Twas the Night Before Christmas

merry christmas!

Its the Most Wonderful Time of the Year...

Especially if you are the kind of person that wraps up their Christmas shopping sometime in mid July.

Of course, that is not me. So much not me, that while I was at the Post Office on Monday, foolishly trying to buy Christmas stamps there was a local news crew there interviewing people who were stupid enough to come to the post office on the busiest mailing day of the year. Well how was I to know-I don't even watch the local news? And, after seeing the hard hitting news crew in action-I don't think I'm missing much. So if you haven't gone to buy stamps for your cards yet, brace yourself. They are going to try to convince you that mickey mouse is the new santa.

Still, the merry making is full speed ahead with CPea at the helm. Tomorrow we are making a snowman villiage entirely out of marshmallows. I'll be sure to post some photos of my latest holiday folly. That's folly, not holly.

LilP continues to be indifferent to the endless shopping trips and wrapping deliberations. Her main objective these days seems to be figuring out how to get herself out of the bumbo seat. I think she hates that seat almost as much as I hate the people who try to use five coupons on a three dollar item and then write a check to pay for it.

I've resolved to conclude this holiday frenzy by Friday so my next post should be filled with the peace that is so often wished during this MOST wonderful time of year.

All I want for Christmas

Is my two front teeth...

Or in LilP's case her front four teeth. And I don't actually think she wants them judging from the screaming that has been the soundtrack to our life for the past week.

Upon hearing the Santa may not deliver gifts if there is no tree. CPea got straight to work decorating during our snow day afternoon on Thursday. Actually, it was a family affair, CPea and Scott would give me the ornament and I put the ornament hook on the tree. Teamwork is a big part of preschool, so CPea assigned us all roles and titles-Declaring, "Mom is the Hooker!"

We also attended the Academy's children's party on Friday. CPea until now was too shy to meet Santa. However, with the help of her friend Haley from preschool, they had a great meet and greet.

LilP was invited to join them as long as she stopped screaming. Which she happily did for almost a minute. A Christmas miracle of the first order.

Its beginning to look a lot like...

Christmas!

So we've been starting to celebrate. First things first, of course. Last weekend we went out to tag our tree. Given the 20 degree temperature, we made a speedy selection and did not spend much time with the photo-ops.



As with most things, tree chopping is better with friends. CPea and Co. had a great time racing around trying to find the best Charlie Brown tree.

After selecting our tree, we all piled in the car and drove to Maine. I know what you are thinking, if its 20 degrees in CT, isn't it colder in Maine? Well, yes, but Santa was making a special stop up there via helicopter and we didn't want to miss it.



LPea seen charming her dad into putting a good word in to Santa for her.


CPea saying hello to the big man.

LPea buttering him up herself.

And the first gift of the season has already been handed out! LPea has started sleeping through the night. That's right, she falls asleep around 9 in my arms and wakes up at 6:30 am. I can't ask for very much more.

Honorable mention this week goes to the great town of Apex, NC. Citizens of Apex, the peak of good living, are lucky enough to welcome three brand new citizens in the past month. Twins John and Spencer and Baby Maggie-are all unreasonably adorable-have made mothers of my two great friends from college. Me and my pea-ple cannot wait to meet these new babies!