The Adventures of Cat & Jack: Christmas

Behold, the Official 2010 Christmas Picture!

And here are a few of the ones we took in the process of getting the official one...
Because, guess what, our kids aren't perfect. Even when we're documenting them.
But you already knew that, didn't you?

The bedtime story with C & J on Christmas Eve: Little Red Riding Hood. Good one, right? Yes, a wolf trying to eat a little girl who is delivering cookies to her grandmother is the perfect choice of Christmas Eve reading material.
But they enjoyed it, and they went to sleep, so that's what matters. :-)

Christmas Morning: Stockings!

Eliza wondered what all the excitement was about.
Cat helpfully emptied the contents of Eliza's stockings for her. (She also emptied Jack's for him, when he became preoccupied with one toy that was at the top.)

Eliza opening her first Christmas present.

It was a jacket from Mema. Cat was just as excited as Eliza!

Grammy gave Jack a rocking horse, which is really cool. But he was scared of it for a few days and didn't want to ride on it. You can kind of tell here. What a cutie!

Cat beat Ben in their inaugural round of her new game, "Pretty Pretty Princess." But I think I was the real winner, because check out the picture I got! What a good Daddy.

Santa brought Cat some nail polish, and I let her paint nails for the first time. Not just her nails, but mine too. A few days later, Ben said to me, "it looks like a kindergartener painted your nails." But I think she did a pretty good job.
(The big toes have red with clear glitter all around them. She was being creative.)

Because I was so crazy in December (I mean, certifiable) we didn't really do any Christmas crafts. So on Christmas afternoon while Ben did some work, I decorated some ornaments with the kids. C & J colored theirs while I attempted to get E's handprint on a bigger one.

All in all, it was a great Christmas. We hope you had a good one too!

Quotable Cat

"Do you even know what LOL means?" (1/11/14)
"Tonight can I exercise on the elliptical? I want to gain a few pounds or lose a few pounds." (6/16/13)
(while "teaching" her friends about fencing) "I had 21 years of training. I trained until I was seven."(10/13/12)
"Mom, can you do the cream cheese? I'm better at eating than spreading." (Oct. 2012)
"I can still go pretty fast cause my mind's pretty big. It can fit a lot of stuff in it." (Sept. 2012)
(to Eliza) "Your breath smells like burned pickles but it's okay cause you were eating a lot of chips." (8/26/12)
"I want to clean my room so it can be fick and fan." (7/10/12)
(Cat asked me to be a wicked witch and I wondered what I should do in the role) "The wicked witch brushes our hair really hard." (7/10/12)
"You always make me cry! Every time I cry it's because of YOU!" (5/16/12)
"Mom, can you find me on Facebook?" (Jan. 2012)

Jackisms 2013

"Why can't we eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner at McDonald's?" (10/11/14)
"Guess what? I burped 4 times and farted 3 times. {BURP}. I burped 5 times and farted 3 times." (2/1/14)
"Grammy, how does your sister tickle YOU?" (1/11/14)
"If you're going to marry two boys first you kiss the first boy then you kiss the second a boy on the lips." (6/20/13)
"Pepperonis are the funnest!" (5/25/13)
"Did you know that cheetahs are the fastest tigers on land?" (5/22/13)
"First it was the dinosaurs, then Lehi, then Rescue Bots, then us." (5/8/13)
"Did you know champagne is another word for water?" (5/21/13)
"Prepare to BE a MAZE!" (5/20/13)
"If this bread goes in the trash, it can be recycled. And it turns into a toy!" (2/20/13)
"Mommy, look. My job is easier if I'm a crane. Rrrrrrrmmmm." (2/20/13)
"Does chocolate really MELT?" (2/11/13)
"Mommy. Are you LISTENING to me?" (2/11/13)
"Big bad wolves can't blow this house down cause it's made of bricks and yarn and a little bit of wood." (2/6/13)
(While working on a puzzle) "Ooh, I'm getting so clever at this." (1/24/13)
(While explaining hibernation to me) "Did you know bears celebrate all winter?" (Jan. 2013)

Eliza's Funnies

"Luke tried to eat my whole head, Mom." (6/27/14)
"Mommy, I like how Luke whacks you in the face, and whacks you and whacks you and whacks you." (3/25/14)
"Can I help Luke slobber on his hands because he likes to slobber. (I laugh) I'm serious! He likes slobbering!" (Feb. 2014)
(because I made her eat an egg she wanted me to cook for her) "I wish I didn't have a Mom like you!" (1/31/14)
"Grammy's gonna be late if she isn't on time." (1/3/14)
"I'm a superhero. I save people and I'm stylish and awesome." (12/29/13)
(about Luke) "His kisses are just like slobber." (11/17/13)
"My Daddy is the best daddy ever. He is stronger than ANYBODY." (11/8/13)
"I wish I had a bird on my finger I could keep." (10/25/13)
"Stop talking at me! I'm getting angry at you cause you're making me sad!" --buries head in hands to "cry" for 3 seconds -- (6/14/13)

6 comments:

UnknownDecember 31, 2010 at 5:02 PM
Ben is a MUCH nicer daddy than Rick. Ashlyn got the same game for her birthday last year (a game every single little girl needs I think!)and Rick has yet to play it with her. The first time she asked..."Umm Ashlyn, Heavenly Father doesn't like it when boys dress up like girls." I told him that I highly doubted He would think of it as cross dressing, rather spending quality time with his daughter...didn't work though. Way to go Ben, ya get the Father of the Year Award for sure!!
Alysa@atticgals.blogspot.comJanuary 1, 2011 at 2:21 AM
Ben in these pictures is hilarious! I remember playing Pretty Pretty Princess many, many times. I love ben with the kids on his back in the family Christmas pictures. Hilarious! Your baby is really 10 months old? When did that happen? Time is certainly flying. Happy 2011.
millerc1024January 2, 2011 at 1:58 PM
Thanks so much for posting these. Makes me feel as though I was there with you:) Love to all!
CelesteJanuary 3, 2011 at 2:33 AM
How fun!!! And you were not certifiably crazy! There was just way too much going on. Tis the season :) Plus, it would be your first Christmas ever as a mom of three, so go easy on yourself :) you did great! I think you captured my favorite part of Christmas: having a perfect excuse to play with my kids' toys for days on end.

And Nicole - I laughed out loud at your comment. That's awesome!!
SusannahJanuary 4, 2011 at 2:29 PM
1: You should have chosen the first picture on the left for the cards. It is awesome!
2. LOVE Jack's pjs.
3. Haha.. Ben is wearing his gorilla shirt behind all the jewelry!
4: Cat really has you guys around her finger to get daddy to wear jewelry and mommy to paint her toes! What great parents!
MJanuary 7, 2011 at 7:55 AM
LOVE the picture of Pretty Pretty Princess Ben. It takes a man secure in his masculinity to get BEAT like that by a little girl.

Also, that's the same rocking horse we have! The Boy was totally freaked out by his too for a while, he would just go up and pat it and then say, "Pat-Pat horsie."

See you next week!

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