Christmas has come and gone and we had a great time. The boys go what they were looking for, Nick got a Firetruck and Adam got Mater stuff. Nick was pretty into Christmas this year, concerned for being good to stay off the naughty list, telling Santa he wanted a Firetruck and being very concerned on Christmas Eve because he couldn't fall asleep and thinking Santa wouldn't stop if he was awake. It all worked out and we had fun. I hope everyone had a great holiday season, I know I will as I have another week of vacation this week.

Serious business

Adam is doing great, he talks a lot with much more of it being understandable and he gets most everything you tell him which is nice. He talks about Mater and Kai Lan and Bob the Builder and wants his "bankit, mator, ball, and hoho" for bed time. Unfortunately for him he understands what he does so now timeout is in effect he doesn't like that much and lets us know. Mostly he is good but does have his tantrums right now.

Adam's favorite game? Whatever Nick is doing.

Nick is also doing great. He loves his new school and gets to do a lot of stuff. When we went to Virginia he missed a few days and when he got back to school we asked what he did today, he said "well, everyone was giving me hugs." He will be starting up soccer early next year so stay tuned for action shots in the new year.

We went to the zoo a few weeks ago and they have a new addition. You can feed the giraffes. Their tongue is wicked long and very maneuverable. Everyone got their turn, everyone thought it was great, Adam was a bit tentative but he tried it and liked it.

Nick the feeder

We went to Virginia for Thanksgiving to visit Jen's godparents and family. They live just outside DC so we got to go down to the Mall and see the sites and walk a few miles as well (some of us did the walking anyway). There were still plenty of leaves on trees and on the ground, there was much rejoicing about that. The first half of the trip was absolutely great weather, not even coat weather. Later the wind kicked up and jackets were not optional.

Jen's favorite part was to visit and eat some good old Chinese food. I am not sure what Adam's favorite was but most likely he enjoyed running away from the camera the most Dad's favorite was the Dogfish Head Alehouse, it was very nice. Nick's favorite thing was Aunt Sharon, his second favorite was visiting Aunt Sharon's apartment. Yes you get the picture with that.

Thanks to everyone there (Julie especially for the special NY package), we had a great time. Let's do it again in a few years when Adam is bigger.

Playing in the leaves.