I've been so busy the last couple days; it's been a blur of family, games, puzzles, movies, toys, and repeated snow blowing.
As predicted Alan liked the punching bag the best:
He's got quite a left hook. Now maybe he'll stop ambushing his papa with his karate moves, but I'm not betting on it.Brian was all about two things:
The white board in his room:
On his bed there he sat his stuffed animals. He's their teacher. I could watch that for hours.The other thing he loved was the scrabble game:
That's his very first scrabble board (Yes, "HECK" was my word and, sure, it's probably not in the scrabble dictionary but it's an Utah word for sure). I've probably played a dozen games with him since Christmas morning and he's pretty good for a 6-year-old. Actually... Brian and I are about equally matched in Scrabble; he's already called me on misspellings twice. They should really have never given me a doctorate :-).Christmas morning we had family over for brunch.
I always feel a bit like we're caving in to expectations each time we serve our guests quiche :-).Now we're off to sled and then celebrate the last day of Hanukkah. Then New Years... This has to be the best time of year.
is that quiche i see? looks like a fun time.
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a great holiday. It looks like your kids sure had fun.
ReplyDeleteI intend to serve quiche this week. Pay no attention to the gay behind the curtain. ;)
ReplyDeleteSounds like this holiday season is really fun. My youngest daughter does the teaching thing with her stuffed animals and dolls and the white board. She loves having a white board.
I think I'm about on equal footing with you and Brian on Scrabble.
You are blessed with an action hero and a philosopher. You're a lucky man Scot. A happy Christmas indeed.
ReplyDeleteThat said, consider yourself challenged to no-holds-barred Scrabble anytime. If you've got a Ph.D, so much the better! I can take you.
Catching up your week's posts, sounds like a wonderful holiday for you, too. I love the white board on the wall idea, have got to try that. Your boys are just SO adorable!
ReplyDeleteWe're here in Utah for a few days, so if you still would like to get together, just let us know--guyberr@gmail.com.
We totally had quiche too!
ReplyDeleteI want a punching bag... jealous!
I want you to know that your post make me want to have kids soooooooooooo bad. Good thing I am gay because otherwise I might just go knock some girl up. In my current situation it will take much more effort and therefore force me to be more ready.
ReplyDeleteI regularly cave when it comes to serving brunch, I mean, we do a Moho New Years Day Brunch and are planning Eggs Benedict--so yeah, You're not the only one that caves!
ReplyDeleteQ.U."is that quiche i see?"
ReplyDeleteOf course. Who'd go to brunch at a gay man's house and not expect quiche?
A.Y.W. I hope you had a great holiday.
We did, and I hope you did as well.
Java I intend to serve quiche this week. Pay no attention to the gay behind the curtain. ;)
Would that be Indigo spreading our gay secrets? :-)
"My youngest daughter does the teaching thing with her stuffed animals and dolls and the white board."
Isn't that the best? I could spy on that for hours.
Thank you Alan and I agree; I feel pretty luck... lucky enough to take you on in Scrabble! (and lose almost gracefully :-))
Guy, great, I'll talk to the head of the household and get back to you.
Hidden We totally had quiche too!
Man, it's just one of those stereotypes that's not worth fighting :-).
Kurt "Good thing I am gay because otherwise I might just go knock some girl up."
Fathers, lock up your daughters; gay men looking to be fathers are on the prowl :-).
"In my current situation it will take much more effort and therefore force me to be more ready."
Exactly. It's a pain to go through those many trials before parenthood, but it's a refining fire. I'm sure you'll be a great dad some day.
"I mean, we do a Moho New Years Day Brunch and are planning Eggs Benedict"
Ooo, You could dye the hollandaze sauce pink. But a MoHo Brunch?..