December 2011 part 2

I was the room Mom for Beck's Christmas party.  Beck was pretty quiet, and I think he was a little thrown off by my presence.  His teacher, Mrs. Mitchell, told me he and two other boys call out to each other "eh!" and wait for the other ones to answer.  Call and response! 

He made a little Christmas tree.  He loved all the treats.

He enjoyed that icing.

I was a helper for Ramsey's Christmas party too.  

She made a lovely gingerbread house out of graham crackers, icing, and candy toppings.  

 It was so cold!  These guys love gliding down this slide on little cars with their feet up.

We had a great gift exchange with our Eskelsens!  

Aunt Emily is obviously a serious favorite around here.

Most of our Christmas decorations were made by the kids, and they were ALL OVER!  

They both love to grab some tape and put their creations up all over our walls, windows, etc.

Ramsey still occasionally asks for the old park, and talks about our "blue house."

December 2011 part 1

I love this picture because it shows how Beck (and Ramsey for that matter) find a way to integrate all pieces of furniture into their makeshift playground.  These poufs are the best!  I am, however, constantly fetching them from the bottom of the stairs and other places they should not be.  

Ramsey is mixing the batter for our Christmas cookies.  We have such fun cooking together. 

 Michaels' answer for every holiday: crafts and stickers.  

 Cuddling and wrestling in Beck's crib.  A crowd favorite.

 Forts rule.

Here is Ramsey during her first visit to the dentist.  She was so amazingly serene and well-behaved.  

I almost wanted to tell her she could be bad so she wouldn't feel like she had to be perfect.  

Maybe I should have.  

It reminded me of when I had my wisdom teeth removed (at age 25) and stayed awake rather than go under anesthesia.  The dentist actually tapped a root in my mouth, and it was so painful, and the pain shot through my body.  I should have complained or screamed or something, but I just went along with everything cheerfully.  Ramsey, you don't have to be so brave all the time!

This place was crazily catered to kids--

Ramsey had her own princess room, a princess goodie bag, a TV on the ceiling, and more.

Yes, I waited until age 4 for the dentist, and I still feel like I was right.  

It was so nice to be able to explain things and I find age 4 to be the most reasonable age thus far!