We always get out the penguin race set that my parents got for us sometime the week leading up to Christmas. They are so cute, but the squeaky sounds they make require us to ration their use. Anyway, this time we actually waited until Christmas Eve and pulled them out. The boys were very happy to play with them, and only fought over them a little....or a medium.
Sandy really loved them. He may or may not have even remembered playing with them before.
Captain Hook came out to join the party and kept calling the penguins things like "scurvy swabs" and "codfish"
In the morning Kris went out and did a few manly things outside, like cleaning out more of the garage and cutting down a humongous cactus. I did a little more wrapping and some of that kind of thing. I was helping Max wrap a present and in the process cut the sleeve of the jacket I was wearing with the scissors--not sure how that happened--so I got to do a little mending too.
We facetimed with my mom and dad for a while, and with Kris's mom. It was fun to do that before actual Christmas because we actually had time to talk and play around, Christmas is just way too busy.
The most delicious thing we did that morning though, was work on our traditional Christmas sugar cookies--yes these are the same puffy and yummy cookies it seems like we make every holiday, but they are dang good and they deserve to be repeated.
The above picture is Sandy, being delighted that I had given him a peanut butter cup cookie. "For me??! A COOOOOKie?" He was hugging it to his chin and loving it. Cute little cheeseball.
Here's the cookie making. So, looking at these two clowns, do you think they helped make the process easier for me or tougher? How helpful do you think they _really_ are?
They were supposed to be the decorating crew. I finally had to call Kris in as my backup because I couldn't keep an eye on the sprinkles and finish the cookies at the same time. Every time I looked away there was some sort of spill or overdecorating disaster. Sandy took the job very seriously though and worked hard--as hard as a 3 yr old can, with all the messes that come along with it.
These cookies' sprinkle levels all look good because they were heavily policed. There were others that looked like they were growing hair or something, they had such heavy sprinkle layers.
The green penguin is definitely on the edge of being one of those. And yes, if you think the cookies look yummy, that's because they ARE.
When we got the cookies all done we packed up our entourage and headed out for a late lunch. That's where I'll pick up the story for part 2.
3 comments:
I love being there for this. I love those faces, and the colors, and Kris cutting down the cactus. I felt like Christmas Eve as I read it - in a way that I didn't feel myself this year. Too many loose ends - too much stuff to hustle over. But the night before Christmas eve, I could hardly sleep because I was excited. Anyway, I love, love, love reading this and seeing these shots.
And I can't wait for part 2!
Wish I had a cookie
I feel the exact same way about Christmas Eve. It's way better than Christmas! Christmas means it's all over and I always end that day kind of depressed. I need to find a way to get over that. :)
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