Christmas 2008

What a Christmas!

We proceeded according to tradition, spending Christmas Eve at Grandma Boothe's house eating x3 and enjoying the "program" which consists of dressing up the wee ones for a mock nativity while Grandpa reads from St. Luke (IJ was an uncompliant angel) and the annual talent show. For the first time, Diana and I participated. I played the ukulele and we sang "Tonight You Belong to Me." (Click for Song) And no, said performance shall not be posted, as all copies have been destroyed.

On Christmas morning, Isaac immediately asked for presents. He stood by the cookies for a moment and finally said "Santa bite Ike's cookies in mouth" and staring at his bulging stocking. Without going into details, we were all spoiled by Santa (courtesy of B & W, PC).

Later that day, we headed to the Rammell house for brunch, more presents, and plenty of wrestling. I am proud to say I went 2-1 on surprise attacks from Ben. While at the Rammell's IJ picked up an interested new word from Ben: "stab" Now he walks around the house poking his finger in your stomach and saying STAB! We are working to change that...

Oh, and we partied with Diana's family a few weeks ago by pheasant hunting and enjoying Grandpa's smoked turkey (it tastes like candy, our nephew says).

Most of our memory preservation happened on the camcorder but here are a few pics of Isaac playing in the snow. He is wearing my coat from 1982, because we forgot his.

Our only other exciting piece of news is that we put in an offer on a house tonight, so keep your fingers crossed.

I'm Three Months Old!

I can't believe it, Grace is three months old. It seems like just yesterday we were moving and getting ready for her to come. Here are a few pictures. It was a little difficult to get Graces attention. She really likes to watch Isaac...and Isaac wouldn't stop trying to climb on her. But, I think we got a few good ones.

A Playfully Provocative Mode of Commentary

This article is far too important to just place on my sidebar and hope that you read it. I found it this morning in the NY Times (the nation's best, although unprofitable) newspaper. The article is called "In Defense of Teasing" (click the name to follow the link). As someone who has been accused of teasing once or twice, I maintain that teasing is good and offer this article as proof.

And to my dear wife, I repeat the words of Benedick to Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing: "Thou and I are too wise to woo peaceably."