We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

From our family to yours, we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas filled with love and laughter. The little man and I are patiently awaiting the arrival of Santa who will not only be bringing in goodies this year, but also my brother and sister-in-law (yay!) We are very thankful that we are spending a quiet Christmas at home this year and are looking forward to spending a long weekend with our family and a little boy who is *full* of Christmas spirit.

As much as we would of loved to send all of you a holiday card this year, that is a lot of stamps to lick and the little man's tongue wasn't sure if it was up for the job (that and I do believe that we have some pretty strict child labor laws in this country.) So we are sending you all our card virtually, wishing you the happiest of holidays.

I Know What I'm Doing May 28th!

154 days... I think I can, I think I can...

Best. Trailer. Ever.

The Nutcracker = Amazing!

I have lived in Boston for almost seven years and for the first time last night I went to the Boston Opera House to see the Boston Ballet's performance of The Nutcracker. Add this to the list of things I should have done a long, long, long time ago. From beginning to end it was absolutely amazing. The Opera House, the set, the dancers, the costumes, and the music was all completely breathtaking. My 15 year old sister was in town and I was so happy that I was able to share something so beautiful with her. I can assure you that this will become an annual tradition in our home. Here we are on our way to the show.

And this is a sampling of the magic that is The Nutcracker.

Needless to say, last night I went to sleep with visions of sugarplum fairies dancing in my head.

On a side note I read that the Boston Ballet accepts kids in their classes as young as age two. I am so signing my little man up. Jumping, running, and spinning around for hours? Let's just say my kid's already a natural!

An Email From Santa? Too Cool!

All you parents out there (who celebrate Christmas) have to take 5 minutes and fill this out, it literally blew my kid's mind! It is... (ta da)... an emailed video message from Santa complete with stats about your kid, what they have been up to, what they want for christmas and it even includes a picture of your little one. Amazing!

To get your own personalized video click here.

A Little Snow Can't Stop Us!

Mother Nature didn't really think that a blizzard would keep us from our Sunday morning park outing did she? Despite the fact that the Little Man couldn't walk in the foot deep snow...

We still found a way to get around.

Which allowed the little man to focus on his favorite new hobby... eating snow.

We finally made it to the park and soon realized that we were the only ones there.

The LM didn't seem to mind, that just left more snow for him to eat.

And then we did this... for about an hour.

A little snow (or a lot) can't stop us!

I Actually Let him Go Out In That.

Lately the little man has been fighting me for some more independence. Last night when we went to the store I "let" him win. In truth after a long day of fighting with him over everything I didn't have the energy to battle any more. Hence the snowman head piece, turtle pants, fire truck wellies (or welly because he is only wearing one) and mis-matched socks. Yes, I actually let him go out in that.

Needless to say he got quite a few looks and laughs.

The Michelin Man.

It is officially freezing here. Freezing. With the wind chill the temperature this morning was in the single digits, and it's only December. Crap, we are in for a long winter. Today when the little man and I left the house he bore a striking resemblance to the Michelin man.

Michelin Man

My Little Man.

What is he wearing exactly?

• One pair of leggings.
• A pair of corduroy pants.
• A long sleeved shirt.
• A sweater.
• A fleece.
• A down jacket.
• Snow Boots.
• A fleece blanket.
• A stroller bag.
• A hat.
• Mittens.

Whew, it took us about 40 minutes to get all of that on and that was just for a coffee run and 15 minutes at the park. I can't even imagine how long it would have taken if I had two of them.

Note to self: move to a much warmer climate before we have the next baby(s).

A One Track Mind.

Yesterday the little man and I wrote our letter to Santa. Actually we wrote our letter to Santa Mater (the character from the movie cars.) I spent the hour trying to explain that Santa liked things like Christmas trees, candy canes, and pictures of himself, but the little man had a one track mind. Cars, cars, cars, and more cars was all he wanted.

Yep, that's out letter to Santa. He would like a new toy (nondescript), and a new auto (that's what he calls cars.) Well that should be pretty easy!

A White Christmas?

Who doesn't dream of a white Christmas? For me this was one of the worst parts of growing up in Southern California, palm trees and 70 degree weather don't do a lot to put you in the holiday spirit. But snow? That will do it! In the 8 years that I have lived on the East Coast I have yet to get my snowy Christmas morning. Snow on the ground? Yes. Snow lightly falling from the sky? No. According to the forecast, this year I might just get my wish. Do you see what I see?

(insert cheery Christmas music here)

Okay, I know that the snow isn't predicted exactly for Christmas but we all know how unreliable these 10 day forecasts can be. This mum is now dreaming of a white Christmas!

Bring on the white and fluffy!

Crib Acrobatics.

Lately I've been hearing quite a few strange noises coming from the little man's room. It is always right after his nap and usually goes something like BOOM, BOOM, BOOM followed by "OUCH." The other day I went in to investigate. Turns out my little man has been working on his audition for Cirque Du Soleil.

Behold the crib acrobatics.

Yeah, I'm thinking it might be time for that big boy bed.