School Play

One of the perks of going to Catholic school is that when they have a program in December, they get to call it a Christmas Program. Not only do they get to sing songs about Santa and Christmas, but they also get to sing about shepherds, angels AND baby Jesus! Reminds me of public school when I was a little kid!

My folks, T's folks and Nany were on hand with T & me to see B's class perform their version of the Christmas story. They sang and danced (a bit). There were costumes (mostly just headdresses) and a few kids had lines to memorize. I tried to get some good shots of the group, but since I am a bit height challenged, mostly I got lots of audience back shots and bit of the kids showing behind them. Believe me, it was a hoot. They sang a verse from SO MANY SONGS! Sister Denise, the school music teacher, gets a big thumbs up for teaching 28 kinders so many songs in under 6 weeks (meeting just about 60 minutes per week).

B was part of the shepherd contingent.

Cuddled up with his teacher, Mrs. Davis.

Posing with Mom and Dad

Unfortunately, once T's head wasn't cut off, B's smiles turned all "Chandler Bing"

My Little Book Worm

I already mentioned that our present opening came to a halt so the kids could read for a bit. Well, the trend continued.

And continued
And continued.
When given the option to ride along with Daddy for a run to Starbucks (which usually includes a treat for himself), B chose to stay home and read. When his favorite shows were on TV, he chose to sit and read. I am not sure how much he comprehends the books, but he just keeps turning the pages. He asks for help with new words, both in pronunciation and definition, so I think he knows what he is reading. Either way, I am happy that his obsession is one I can really appreciate and love to feed.

Christmas Day

Thank you to our lovely hosts for Christmas Day, Aunt Martha, Uncle John and Bella. All were very patient with our less than quiet and rather messy crew of merrymakers.

Lots to discuss sitting on the stairs...cousins enjoying the day together.

Once they were done opening presents, they got tired of watching the adult gift exchange and returned to their spot on the stairs.

Finally, as we prepared to leave and the three cousins donned their pajamas, they decided to make several laps around the foyer rug in order to help facilitate their long winters' naps (better known as crashing in the car on the way home).

Christmas Morning

We didn't capture many images of our Christmas morning around the tree. B was in a constant state of motion. G paused here long enough to smile about the candy in her stocking. Both were very excited about opening presents and wanted to just keep going going going...

UNTIL they opened a few books from cousin A and her parents. All present opening came to an abrupt stop. I think we have two book worms in the making.

Christmas Eve

What happens when you say, "No presents until you pose for some pictures."?

What about, "No presents until you smile for some pictures."?

What about when you say, "Take a nice picture with your grandparents, or no opening presents."? Then your parents make goofy faces until you really smile.
What happens when you've had a great evening including church, a big yummy dinner and lots of presents to open? You crash on the couch with Nany!