Christmas and Leah's Birthday

Well, December pretty much flew by us. We were so busy with birthdays, fun trips and Holiday visits. We went to Hershey Park for their Christmas Candylane. We had fun. It was cold but the kids had a blast on the rides (yes, outside in the 20 degree weather) and warmed up with some yummy hot cocoa.
We spent December listening to Daniel tell us that he wanted a radio and a game from Santa. Anyone he met knew he wanted a radio (for his room "like Leah" and a game - Leapster - also like Leah). We had an elf visit us for the Month. His name was Jingles. He appeared magically one morning sitting on our mantle. Daniel discovered him 1st. He brought with him a book which told the story of why he was there. Apparently Santa sent him to watch over Leah and Daniel. Each night Jingles would fly back to the North Pole and tell the Big Guy of any events (good or bad) that occurred during the day. When Leah and Daniel woke up Jingles was in a new spot. They loved finding him and laughed at his crazy antics. One morning Jingles was hanging upside down from the dining room light. Another day he was on top of the fridge with a glass of water and a Santa straw. Getting close to Xmas, Jingles was getting tired. We found him one morning laying on a pillow covered by a blanket. Poor guy. Sure hope he's on a beach in the Caribbean right now. When he heard Santa's sleigh on Xmas eve he left with Santa. But, he'll return next year for another visit. Leah was sad to see him go so she asked him if the last day he could sit on the sofa so she could take a picture with him. You can see the photo in the slide show.

Let's see , what else......Oh, am I the only one who thinks that Fisher Price's Little People Nativity Set is a sacrilege? Many a moment I could hear Mary (Leah) screaming for dear life "I"M FALLING!" (off a cliff no less) and one of the heroic wise men (Daniel) running and yelling "Me help you!"
This was not the first time the holy family has endured this type of behavior. A few years ago when Leah was about 3 she and I were playing. I was a wise man, she was Mary of course. The Wise man (is there a such thing?) told Mary, "We will watch for the star and we will know the baby has been born". Mary replies "We have your cel phone number, we'll call you." Of course, what was I thinking. The wise men arrived (after getting the call) and sat down to a delicious dinner of chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese prepared by Mary herself. Seems she did pretty well post natal in that stable. Ah the memories.

Christmas Day was very nice and busy as usual. Leah woke up first and had to suffer an excruciating 35 minutes waiting for Daniel. She shook those gifts so many time trying to figure what was in them. The kids had fun opening the presents. As you see in the photos, Fager did too. She makes herself visible in almost every photo.

Well, I'm blabbing too much. Enjoy the slide show and Merry belated Christmas to everyone. Happy belated 6th Birthday to my Baby girl too!

~slideshow removed due to programming issues~