Santa Visit

Last year Bradley was deathly afraid of Santa while Sean nervously smiled not knowing what to do. This year, I prepped Bradley beforehand, reminding him that we will only see Santa for a few minutes and Mommy will pick him up right away. He refused at first but after Matt and I told him he could ask Santa for dinosaurs, he changed his mind in a split second and happily sat on his lap. He also asked Santa for toast, while Sean asked for a flying pig and a window shield. I later asked Sean what that was, and he was describing the window guard that Matt put on our kitchen window to keep out the cold. What funny kids we have! Here are my adorable, funny kids.

Frozen

Sean and I saw Disney's Frozen last weekend. This was the first movie Sean sat through from beginning to end. I was pleasantly surprised with how great the movie was. The songs are still in my head and Olaf the snowman is hilarious. I have always liked Idina Menzel since Wicked, but I had no idea Kristen Bell could sing! The story is about sisters, which reminded me of my sister and I (even though our lives weren't remotely like the characters in the movie). Even though there were two sisters, I also thought about Sean and Bradley's relationship as brothers. I really hope they remain close brothers throughout life. They love each other's company now so we are on the right track. Family is so important and I have been realizing that more each year, especially after having kids. Friends will come and go, but family will always be there because they have to be and hopefully because they want to be. The movie is about two princessess but it's great for girls AND boys to see of all ages. I am going to add the Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen on my books to read.

My new coat

The temps have been arctic-like and it's not technically winter yet! I am assuming we have a long winter ahead and my wool pea-coat was not cutting it anymore, especially since Bradley insists on walking and getting in/out of his car seat "BY MYSELF". This make my time outside much longer.

I now understand why all of my seasoned mom-friends (those with older kids) wear long down coats when taking the kids to and from school. I have joined the bandwagon, and am now much warmer. The faux chinchilla hood is so soft- I love it. Too bad I don't have a one sided red braid, or I would look just as stylish as the model.