I'm not actually extremely late on the Christmas post since we celebrate the 12 days of Christmas. I'm only a day or two late, depending on how you count :) Anyway, we had a wonderful Christmas season this year--the Eve was spent with friends who made an extravagant Indian feast, morning was with Uncle Marshall, Xmas dinner was with friends at our place, a few days after Xmas was spent with family from NJ and WA, New Year's Eve was at a neighborhood party, New Year's Day was spent at a party with lots of friends, plus we hosted several fun play dates and had an enjoyable break from school. Dad was busy working and out of town, but he was generally more available in the evenings, which was a special treat for Mom. The season ended last night with our make-shift Epiphany Party (our celebration with friends was cancelled due to illness and my king cake did not get made because an appointment lasted longer than expected.) Jamison bought some "famous" red-velvet cake from our neighborhood and stuck a baby Jesus in one slice. Adaline was king for the evening (Arthur handled it like a gentleman.) And I threw together some meatballs that ended up being plain-old spaghetti meat sauce after I mutilated them :) Oh, well. Our theme for celebrating the 12 days was people and food. We enjoyed celebrating and feasting during this happy season!
Arthur's big present (from Grandma): A violin!
Adaline's big present (free from neighbors): A bike! (You might remember that we gave both of them bikes last Christmas--Adaline's was sold due to lack-of-interest, so this is round 2...she's ridden it once. But it will be hard to sell a free bike!)
Christmas morning with Uncle Marshall--orange rolls are our tradition. (But maybe not for long because I can't make them as good as my mom, and they are too much work if they aren't going to be good.)
Our gift to our kids (given on Epiphany): Marble maze. Very detailed and precise, which means perfect for Arthur, annoying for Adaline. Gifts are tricky with Adaline because she doesn't need ANYTHING to have fun--just give her a stick and some space and she's in fairy land in a second. Throw in some art supplies and dress-up clothes, and she is happy forever!
Arthur's big present (from Grandma): A violin!
Adaline's big present (free from neighbors): A bike! (You might remember that we gave both of them bikes last Christmas--Adaline's was sold due to lack-of-interest, so this is round 2...she's ridden it once. But it will be hard to sell a free bike!)
Christmas morning with Uncle Marshall--orange rolls are our tradition. (But maybe not for long because I can't make them as good as my mom, and they are too much work if they aren't going to be good.)
Our gift to our kids (given on Epiphany): Marble maze. Very detailed and precise, which means perfect for Arthur, annoying for Adaline. Gifts are tricky with Adaline because she doesn't need ANYTHING to have fun--just give her a stick and some space and she's in fairy land in a second. Throw in some art supplies and dress-up clothes, and she is happy forever!
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