Roasting marshmallows

It's been cold enough here to fire up the fireplace! I bought the really big marshmallows and we roasted them last night (really Dave did and Jack "helped"). We made hot chocolate and watched The Chipmunk Christmas, yep still loving those crazy Chipmunks at our house! We're enjoying the cold weather, for sure!

2008 Ornaments

I got ornaments for the boys to make this year, a new tradition we'll be starting, and here they are decorating away. I didn't trust Theo with a marker and good thing b/c all he did was bang around the crayon and swing it wildly. He got more color on his tray than the ornament (but I'm sure if he had a larger target, like paper, he'd have made a beautiful masterpiece). Jack did so well following the lines of his Gingerbread Man, as evidenced by the "before" picture. Then he colored him in brown and all that work was hidden. What precious reminders these will be in 20 years.

Theo got a big boy haircut this week and it aged him about 5 months! I know that these aren't the best shots so I'll try to get better pics this weekend. We have an advent calendar to help Jack count down the days till Christmas. I think we're supposed to count up, but it's easier for a 3 year old to understand that there are only x many days till Christmas (I think). He wakes up every morning and plugs in his red tree (he decided to let everyone enjoy it and keep it in the living room) and then he moves the snowflake in the calendar down a day. Very important jobs! He also tracks down Eli the elf and lets me know where he is..... which makes me laugh since I put him there!!!

Santa's coming to town

Dave and Jack put up the inflatable Santa yesterday. Jack's job is to plug Santa in at night. He relishes this job! Now I just need to get my butt in gear and put the lights out.

New coat

I sent Aunt Jen and our friend Hannah on a mission to get Jack a winter coat a couple of weeks ago. All the coats I have seen here have disgusting animated characters on them and that is NOT the look I go for. At. All. Jen found this coat and it met the requirements; navy or red and no designs. Thanks Aunt Jen and Hannah!!

Just decoratin'

All of our decorations are up, inside the house at least. I got Jack and Theo a small tree for them to decorate with miniature ornaments at Michael's today (hey, it was on sale and I couldn't help myself!). I figure they can put it in their room (Jack's right now) for years to come. *thanks for the idea Melissa!* Our stocking are hung and so far, so good Theo-wise. He walks right past them right now. I can't wait to get some Christmas cards to place above them on the mantle :)

Eli the elf has come back to visit us! Jack was so excited for his arrival and is always the first to spot him each morning. It's been great having Eli around. He helps curtail whining, gets happy plates and is a great extra set of eyes ;)

wii

Dave and I bought a Wii when we were in Houston over Thanksgiving. It's hard to keep Jack entertained now that it gets dark at 5 pm. We got it all hooked up today and started bowling. Jack took right to it and outscored his dad on his first game! I was the ultimate shark in the water though, getting mostly spares and an occasional strike. The boys are out getting more accessories at Best Buy right now. Yea!!!