Christmas in Kentucky

After a few days at home, we were off to Kentucky for Christmas with Shan's Mom and Step-Dad.

The boys got more presents and we had a nice time hanging out.



Shan even got in on the cooking and helped cook dinner. Isn't he stunning in his lovely apron?!?


I laid down on the couch to take a little snooze and I guess Christian decided to snooze with me. While I was sleeping, he climbed up on me and fell asleep. I woke up to see him fast asleep sitting on me. It was very sweet.

Merry Christmas!

We got to enjoy a nice Christmas at home for a few days. The boys enjoyed opening their presents and had a great time playing with them.



Christian got a percussion set from my Mom and Dad and he loved the little cymbals. He reminded me of one of those little monkey's with the cymbals! LOL


Ian got his very own guitar and enjoyed spending some time with his Daddy playing music.


Even Sofie, our cat, enjoyed a Christmas morning feast thanks to Ian. He bought her a cat bowl with a can of cat food at the Christmas Shop at his school. He bought everyone presents this year. I got a beautiful Mom bracelet and Shan got a "Greatest Dad" hat.

Then, in true cat form, she took a nap in a shopping bag. It was the perfect Christmas for Sofie!


The day after Christmas, Christian decided to do some "work" on his laptop while Opa did some work on his laptop.


Then later that night, Ian and Christian performed for us with the puppet theater. Christian just keep "singing" (aka..shouting) into his echo microphone. It was very entertaining.

Off to Santaland!

It has become a yearly tradition since Ian was a baby to go see Santa at Macy's in New York City. And this year was no exception.

The train ride into the city is always one of the highlights of our trip.





The boys always like Santaland. They do a fantastic job at Macy's and their Santaland is really amazing.




The boys got to see Santa and Ian asked for what he wanted. Christian on the other hand had no interest in Santa, but LOVED jumping off his foot stool! LOL Santa suggested that he bring Christian something to jump off of. LOL


Our trip was cut a little short this year due to both boys being grumpier than usual, so we didn't get to see the window displays or the tree at Rockefeller Center. Hopefully next year, we can see those things as well.

Christmas in New Jersey

This year's holiday schedule was quite hectic, but we were able to enjoy a few days at my Mom and Dad's in New Jersey.

This is their Christmas tree. (Remember, they hauled it from Ohio on the top of their car! LOL) Dad had set up a train underneath the tree and the boys were quite fascinated with it.


I just liked this image of Christian with his sippy.


My very inventive 5 year old figured out a way to keep his nose from running all down his face. Nothing like a Kleenex and tape!


Ian and my Dad spent some time creating a snow fort in the snow bank out front. It was so freezing cold, I don't know how they could stand being outside for as long as they were. They also did a little sledding in the backyard.


We had a very nice visit and wished it could have lasted longer.