"GIVE ME COOKIES"

Jay took Luke and Paige to see Santa at the fire station in the village (I had a con call for work that ran over). It is an event with Luke's school. They read a book, cookies, and Santa comes. So when they get back, I asked how it went. Paige belts out "Santa says GIVE ME COOKIES". Jay confirmed that when Santa was leaving he did tell everyone to be good little girls and boys and to remember to put cookies out for him on Christmas Eve.

Paige has been walking around the house ever since....GIVE ME COOKIES!!!!

Cookies with Santa -

We did cookies with Santa at the Buttonwood Zoo on Sunday. The kids loved it!! They do a really good job. They set little tables and you have your cookies and milk (coffee for the big people). Santa makes his appearance and greets every table. They also have lots of decorations and an enchanted village you walk through to get to the big guy at the end to sit on his lap.

Luke asked for a Castle and Paige asked for a bear and a candy cane (this is what he was handing out to all the kids...guess she didn't want to put him out TOO much)

They were both VERY excited to see Santa. Paige kept saying, "I LOVE SANTA!!" all day long.

Luke the gingerbread man -


A bit too short..maybe next year Paige -


Waiting for Santa to arrive -


Up close and personal -


When Luke saw Santa he said "this isn't the Santa that came to my school last week" - very smart -


Loved the lights and decorations -




They both went running up to see Santa, so excited -

Christmas Parties -

What is the best part of the holidays? THE PARTIES!! We partied with some friends this past weekend. Luke's friends from "way back". The kids loved it, of course. We got the usual couch picture, etc. We all said goodbye to Katie, for a while anyway. Her family is moving to Zurich for 9 months. BUT, she'll be back just in time for Storyland next year..yeah!

Christmas Questions -

Luke is really into Christmas this year. He has been asking a ton of questions as he figures it all out. Some of the best include:
1) Will Santa burn when he comes down the chimney?
2) Will he know how to open the door (the fireplace glass)?
3) Will Santa fall off the roof?
4) Can we come down the chimney too (oh gosh!!)?
5) Does Santa have a bed in his sleigh?
6) Are those guys (pointing to the three wise men) Jesus' friends?
7) Why does Jesus live in a barn?
8) Why is Jesus' crib so small? He needs one like Paigey has.

Santa???

This past weekend, we went to downtown New Bedford for the Christmas Tree lighting. We told the kids that Santa would be making an appearance. As we waited for the festivities to begin, Paige yells "SANTA" and points ahead.

Jay and I were dying...She thought this lady was Santa. I had to take a picture. Not too far off the mark, eh?

SAINT NICK'S DAY!!

The kids loved checking out their stockings after St Nicks day!! They didn't understand why they were getting stocking stuffer gifts, although I did try to explain St Nick's day to Luke. They were very excited to see what they got!

Cutting down the tree -

We decided to cut our own tree down this year. It was a tradition I enjoyed as a kid. This was all new to Jay. Our friends told us of a great place in Westport, one town over. The kids loved it too. The first 2 trees that Luke picked out weren't actually Christmas trees but he got the hang of it after a while.

Luke's first choice -


Just like daddy -


Paige and our tree -


Mommy and her babies -

The making of the gingerbread house -

We started the tradition last year to make a gingerbread house during the holidays. Luke loved it last year. Was so excited when I brought home the box (cause you know I get the pre-packaged one) This year we decided to let Paige in on the fun. Small mistake. Apparently, Paige didn't get the memo stating that you must do more than sit and eat the candy the entire time. As you can see, she was none too happy with me when I cut her off from the sugar binge :)

Christmas Chat -

Today, I asked Luke what Jesus has to do with Christmas. We've talked about this mind you. His answer, "He slept all the time on Christmas"...get it, in the manger. I thought it was pretty cute.

I was also talking to the kids about what they were going to ask Santa for when they sit on his lap. Luke was saying this and that toy. I said, "Paige, what are you going to say to Santa." She said, "THANK YOU!" I thought that was also too cute :)

Big Feet, Small.....

This morning, I was cutting Luke's toenails. I said, "Wow, buddy! You have nice big feet. That means you are going to be big and tall just like daddy"

He looked at me and said, "but my boobies don't get big mommy, only the girl's (Irish accent) boobies get bigger"

Where does he come up with this stuff????