Our long, luxurious Turkey Day Weekend
I haven't blogged this weekend because we were busy. Busy spending time with Dada. I know! Dude took off of work the whole weekend, and by "took off" I mean he only went in to his office for maybe 6 hours over the past three days and worked from home for another 6 while the boys were asleep. We got to hang out, watch movies, shop, wrestle, play trains, and nap, all together.

Isaac fell asleep on Dada while they watched the foozball together this afternoon. How long has it been since he's done that? But he would not part with his comfy Dada to go to his Isaac-bed. It makes me feen for a winning lottery ticket to spring Dada from his lame-o job so we could all be together all the time.
This year, as every year, we toyed with the idea of going back to Indy for Thanksgiving; this year, as every year, we nixed it with the logic that we'll be headed that way in another 3 or 4 weeks anyway. So we stayed put, as did our friends at the AnthonyCarlos estates, who invited us over for Thanksgiving dinner. They contributed a tasty huge ham and candied yams and we brought salad, mashed taters, rolls, and pumpkin pie. It was delicious according to Jacob, who ate everything, and "YUCKY!!!!" according to Isaac, who literally ate nothing. Here's a snap of Jake at his very first Thanksgiving enjoying his second roll.

We're still eating leftovers of the ham they sent home, and we are also rich in pumpkin pie because I'm a good little wifey and made an extra to keep here to entice Dada to stay home more. I think it worked.
We joined the madness at Toys R Us yesterday to finish Christmas shopping for the boys and, upon arriving home, we decided we should just let them open their stuff right away so they can maximize the time they have to play with it before they have to leave (most of) it behind for our trip to the grandmas'. Here's what they got, those spoiled rotten little monkeys.
Isaac got two board games, Candyland and Chutes and Ladders. They were so cheap at TRU online, and he is getting of the age where I think he can understand the concepts. A few months ago I bought him a 24-piece Sesame Street puzzle that he really likes, so when I found a more challenging 24-piece puzzle with the Very Hungry Caterpillar on it, I threw it in the cart. Isaac himself picked out Spencer over a big Lightning McQueen, which was a surprise but a pleasant one, as Spencer returns us to a phase of intense train-playing downstairs. Also at TRU, we found these Little Golden Book gift sets of a book +a cool toy of the title character. I could not resist the opportunity for him to have a bathtub squirter Scuffy the Tugboat to go with one of his all-time favorite books. He literally screamed at me and bawled when I told him we didn't have time for a bath last night, a definite first. Isaac also picked up a little plastic elephant figure to add to his animal collection and a wooden play clock from his wish-list. The marquee Isaac toy was a two-pack of pullstring Toy Story dolls with Woody and Jessie. The young man has not let either of them out of his sight in 24 hours.
Jacob also cleaned house, and I admit I went a little overboard with him. This was really his first opportunity to score toys of his very own, and, though he certainly doesn't care, I always feel a little guilty that he's always playing with Big Brother's hand-me-downs. In the end this was demonstrated to be a seriously stupid point of view, since both boys ended up playing with each others' toys. It makes me wonder how future Christmases will go, when they are both aware of what the other is getting and they both care. Anyway, Jacob got a Handle Hauler airplane. Isaac got a Handle-Hauler truck from my aunt last Christmas and loved it, and now that toy is also well-loved by Jacob, so I thought he'd enjoy a different one to call his own. Jacob also got two classic toys missing from Isaac's collection: a jack-in-the-box and the Sesame Street Dudes-Behind-the-Doors toy. The marquee Jacob toy, and it rocks the house so stinkin' hard, is this Wooden Activity Cart with Five Play Stations. Not only does it have lots of things for Jake (and Isaac) to look at and handle, but it's a hefty push-cart that Jacob and use as a walker. The best part is that I am a genius and bought it two weeks ago, when it was on sale online for $17.95.
Hope everybody had a great holiday, especially those back home. We can't wait to see everyone in less than a month!
Isaac fell asleep on Dada while they watched the foozball together this afternoon. How long has it been since he's done that? But he would not part with his comfy Dada to go to his Isaac-bed. It makes me feen for a winning lottery ticket to spring Dada from his lame-o job so we could all be together all the time.
This year, as every year, we toyed with the idea of going back to Indy for Thanksgiving; this year, as every year, we nixed it with the logic that we'll be headed that way in another 3 or 4 weeks anyway. So we stayed put, as did our friends at the AnthonyCarlos estates, who invited us over for Thanksgiving dinner. They contributed a tasty huge ham and candied yams and we brought salad, mashed taters, rolls, and pumpkin pie. It was delicious according to Jacob, who ate everything, and "YUCKY!!!!" according to Isaac, who literally ate nothing. Here's a snap of Jake at his very first Thanksgiving enjoying his second roll.
We're still eating leftovers of the ham they sent home, and we are also rich in pumpkin pie because I'm a good little wifey and made an extra to keep here to entice Dada to stay home more. I think it worked.
We joined the madness at Toys R Us yesterday to finish Christmas shopping for the boys and, upon arriving home, we decided we should just let them open their stuff right away so they can maximize the time they have to play with it before they have to leave (most of) it behind for our trip to the grandmas'. Here's what they got, those spoiled rotten little monkeys.
Isaac got two board games, Candyland and Chutes and Ladders. They were so cheap at TRU online, and he is getting of the age where I think he can understand the concepts. A few months ago I bought him a 24-piece Sesame Street puzzle that he really likes, so when I found a more challenging 24-piece puzzle with the Very Hungry Caterpillar on it, I threw it in the cart. Isaac himself picked out Spencer over a big Lightning McQueen, which was a surprise but a pleasant one, as Spencer returns us to a phase of intense train-playing downstairs. Also at TRU, we found these Little Golden Book gift sets of a book +a cool toy of the title character. I could not resist the opportunity for him to have a bathtub squirter Scuffy the Tugboat to go with one of his all-time favorite books. He literally screamed at me and bawled when I told him we didn't have time for a bath last night, a definite first. Isaac also picked up a little plastic elephant figure to add to his animal collection and a wooden play clock from his wish-list. The marquee Isaac toy was a two-pack of pullstring Toy Story dolls with Woody and Jessie. The young man has not let either of them out of his sight in 24 hours.
Jacob also cleaned house, and I admit I went a little overboard with him. This was really his first opportunity to score toys of his very own, and, though he certainly doesn't care, I always feel a little guilty that he's always playing with Big Brother's hand-me-downs. In the end this was demonstrated to be a seriously stupid point of view, since both boys ended up playing with each others' toys. It makes me wonder how future Christmases will go, when they are both aware of what the other is getting and they both care. Anyway, Jacob got a Handle Hauler airplane. Isaac got a Handle-Hauler truck from my aunt last Christmas and loved it, and now that toy is also well-loved by Jacob, so I thought he'd enjoy a different one to call his own. Jacob also got two classic toys missing from Isaac's collection: a jack-in-the-box and the Sesame Street Dudes-Behind-the-Doors toy. The marquee Jacob toy, and it rocks the house so stinkin' hard, is this Wooden Activity Cart with Five Play Stations. Not only does it have lots of things for Jake (and Isaac) to look at and handle, but it's a hefty push-cart that Jacob and use as a walker. The best part is that I am a genius and bought it two weeks ago, when it was on sale online for $17.95.
Hope everybody had a great holiday, especially those back home. We can't wait to see everyone in less than a month!
1 Comments:
I could never wait to give the girl her presents either when she was a wee one. Thanks for the ideas for the nephews!
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