Mommathon

The Tub People's Christmas is Colm's new favorite book. It is a cute book and (if I may put on my reading teacher hat for a moment) is a great book for kids to practice predicting.

Writing their letters to Santa

From December 2008

Crafts

From December 2008

Cute Photo Op

From December 2008

We went to go see Santa at the high school last weekend. We enjoyed a light breakfast, made some crafts and then visited with Santa. There are no pics of Santa here because they are coming in the mail.

Decorating the outside trees

From November 2008

Decorating the inside tree

From November 2008

Making cinnamon and applesauce Christmas ornaments

From November 2008

Playing in the snow

From November 2008

We also had a marvelous Thanksgiving dinner, went to two birthday parties, went ice skating, went to church, watched the Polar Express and spent a lot of time sitting around doing a whole lot of nothing.

Bolt is such a good movie!!! We took the boys today and they loved it and so did we. Would we have gone to see it if we didn't have kids? No, but it is a movie that both parents and kids can enjoy which doesn't always happen.

Just when I thought we had read every Halloween book written within the last thirty years...Colm found another one. We went to a different library this week and they have some books we haven't read. Joy! This is his favorite one from this week.

We were in the car today and Colm told Liam that he wanted to marry him. Liam then informed Colm that they couldn't get married because two boys can't get married, it has to be a boy and a girl. Right, Dad? There was a pause and Sean and I looked at each other and gave each other that knowing grin and mumbled something about well...if you live in Vermont... We then told him he was right...it has to be a boy and a girl. He's six and I am not ready to go there, especially with Colm listening in.

It is so much fun to be a parent on the days when your kids are learning something new. To see their eyes light up with pride is enough to make any parent's day. Colm came home from school today reading. He was SO proud of himself and he read those same words over and over and over again to me in the car and then to Sean when he came home from work. It was great! There were high fives all around. Then to see Liam at Tae Kwon Do today. He is working really hard to get his first stripe. He is going to try and get it next week and I think he will. One more thing and then I will stop bragging about our children...Colm is a rock star ice skater. I am serious. He isn't going to be in the Olympics any time soon, but he is doing awesome. Even if he wasn't doing great, what makes me smile from ear to ear is that he is trying something new and he loves it. Being a parent can be the hardest job on the planet, but there are days like today when you get paid in smiles, hugs, high fives and accomplishments that make it all worth it.