Christmas at Home

We had our own Christmas with just us. That's only the second time we've ever done that. On Christmas eve, we frosted cookies for Santa and acted out the nativity. Bob and I were Mary and Joseph, Seth was baby Jesus. Rachel was the angel, Danny was a wise man and Aaron was a Shepherd.
And then the kids opened one present. They all draw names among themselves and they get to go shopping for the person with me sometime in December. They were all very thoughtful about what they got each other and those presents were some of the favorites for each of the kids.

Danny came in at 5:50 Christmas morning, but we held them off until 6:20. Bob and I had fun listening to the kid's excited whispers while they waited. We opened presents for about a half hour and then we woke up Seth so he could see his presents. The kids all got scooters and skateboards so we've been out riding those quite a bit. They got a few new Wii games and board games and other toys. The kids also got snow sleds and snow gear to start going to the snow.

Disneyland at Christmas

We had a great time at Disneyland this week. It was the first time any of us had been there to see all their Christmas decorations.

Here were our favorite things:
Bob: Space Mountain and "Riding the train because then you get to sit down for a long time"
Jean: It's a Small World with all the Christmas decorations and the huge Christmas tree on Main Street.
Danny: Pushing down on the dynamite plunger and making it explode with smoke
Rachel: Using her money she'd saved up to buy a stuffed unicorn at one of the gift shops.
Aaron: Buzz Lightyear. That was the only ride we went on twice because he loved it so much.
Seth: The Buzz Lightyear ride too. Really he was amazed by all the rides, but he was mesmerized with Buzz Lightyear.

Magic Secrets Unveiled

You might have heard that Vegas has some pretty exciting and entertaining magic shows. We happen to have our own and it's put on by our kids. Free of charge.

Untitled from jean45 on Vimeo.

Any Aaron Can Tango

This was a special Thanksgiving performance put on by Aaron's Preschool class a couple of weeks ago. Note how quickly he transitions into a serious dancer as soon as the music is queued.

Aaron Does the Tango from jean45 on Vimeo.

iPhones & Carrots

Jean just got an iPhone today. Somehow she thought this might help her to better play with her new toy:

We unleashed the full impact of carrots on Seth yesterday. He looks very nice in orange. His blue eyes compliment and balance the orange nicely.

Here's an oldie/goodie of Aaron doing the same kind of 'treatment'. Does wonders for the skin.