Did I mention that Christmas is my favorite time of the year? There's presents, the joy of moving our elves (Chippy and Snowflake) every night, a nicely decorated Christmas tree, etc. As the kids are growing older, it's nice to hear their conversations about the real meaning of Christmas too. Lucas remembers Bethlehem from last year and is excited to go there again this year.
Lucas was adamant about putting the star on the tree this year
Two Advent calendars: Tsum Tsum and Star Wars
So proud of their tree
Waiting for Char to perform (Christmas performance)
Char and her teacher
Kids taking a break in my room while waiting for the 4's performance to end
Lucas and his Kinder teacher
Went out for a special treat (and games) after their Christmas performance
Bass Pro Shops is a great place for young kids to be during Christmas time
One of our traditions (I think this started a decade ago when we first started dating) is Christmas in the Park (A San Jose Tradition). Back story: Dan and I went to Il Fornaio for lunch one day before watching The Sound of Music. It was around 1 or so, we sat down, and no one came for nearly 15 minutes. We decided to walk out and go elsewhere for a late lunch. I quit yelping a few years back, so Dan took over. He wrote a review about our experience and the manager at Il Fornaio actually responded back to him and told him to bring his family back for a do over. So, that's what we did Saturday night! We had spectacular service and everything was grand spankin' free! The manager didn't even ask Dan to get rid of his review. That's class right there. (Don't worry - I told him to delete his original review and write a new one, without mentioning the mulligan.)
Nice view by the window during prime dinner hour on a Saturday night
Kids were happy
Every Christmas tree = photo op
Shinn tradition going strong...
Tonight was pretty low key. Most Sundays are. It involved laundry, tiding up the house a bit, and meal prepping for the week. I also like to experiment and create fancier than normal meals on Sunday nights. I couldn't get a prime rib today, so I decided to go back to our Chinese roots and have a nice (but simple enough) Chinese dinner.
My view this afternoon
Yup, she voluntarily passed out
"Reading" a Star Wars book while waiting for their gingerbread house to dry
Their first time putting a gingerbread house together
The kids are super independent nowadays. It's hard to imagine what life will be like come March when we reset on life. We're dining at fancy restaurants, vacationing freely, and just enjoying life. March will be an interesting transition...
In the meantime, I'm going to enjoy life with two "big" kids and celebrate our December traditions.
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