bits towards the end, but for the most part he did it all by himself!

Caught in the act! Lilli tears into her chocolate santa.

Grandma Suzie gave Lilli a sleeping bag. It came in a backpack that had a pocket with a water bottle and a pocket with a flashlight. Lilli loves flashlights.

Mommy and Daddy gave Tipton and Lilli a Knight hooded towel and a Princess hooded towel to wear for dress up.

And of course we had to call Grama Kay and Papa to wish them a Merry Christmas. The kids were really funny, talking over each other trying to tell them what all they got for Christmas. They were sooooooooo excited.

I don't think Grama Kay and Papa understood a word they said, but they sure were cute!

A couple of days later we went ice skating. It was a new experience for Grandma Suzie - an outside skating rink! And no, she did NOT go ice skating. She sat on a bench and cheered us on and took photos. And froze.

Last year Lilli didn't want to get out on the ice. She was content to just run around the oustide of the rink. But this year, with a little coaxing, we got her out on the ice. And she really enjoyed it!

Of course, Tipton had a great time! That ice skating class he took last year really paid off.

A couple of last random photos...

We have a Playmobil nativity scene. Last year the kids kept wandering off with the baby Jesus and the angel and the kings. And after retrieving them for the fourth time I decided to just let it go. So this year when they were setting it up Tipton asked "Where is the baby Jesus?" I told them to search through all the Playmobil stuff in the playroom. The next thing I knew Mary and Joseph were no longer staying in a stable - they were staying at a Comfort Inn. Complete with beds with covers, a crib, a wood burning stove, a high chair, a table with dishes, a nightstand with books, chairs, a pupet theater, a music player, a stroller, a vase with flowers, Santa riding a donkey...

When Dave and I were first married I made counted cross stitch Christmas stocking for us. Then when Tipton was born I made one for him. He didn't have it for his first Christmas, but I had it ready in time for his second Christmas. And this year I finally finished Lilli's stocking! So I leave you with a shot of all four stockings. (The little pink one on the side is Lilli's old stocking - Grandma Suzie used it this year.)