Christmas 2012

 I finally decided not to buy the $20+ basketball for hoop for Ked, but then found one for $3 at the thrift store.  (And Sam found the little one for Tyn for a couple of bucks as well.)  Ked was more excited about Tyn's at first, but he's starting to enjoy his more and more.  I'm really enjoying this stage where the boys aren't expecting anything and aren't in a hurry to open more presents.  Just enjoying what they've received, and it's a few hours before we get through opening their few packages.

One of my favorite Christmas memories is all the years my mom had us kids get in costumes and act out Luke 2 as my dad narrated.  I really want to carry on that tradition, even if our actors are sparse and too young to be cooperative.  Tyn made a really cute shepherd, but he wouldn't keep his costume on and just kept unwrapping the babe (his teddy bear) in swaddling clothes.  Ked also made a really cute shepherd, and he actually was kind of into it at least more than half of the time.  :)  And Sam made a good-looking Joseph.  Unfortunately, even though we talked about what Christmas was really about on a daily basis, hardly mentioned Santa Clause other than when it just came up from our surroundings, and Ked became absolutely enamored with the song Silent Night (requesting us to sing it several times a day), when I asked Ked what we celebrate at Christmas, his answer after a little thought was, "Santa Clause."  Sigh.

We had a white day-after-Christmas.  Not much, and wet and slushy, but fun to run and skid on.  The boys enjoyed shoveling the sidewalks with Papi.