Twins?

I kept Theo's woman, Juliet, this morning and got to pass them off as twins around town. It's the BEST because people definitely look at you with a mix of pity and awe. You have to admit, they definitely look related. They are the same exact height and both have dimples, blonde hair and blue eyes. Hmmmm.

Jack's Christmas party at school

Theo and I went to Jack's class party this afternoon. The kids surprised us by singing "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" for all of the parents. Jack was designated the song leader since he knew the entire song, mainly the beginning with the reindeer's names. He definitely loves to put on a show and be the center of attention. Who on earth does he get that from??

Rainy day fun

We're living in monsoon conditions here. The boys haven't gone outside to play in weeks (it feels like at least). The cage fighting is at an all time high so I'm having to be ultra creative now. I had Theo start decorating cards for his teachers. Love what he did with them ;)

Eli has been "hanging around" watching over Jack and Theo. It's hard to find new spots for him that haven't been used for the past 2 years already. Our mantle is also filling up and I'm LOVING it. I so look forward to getting everyone's cards. I love Christmas cards more than the average person, for sure.

Meanwhile, Theo is talking up a storm now. Everywhere we go, he's on the look out for "baby Jesus" or "Frosty the Noman" or "Santa Cause". I especially love it when he says "Ho, Ho, Ho, Merry Kitmas". He also loves to point out "Reindeer Games" whenever he sees reindeer lawn decorations. He's made this time of year very fun and special :)

Prayers for Gigi

Many of you already know that Dave's mom had brain surgery last night. She had a subdural hematoma that had old and new blood on her brain. She just hasn't been feeling well and nothing was improving. She got weaker and weaker and fell a few times this past week. Evidently she hit her head and developed the new hematoma this week. The more chronic bleed could date back all the way to this summer. She had two bore holes drilled into her skull to drain all of the collected blood and it was successful. Her MRI this morning was clear, meaning no new blood was seen. Very good news. She's in ICU at Tulane Hospital and will be through the weekend. Hopefully each day will bring more improvement in her mental status and physical strength. Please lift her up in your prayers. She is so loved by us all, especially her grandsons.

Table for 2

Jack sits at the bar to eat and Theo, up until last night, sat at our table in his booster seat. I finally feel that Theo is trustworthy to sit on a bar stool with no back next to Jack. Here the boys are enjoying their first dinner together. Theo loved sitting next to Jack and Jack of course said "I like eating by myself. I wanted to sit by myself forever". Too bad, so sad, Jack.

Sweet tooth

I'm busy filling treat bags for the boys' Christmas parties next week so Jack and Theo were treated to a candy cane last night. Jack thought Eli would enjoy one too and made me promise to leave one out for him. This is where he found Eli this morning. He was so tickled to see that Eli had enjoyed a candy cane last night too!

Willy Wonka would be jealous

The boys and I picked up a gingerbread house kit tonight. I remember the "olden" days of using graham crackers in the day before kits. Jack was very into decorating the house this year. Theo, meanwhile, was VERY into eating the decorations ;) Our little gingerbread house turned out pretty well, all things considered. Fun little projects like this are neat but also stressful! I give all you teachers out there super props. Jack kept saying how he wanted to eat our gingerbread house and was pretty disappointed when I told him that it was just for decoration. We decided to let Santa eat it when he comes. Lucky him. :)