We Got The Sleds, and We Got the Snow...

The kids (and the daddies) had a good time sledding down the 'little hill'. They were out there for probably 30 minutes, and even Eva was having a great time and never seemed to get cold. The sleds were definitely a big hit!!

Practicing Our Sledding Technique

The boys received sleds for Christmas, and it was perfect timing for the 6 inches of snow we got that day. The boys and Eva practiced their sledding technique in the living room before hitting the hills the next day.

A Very Wolny Christmas

The second weekend in December we celebrated our Wolny Christmas (which was a really good idea thanks to little cousins making early debuts and our trip to NOLA). After a yummy dinner of beef tenderloin and perogies and purple soup, the kids opened gifts. The kids loved all their presents! Including the bag and boxes they were wrapped it. 

A Lincoln Log Village

Ben has been trying to get the Lincoln Log village built with the logs at Grandma Lee's house for a few weeks now. He and I got some quiet time in the basement by ourselves, where we were finally able to get it all put together without and destructive sub 3 year olds around. Ben was very excited about the house and shed we built! At least until Nick came downstairs and destroyed it... 

And then he played Ninja Turtles with lincoln logs.

The Nativity Set

This year Ben asked about a Nativity set (he kind of calls it a-tivity set). I have never gotten around to getting one, though I had seen the Playmobil one last year and thought about getting it. So when Ben brought it, I went ahead and ordered the Playmobil one so they could play and interact with it. And it was quite the big hit! But a warning, it has a ton of small pieces that children wouldn't even choke on, just swallow and poop out they are so small. The boys played with all the people and animals. But, true to the Nativity, Baby Jesus does not make an appearance until his birthday. Thus, everyday for the last three weeks I have been asked at least 3 times a day, 'Is it Baby Jesus' birthday today?' Not because he asking if Santa is coming or about getting presents, but because he wants to get Baby Jesus out and add him to the Nativity set. 

That Elf Is Going to Get Us In Trouble!

George was up to no good a few nights ago! He hung underwear and jammies from the ceiling fan! The video clip is more of an audio clip of Ben telling me about George's antics. What I don't have on video is Ben's initial reaction. It went something like this, 'What the...What...[silence for a few moments] Ugh! That elf! Mommy!!'

Silly Elf, George!

George the elf has been a bit silly this year. One day he read a story to some other toys, he sat in a sleigh being pulled by matchbox cars and on St. Nicholas day, he was in a hanging shoe with a candy cane! St. Nicholas brought the boys a ninja turtle and trains (but bad mommy didn't think to take pictures of that...). In honor of St. Nicholas day, George strung a shoe on the coat hook and hide inside the shoe. He also stole a candy cane from my shoe and had it wrapped around his arm. Ben was very amused by George's antics! 

Decorating the Christmas Tree!

This year I decided to let the boys do the majority of tree decorating. And they were all over it! I tried to limit the non-plastic ornaments, but we did net one broken glass ball. So, the boys got the first night to decorate and then I finished up the second night. After the first night, there were 80% of the ornaments on the bottom two tiers of the tree and a minimum of 3 ornaments per branch. So, the second night I worked to fill the upper 4 feet of the tree and disperse.