Check Out Those Gams

Soccer socks make the best thigh-highs.

The Surrender

The Surrender (suh-ren-der), noun:
1.  to give up, abandon, or relinquish
2.  to yield, or resign
3.  how you know when Jack is ready for bed, accompanied by hands behind the head

All Partied Out

Christmas Day was so wonderful.  Cole received many Transformers (sigh), and Jack has taken over the Nanabots - we pretty much go through a set of batteries every day as he insists on carrying them around the house.  Pa and Nana came over for gift opening and breakfast, which was delicious as usual.  We went sledding later that morning, and the afternoon found us pretty tuckered out.

Merry Christmas to you all, and here's to a wonderful New Year!

Christmas Eve at the Allen's

We continued our wonderful Christmas Eve at Pa and Nana's.  The boys were so excited.  They loved their new PJs:

Cole was fascinated with the bat cave:

And Jack insisted on riding his new car backwards.

We finished off the night with some of my mom's delicious clam chowder, and made our way home in the snow.  We decorated some cookies for Santa, and went off to bed.  It really is the most wonderful time of the year!

Christmas Eve at the Thomsen's

We spent our Christmas Eve afternoon at the Thomsen's (once we made our way through the snow to get there - wow!).  We had a delicious dinner, complete with ham, fondue, and potatoes.  We had a lovely reading of the nativity and opened presents.  We even got to Skype with Ryan, Eliza, Matthew, and Peter.  I didn't get many pictures, but this one of Jack wearing his new PJ bottoms as a hat?  Totally worth it.

Barber Party

By now, everyone knows how much we love the Barber Christmas Party.  We were missing some family this year (I'm looking at you Cassie and Jonathan!), but tried to have a good time anyway.  Of course, we had the nativity - look at those great wisemen!

And opened presents.  But the best part was spending time with family.  

And might I add this?  We are completely boy-heavy in this family.  Just look at this:

A great night for sure.  Thanks Pa and Nana for hosting!

Brothers and TV

These two love watching TV - usually right next to each other.  This year, Rudolph was the big hit!