The kids have been keeping us entertained beyond belief. Things they have experienced in Christmases past are completely new experiences to them this year, and it is so much fun to see!

Taylor had a holiday show at school. I decided to throw a little bit of mascara on that day (I don’t normally wear much makeup) and Jospeh came into the bathroom as I was putting it on. He looked at me and asked what I was doing. I told him I was putting on makeup, and he burst out in tears. Between sobs he said “I don’t want Mommy’s eyes to hurt!” Poor thing thought it would hurt me. He may be a maniac sometimes, but he has such a sweet heart. Taylor did so well at the show. It was so much fun to see her interacting with all of her friends. She is obsessed with her new dress, which she will probably wear for the rest of the month! She not only loves that Snoopy and Woodstock are on it, but she loves that it’s a “spinning dress.” She’s spent lots of time spinning in circles, making the skirt of the dress spin up around her.

As I’ve said before, Taylor has many funny one liners. Even when she isn’t trying to be funny and is being completely serious, the funny shines through. It’s always great when Todd gets to hear her best lines in person. The other night, we were discussing what to have for dinner. Taylor yelled from the other room “Mom, can we have the kind of macaroni that looks like your bra?” For reference, she was asking for shell pasta. Todd and I laughed so much at that one. I’m so glad he was home to hear it.

We got our first real snow of the season overnight (about 4 inches). The kids could barely contain themselves when they saw it and couldn’t wait to go outside and play. Of course, as I’m sure all parents can relate, it took us just as long to dress three kids as the time they actually spent outside. They could barely move when they were all dressed up. The snow suit waddle is probably one of my favorite things about winter! They made snow angels, had a snowball fight, and “helped” shovel the driveway. At one point, Taylor jumped into a big snow pile and screamed “Ow! My nuts!” Todd and I looked at each other and were wondering if we really heard her correctly, when she repeated it again. I’m sure she heard that from a friend at school because they boys don’t say that expression…yet. Still, it was hilarious to hear out of her sweet little mouth. She now knows it isn’t something she should be saying, but Todd and I are still laughing about it.

Last night, all three kids slept through the night. Granted, the boys didn’t fall asleep until 10pm, but it was still fabulous. It felt like the first time we had newborns sleeping through the night! At least one of the three usually wakes up at least once for a bathroom break, milk, playtime, etc. in the middle of the night. Usually, it’s more than one. Since they all did such a great job, their elf, Rocky, brought them a gingerbread house this morning. We assembled it tonight, which was kind of a joke. The thing did not stay together, no matter how much icing we put on it! We gave up trying to decorate a fully assembled house and instead decorated sections at a time. They had so much fun decorating, and even more fun eating the candy and pieces of broken house. I don’t expect them to fall asleep before 10 tonight either, but at least they had a good time. I love making new holiday memories with them as they get older.