The 2014 Holiday Season

Having December babies means that we are pretty much celebrating something from Thanksgiving through to the New Year.  We transitioned from celebrating the boys' birthday in Disney right into Hanukkah and then directly into Christmas.  It was so much fun to do all of the things that have become "tradition" in our house and to make new ones.  We made latkes, played with dreidels, baked cookies, walked around to see Christmas lights, read Twas the Night Before Christmas, and made empanadas for Christmas Eve super.

Some traditional Christmas moose, porcine, squirrels, whales and schnauzers.  The schnauzers were for Nana and Tickle Grandpa who arrived the day after Christmas.  

On Christmas morning, Chris and I were up bright and early waiting for the boys to get up.  Santa Paws came for the dogs and cats so they got their gifts before the boys rocketed into the living room.  Rocco happily chewed on his toy while waiting for the boys to get up.  Once the boys were up, there was no stopping them.  Last year they were little angles who savored each shred of wrapping paper and opening presents took hours.  This year it was mayhem.  They torn into gifts, squealed with delight as they shook every gift, and once the wrapping was torn off and the packaging revealed,  they quickly started to forage for their next gift.  It was fun and crazy.  In addition to opening presents, we also face-timed with my both sets of grandparents and Auntie Ray-Ray.  Once everything was opened and the reality of possessing some new toys set in, they wanted to play with everything.  We spend the rest of the day playing and enjoying the holiday. 

Excited arms and faces on Christmas morning.

 

 The binoculars from Aunt Brenda and Uncle Steve were quite possibly the hit of the morning.  Brody bypassed the trains and the train table, picked up a random gift and asked "These my Christmas binoculars?".  Once he found and opened them, they hardly left his hand!

We love presents!

  It was a wonderful holiday season!