Dichotomy

This is sad:

D: I'm thinking about getting an electric caulking gun.

H: Why? Are there Bad Guys around here?

Oedipus

Case study for Freud.

Harrison, at dinner: "I wish Daddy wasn't here so that I can be the Daddy."

Christmas Break Part 2

I made Christmas Dinner this year, for the first time, and with much help from Val and Doug.


Best of Christmas Dinner:


Harrison and his beloved Aunties
Chatterbox.
The comfort and joy of using Gram's china.

Chocolate, almond, and pear tart from Martha. Yum.

[Here's the recipe. So easy and tasty!]

After-dinner drinks.

Dessert part 6,378.

Christmas Break Part I

What a restful and relaxing holiday! 

In summary:

We made a lot of cookies.  I'm not kidding: black forest, gingerbread, peanut butter blossoms, wedding cakes, sugar cutouts, and lemon bars. Between us and all our company, we even managed to eat most of them. 

Here are the boys, baking with Aunt Val and me on Christmas Eve morning.

Harrison and the Tongue of Concentration: 

Griffin licks frosting beaters:
This was our first Christmas spent at home, and it was lovely. Aunts Val and Tara stayed with us and were there for the Christmas morning insanity. 

Harrison has moved up to 100 piece puzzles and between Santa, his Aunts, and Grandparents added 4 new ones to his already impressive puzzle collection. It won't be long until he's memorized this bunch. It's rather frightening to watch him put his 48 piece puzzles together. He has several and can do them in under 10 minutes because he knows where every piece goes. These new ones should challenge him for a while. 

Val and Tara completed our handknit stocking set this year with a red stocking with a big blue star. Completed two days before Christmas with handcramps and much Auntly love. Thank you guys! Here Griffin digs deep for stocking treasure:
More treasures from the Aunts: play silks galore!

Snuggles after Christmas breakfast: Grandma, Aunt Val, and Griff.

More to come....