Christmas Eve at around 11:00 we realized we still had to bring the train table from our friends' house across the street over. THANK GOODNESS Ben had already put it together. Fortunately, the Matthews's door was wide enough for the table to fit through. Unfortunately, our door was not wide enough. So, we put the table down in the front and took the door off. Lucas didn't even wake up with all the banging. Without the door, the table fit through perfectly. After that ordeal we hit the sack....
After we went to bed Santa came. Thanks so much to our wonderful family for your kindness and generosity. We love you!
Coming Downstairs:
Lucas woke up and came in our room like he does every day. We had some dry cereal, an orange, and a water bottle set out for him (Brenna's fine advice). So, he watched TV for a few minutes and crunched on his cereal. He thought it was so cool that we had Fruity Cheerios waiting for him. After a while he asked, "What we gonna do today?" like he does every day. We couldn't believe that he forgot it was Christmas, but thought it was pretty awesome... (Notice how he thinks the doll house is for Audrey & Kate - they have the same one, though).
The Airplane: For Nana & Grandpa
This year when we asked Lucas what he wanted for Christmas he asked for an airplane, a train, and a doll house. We were caught a little off guard by the doll house, but we delivered. Lucas LOVES his new airplane and goes on many adventures each day. Thanks Nana & Grandpa!
The Train Table: For Grandma, Grandpa, and of course, Lisa.
I saw this train table on craigslist and fell in love. Sadly it was sold by the time I emailed. BUT, the very next week it went on sale at Toys R Us. I went to pick one up to find that they were sold out, and apparently so were the other stores in town. But with the magic of the interweb (and my mom's persistence), I managed to find one at the Babies R Us a few miles away! They put it on hold for me right before they were going to send it to Toys R Us. We took Lucas to pick it up. I went to get the train table and the boys went to World Market. I covered the box in black trash bags and had to lower the seat right next to Lucas for it to fit. The kid drove home right next to it and never even asked what it was.
Ben worked hard on his first parental gift building project so it wouldn't be stressful on Christmas Eve. The Matthews were kind enough to let us store it at their house. Lucas loves his train table. We told him not to take the tracks apart, but alas he has almost every day (but not today!). Thanks Grandma & Grandpa!
Other fun things: I got Ben Pat the Husband with a promise to stop hiding his stuff. I bought it online for less than $1.50, but then it was on back order, so I spent $10 at Border's. Now we'll have another one for a gift someday... it's a great book though. So, is this video about a man cold.
Ben and Lucas got me a bracelet using the $10 off coupon (for a $10+ item) from JC Penney's. This has always been a fun game for us to try to find something worth exactly $10. Lucas told me right when they got home that he got me a bracelet. He did, however, manage to keep the tape measure a secret from Ben.
Ever since I've been pregnant I've been whining that I wanted a muu muu. You know how when you're fat, hot, and lazy, you don't want to put real clothes on? Well, that was me. Ben set out to find me the muu muu/nightgown of my lazy dreams. The thing is, it's basically impossible to find an attractive nightgown without a slit up to there, spaghetti straps, or lace hoo hoos. IMPOSSIBLE. Poor Ben found a semi-cute one... in an XL... and bought it. He thought, what's the difference if it already looks like a tent. Then his good sense kicked in and he exchanged it for a different style in a medium. It wasn't too ugly... We went back to see if they had it in a small, but ended up just returning it in hopes of making or finding something cool someday.
We had a big Christmas dinner with our friends at the Baldwin's house. I made a ham and almost spilled the gravy all over the car. This added to my tardiness, so I wasn't in the happiest mood when we got there, but hopefully I didn't ruin anyone's Christmas. I'd also like to apologize to the Baldwin's entry way for the drips of ham juice on its tile and the possible bad word it heard upon my arrival.
All in all we had a wonderful holiday. As for New Year's Eve, we have no big plans. We'd like to get Lucas to bed by 8:00 or so. Then I'd like to dine on chocolate fondue, strawberries, bananas, and cheesecake. But, we'll probably watch a movie and eat cereal instead.
Speaking of getting Lucas to bed, he gave up his binkies this week. Ben & Lucas have been saying that he'd ditch them after Christmas, and a couple days after Christmas he threw them away. I dug them out of the trash, of course. They are stored with the spare keys in the kitchen, FYI. He had a hard time the first couple of days, but we let him pick out a binky replacement at the store - he chose a cuddly Triceratops stuffed animal. They're cute together. He's been a trooper the past few days. Ben has done all the work in this area, I should say. I don't do bedtime anymore. Way to go Ben!!!
Happy Holidays! And have a super-fun 2010. We'll introduce you to the newest Harmanator in a few weeks. He'll be freakin' cute, I'm sure.
