John Paul had a great first Christmas. And Madeleine had a terrific Christmas! Here's our tree after Santa came :) She also had a dollhouse that we set up in the room so she could see it when she came down.
Stockings and Nativity Scene.
Daddy and a tired little boy on Christmas morning.
Opening her stocking, made by Grandma.
She LOVED her dollhouse. I think I'm going to get her a few extra rooms of furniture for her birthday, right now she only has a few. She loves to play with it, especially now that we have a dedicated playroom... more on that later.
Christmas at Grandma and Papa's house. Madeleine's favorite present - have you ever seen a drummer suck her thumb??
Grandma and Papa with all the grandkids, John Paul, Madeleine, Jude and Eli. Last Christmas they only had 2 grandchildren, this year they have 4! They're multiplying!
John Paul and his favorite present. This is the only toy he'll play with for an extended period of time. If it's not something he's not supposed to have, for example a tube of toothpaste or diaper cream, tylenol bottle, pen, important piece of paper, etc, he's not interested. But he really likes this, and it's quiet so we bring it to church.
It's hard to get a picture of all 4 of them at the same time - 4 under 3 years old!
Eli really liked Ken. He kept asking for him and looking for him if he stepped out of the room.
We had a great Christmas, but I have to say I was pretty happy to get the tree down this year, since I spent every single day trying to keep the crazy little boy away from it. We also got rid of our couches in the family room, moved the other ones in here, and now we have a dedicated toy room. These couches are much smaller and make the room look bigger, and it is so nice to have a room just for the kids to play in. Also my sewing machine is in there so a few times I've actually got to work on a project while they're playing. It's really nice.
I got commissioned to make 4 snowman hats for a blog friend, and I've been working non stop on those. I am on the 4th one and I hope to be done by early next week. Ken and I had a great Christmas break together, we enjoyed our evenings watching movies and having a few beverages :) It was a wonderful week! Now I'm ready for spring.....
11 comments:
I like how you specify that it's the IMPORTANT pieces of paper that he prefers. :)
Your family is just so beautiful!!
Cool pics! Madeline is so cute on the drum set - that is definitely a keeper (with her sucking her thumb). Have a great rest of the weekend! (And, yes, thank you for working on the hats! I can't wait to see them!)
Okay, I just noticed I spelled Madeleine's name wrong...my apologies!
Did you say spring????
I can't even imagine spring at this point in my crazy Canadian winter!!!
Thanks for sharing the great photos! Your kiddies are so cute!
I LOVE the mantle with the stockings and the nativity and then M and her drumset is so cute!!! Miss you!
Such great pictures!!!
So if there were 2 last year and 4 this year, there should be 8 next year! And we wont be contributing! ;-)
Eli still talks about Ken!
Me too totally ready for Spring!
I love all the Christmas posts, the drum set is awesome!
I hope you'll show pics of the hats before you send them off!
Did Jenni say 8 next year!!!!!??????
I don't think there'll be 8 next year, don't worry mom!
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