Christmas 2008
What a crazy Christmas this year. We didn't end up going anywhere and that was probably a good thing considering Ben was wired by 9am. We definitely overdid it in terms of gifts, so the lesson we're taking away for next year is: minimize.
The 'hit' Christmas gifts for Ben this year was anything Cars themed. He received socks, underwear, slippers, dinky cars, a large Dinoco McQueen car, a 'shake n' go' Ramone, Cars themed.
His 'big' gift was a play kitchen, which he didn't make a big fuss over at the time, but he *really* enjoys playing with it. The 'pro' of the kitchen is that it's easy to busy Ben with a fake cooking task, like asking him to 'make' me lunch - invaluable during the times I'm preoccupied with Caitlin. And it's just so much fun watching Ben prepare these pretend meals and how his imagination really takes over. The 'con' of the kitchen is the million or so pieces of play food/dishes/cutlery. Oh my god... what a pain in the butt to tidy up! I cringe when I hear them being dumped on the floor; it's one notch below the sound of a bucket-full of Lego being dumped on a hardwood floor.
And of course, making this Christmas extra-special was the fact that it was Caitlin's first Christmas. She was pretty oblivious to all the hubbub, and slept through most of it. (I'll post more of an update on Caitlin later.)
Here are some Christmas photos of our kids!
The 'hit' Christmas gifts for Ben this year was anything Cars themed. He received socks, underwear, slippers, dinky cars, a large Dinoco McQueen car, a 'shake n' go' Ramone, Cars themed.
His 'big' gift was a play kitchen, which he didn't make a big fuss over at the time, but he *really* enjoys playing with it. The 'pro' of the kitchen is that it's easy to busy Ben with a fake cooking task, like asking him to 'make' me lunch - invaluable during the times I'm preoccupied with Caitlin. And it's just so much fun watching Ben prepare these pretend meals and how his imagination really takes over. The 'con' of the kitchen is the million or so pieces of play food/dishes/cutlery. Oh my god... what a pain in the butt to tidy up! I cringe when I hear them being dumped on the floor; it's one notch below the sound of a bucket-full of Lego being dumped on a hardwood floor.
And of course, making this Christmas extra-special was the fact that it was Caitlin's first Christmas. She was pretty oblivious to all the hubbub, and slept through most of it. (I'll post more of an update on Caitlin later.)
Here are some Christmas photos of our kids!
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