A Mini's Concert

Elias' teachers at school put on a Holiday concert last week. I can't imagine trying to get 20 two to three-year-olds to try and sings songs together. They sang The Snowman song, Dradle and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. One girl even had a solo of Frosty the Snowman. So cute. It lasted only about 10 minutes, but it was still fun. They had snacks afterward in their decorated classroom.

Oh Tannenbaum

The Christmas tree is up! Elias enjoyed the handmade ornaments and stockings the best (Check out our new, beautiful tree skirt). In fact, he snuggles and plays with his stocking all the time. If it has his name on it, Elias loves it.

Elias keeps talking about opening presents on Christmas and meeting Santa. He is very, very excited. I think we all are.

Every Day...Really?

I know it is winter. It is getting colder outside. It gets dark earlier. But do the kids really have to paint at school every day? Elias' clothes and I aren't sure we can take EVERY day.

Out on the Town

Last weekend Matt and I went out...together...without Elias...two nights in a row! We haven't both been out together in a very long time. On Friday, my new work had a holiday dinner, and on Saturday, my old work had a holiday dinner. Mika was our baby sitter (hard to believe...I remember when she was just 6). Friday didn't scare her away, so luckily she came back on Saturday (Thanks for dropping her off Shari!). It was a huge success. We are going to have to start doing this more often.

Not So Much

Probably the most frequent comment I get these days is, "I bet you are more than ready for the new baby to arrive." I'm sure people are thinking that I am probably uncomfortable (and remember, most people think I look huge) and tired of all of the pregnancy side effects. It is hard to think of a good response to this comment. Do I really want to have a crying newborn in the house, waking me up every few hours, stealing attention away from Elias and making him cranky? Is that somehow going to be better than what I've got now?

"So you are due in about 6 weeks? Probably be better if it was more like 4, huh?"

Not so much.

Thanksgiving

We celebrated our Thanksgiving on Friday with our good friends Noah and Carissa. Lucky for us, Noah's family was also in town. Doubly lucky for us, there are yet no grandkids for Noah's Mom, Barbara, to keep entertained. I think both Elias and Barbara had a wonderful time. So that, of course, means that Matt and I had a great time too. We had a huge spread of mushroom spinach pie, stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, butternut squash casserole, brussel sprouts, cranberry sauce and homemade focaccia. There were chocolate covered pretzels (an Elias favorite...along with the chocolate coin he got), fudge, homemade candied nuts, pumpkin pie and apple strudel. Yummy yum yum. Man I'm getting hungry.

Happy Hanukkah

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