Christmas Fun

After dinner we decided to have some fun so we popped some popcorn, mixed it with gumdrops, and got ready to party!

The kids hopped in the baths and got all sparkly clean which took some time! Then they all came scurrying downstairs in their Christmas pjs. So being the paparazzi that I have been accused of being, I took out the camera!

Here is an outake! I believe someone tooted while I was taking this photo. And, something tells me it was the child not in the photo!

And then I caught the leftover giggles! You see I've trained the kiddos that they can only toot in their bedrooms, the bathroom or outdoors. The problem is that the downstairs bathroom is right off the kitchen area so off they run, and then the others get super quiet to listen! Then the giggling ensues! Nothing like making training fun I guess!

Can you see Sophia's personality in this shot? This is SO HER! She is a little Allie Burke!

And the classic crazy photos, I always promise them!

Now, this is totally my little angel here - notice her sniffing the cats bottom!!!!!

And, now she dramatically moves away and plugs her nose. This is just who Sophia is!! She is CRAZY. She will certainly be the life of the party one day! Oi, I have some training to do!

And, here is some more acting - "Oh, no, don't kiss me"! "Okay, if you must"! This is all her without prodding.

Gumdrops!!! The girl can eat!!!

"Can I help you, Lucky"?

And here is the one shot I got with the tripod and no flash!!! The background looks so festive but the human subject of the photo could not stay still for the shutter!

Tomorrow, Sophia, Josh, and Ken are going with Steph to the Neiman Marcus Children's Parade in Dallas. Zack, Mike and I are going to Zack's first basketball game. He is jazzed. He has never played so we'll see how it goes!

During this season, we always watch The Grinch, The Polar Express, Miracle on 34th Street, Charlie Brown's Christmas, Jingle all the Way (with Arnald Swarzenager sp?), the Santa Clause trilogy, and a few others that we pull out at this time of year. I watch The Sound of Music and just may get the kids to watch it all with me this year!

We also do a big puzzle that takes us a few hour long sittings throughout the season. Then there is the train around the tree that Zack is just begging to have put together!

This is Zack and Sophia's first Christmas so please share some of your Christmas traditions. I'd love to add to the fun! And, if anyone knows of an EASY Russian recipe, I'd love to make something for the kiddos on January 7th which is when the celebrations happen in Russia.