Christmas

I hope everyone had a great Christmas this year. Ours was awesome. We went down to Decatur for Christmas Eve and hung out with Cara's family. We ate dinner then went to church for the vigil mass. We were not too sure how Boston would do being as late as it was, but he hardly made a peep. He hung out with Grandpa in the back of church for a while, but did well all in all.

Churchin'


We spent Christmas day at home. Nearly all day. The only thing we got dressed for was to eat Chinese. We got up to open presents that Santa brought, took a nap, played with some toys and ate lunch, took a nap, etc. I wish everyday could be like that. We were planning on grabbing some groceries on Christmas Eve after church, but, of course, nothing was open. It all worked out for the best, though; we hit the Chinese buffet for dinner (which was the only thing open in town. And it was packed!

Presents!


I finished reading The Road yesterday evening. It's a Cormack McCarthy novel - the same guy who wrote No Country for Old Men. A man and his son struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic, cannibalistic United States. The man does everything he can to be a good role model for his son while the rest of the world does literally anything possible to stay alive. It's not exactly the feel-good holiday novel of the season, but a great read if you're into that sort of thing.

My brother and his wife (who are expecting in July) are up from TN. We have a few more Christmas plans while they're in town, but other than that we're living up while trying to keep a low profile. I should probably try to get ahead on some school plans, but... Be sure to check the photo site (the link is at the top right) for more updates. Leave some comments if you're feeling spunky. Merry Christmas to all!

Santa!

We took Boston to see Santa this afternoon, and I'll have to admit - it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. He usually doesn't have much of a stranger danger syndrome, but we've all seen the videos of the kid freaking out as soon as he is perched on Santa's knee. Boston just sat the entire time with the "I'm just hanging out with Santa; no big deal" expression on his face. He didn't get upset until we put his coat back on him. That always makes him very angry. Hopefully next year with Santa will be just as enjoyable. We'll cross our fingers, anyway.

Baby Bath Time

Nothing is better than baby bath time. Although, I'm not sure what Boston likes more: taking his bath or just being naked. Here's the baby boy live in action. Rub-a-dub-dub.

Nighttime Ice Photos

Christmas Break!

Because of the big ice storm this morning Christmas break started a day early. Everything is still coated in a thick layer of ice. Luckily we're one of the few who still has power. I got to be Mr. Mom today while Cara went to Decatur to get her hair did. Boston and I have just been been hanging out and playing with Tater all afternoon. Definitely Gary is playing at the Brass Rail tomorrow, and the Big Band is playing in Columbia City on Sunday. Other than that, we're just laying low until Christmas...which is less than a week away! We hope all are doing well.

Like father like son?

What do you think? Any resemblance? By the way, the photo on the bottom was taken last Halloween while Boston was still a seahorse.

December 1st!

We had an eventful and productive weekend to start off the holiday season with cheer and jollity. Yes, that's a real word; I'm an English major. Boston and I visited Cara at the hospital on Thanksgiving since she had to work. From there we went to Mom's for some fried chicken action before heading down to Decatur to visit with Cara's grandma before she heads down to Florida. Boston ate some Gerber turkey dinner, which he thoroughly enjoyed. Saturday we spent the afternoon at Dad's for some ham and fixins.

I was proud of myself for getting the Christmas lights up over the long weekend. I strung the porch up like I normally do while Boston helped Cara put up the tree. Things are looking quite festive around our way of the woods. We also chose the first day of significant snow to get our leaf situation under control in the back yard. Leaves + snow = wet, soggy, and heavy. Only three more weeks until Christmas break!