Sledding

Our Family decided that the fun wasn't over just because Christmas was. We packed up and went Sledding. (Jake's first time. He had a blast.)

Christmas Wore Me Out

This was the first time that Jacob has ever fallen asleep in his high chair. It looks like Christmas wore someone else out besides just me.

Christmas Eve Chaos ... Christmas Eve Joys

This Christmas Eve we had three other families over for Christmas Eve supper (take-out of course. It is tradition.) Each of the kids were able to put together and decorate their own Gingerbread House. There were a total of 10 gingerbread houses when we were finished and a couple plates of gingerbread men. It was fun to have friends over for our Christmas Eve celebration.

After Everyone left, the kids opened their Christmas Eve Pajamas. Can you believe this is the best picture I got of them all in their PJ's. Oh well. It was a fun Christmas Eve.

I Lost my Baby ... O.K. so not really.

This has been going on for a little while, but when it first happened it really surprised me.  Jacob learned to go up and down stairs very quickly, and anytime my bedroom door or the bathroom door is open he is upstairs in a hurry.  

One day I began looking for Jake and I realized my bedroom door was open so I looked in there first and then in my  bathroom.  I didn't see him and continued looking around upstairs.  Then I heard a noise in my bathroom.  I had just checked there, I thought.  

Apparently, I didn't look very well because Jake had learned that one of his favorite play places is under the bathroom counter.

The counter has since been emptied and this remains one of his favorite places to be, that is unless there is water in the tub.

My other kids thought this was pretty clever and decided to join him.

ALL AT ONCE !!

I forgot to warn the babysitters about this fantastic hiding place, and Maddie was the last to be found in a game of hide and seek.