The boys and I are having a laid-back day at home. This can be good and it can be bad. Today it's sort of in the middle. I forced them outside for a little bit because it's sunny and warm (for Colorado this time of year). We had a lazy lunch (PB&H with a side of Pirate's Booty and chocolate milk). They've been playing (and bickering and tattling) with their new toys. Actually, overall, they've played together really nicely today.
I'm taking down Christmas. I really enjoy having my house all decorated and spiffed up. It feels so empty when the garland and decorations are packed away, but it's time. The tree has held up really well, but is starting to drop a lot of needles. The boys helped by taking the ornaments down and bringing them to me to wrap up. They are still at that wonderful age of wanting desperately to be helpful. I need to keep that in mind and give them more opportunities.
So what i've noticed thus far in the packing up of Christmas? We've never had a broken ornament or really worried about things being "childproofed." Until Keegen came along. The child is a whirlwind. This year? A broken ornament (given to us by our friends who just moved to Germany). A broken Santa (i'm kind of ticked about that one). Many mangled pages on our much-loved Christmas books. And a missing Mary from the Little People manger scene. Alas. Hopefully she'll show up before next year!
So, so long Christmas for another year. We really enjoyed the season!
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Hey! We, too, have experienced our own "whirlwinds." Fin likes the glass icicles hanging on the tree. 3 are broken. The letter "I" from our refrigerator magnet/sound thingie is missing (it was a Christmas gift this year to the babies). I fear that due to Landyn's obsession with putting things in the trash, it is at the dump. That missing letter screams at me every time I walk by the refrigerator. Next year, I think we'll only decorate the top 2/3 of the tree. We slid all the magnets to the top 2/3 of the refrigerator!! Live and learn, I guess. My fingers are crossed that that "I" will turn up too! Hey...I'll say a prayer for your Mary.
ha! fiona to this day reminds me how our snowglobes were safe until keegen came along!! :) little did she know that her little sister was mere months behind him on the path of destruction. so.annoying. NOTHING'S SAFE ANYMORE.
oh yeah, and since my husband is catholic and all (repress the laughter and the extreme sarcasm here), i'm sure he can work up a miracle for you on the mary end...
We're getting ready to take down all the Christmas stuff tomorrow - all the boxes are ready and sitting by the tree, but I'm going to be so bummed to actually take it all down. I'm sorry for all the damage - Ben was pretty bad too, but thankfully Nina seems less destructive - that could all change by next year of course... Happy new year to you guys!!
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