Does Santa Drink Beer???

While we were eating lunch the other day, Nina asked, "Does Santa drink beer"?, which I thought was a very weird question for her to ask, so I had her call Blake at work and ask him (I get about 400 weird questions a day from her, and I thought that he could field this one). Blake's response was that Santa might enjoy a beer by the time he gets to our house because the big guy is a little lactose intolerant. I "think" she was wondering about this because I was drinking a coke, and she saw a picture of Santa on the side drinking a bottle of coke, and she's never seen a bottle of coke, only a can. Amusing non the less. Today is Christmas Eve, and I'm just about done making cookies. Nina does not like cookies (weird kid), so Blake, Santa and I will be gorging ourselves on fudge, peanut butter cookies and beer later this evening.....what could be better!! Merry Christmas to all!!

~ Rebecca

Nina's Ice Show

Nina's ice show was today. One picture is of Nina and her coach, Jackie. Jackie is wearing the scarf that I made for her as a Christmas present (thank goodness she liked it because it took me forever to finish). Asher liked watching all the kids skate, but was more interested in trying to get his hat off. Nina did REALLY well, and she sure did enjoy performing to the crowd, which makes me think that this will be the first of many, many performances. All 4 of Blake's parents attended, so Nina had an entire bleacher section cheering for her.

~ Rebecca

Everyone Needs a Helper.....

Asher's been cruising around the kitchen by pushing a laundry basket. He's quickly figured out that he can push the basket over to the counter, climb on the basket, and then reach things on the kitchen counter or the stove. Once he figured out that he could go somewhere, he's been all over the place, which is another nightmare in baby proofing! Of course, the more adventurous he becomes, the bigger the tumbles are, so he's becoming a toddler with black and blues all over the place. Here are a few pictures of him "helping" me.

~ Rebecca

Why our kitchen floor is so cold.....

Nina's "kitten", Kit, likes to sleep in front of the heating vent in the kitchen - thus making it the coldest floor in the house. He sure does have a toasty warm kitty belly......

What was I Thinking????

I thought it would be a good idea to take some pictures of the kids for our Holiday card. What a nightmare!! Nina was all about the posing, and all Asher wanted to do was "get away". They still might make it on to the card, but they kept me laughing all morning. Also, here is a picture of how I make dinner - every night! I can't thank Nicol enough for this baby sling because between the hours of 4:30-6:00 pm, it's the only way I can keep him happy. Blake obviously took the picture, but yes, Nina is also always in the mix....and Blake wonders why I put them to bed at 6:30 some nights.

Have a Happy Hanukkah! I brought some Latkes into school for Nina today, and she's all ticked off because she wanted a cake. Hey - the token half Jewish kid has to at least make an effort!

~Rebecca

Christmakah with Clark Griswald

Well, it's December 1st, and Blake's got the annual runway strip of lights up in the front yard...and he's not done yet!! Every year it gets worse - oops - I mean bigger. We were explaining Hanukkah to Nina at dinner and she asked if that's why Daddy puts up so many lights. Asher has slept through the night for the past three nights. I feel somewhat human again. I got the kids pictures taken earlier this week, and I've included a few here. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

~Rebecca