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And it was good.
Now I’m a Fireman!
Check out Ian sporting the hat mommy knitted for him and trying out his new Fire & Rescue Cozy Coupe from Rama and Raba- apparently you can play with this toy until the wheels come off, and then some… he didn’t even wait for it to be assembled before he started to enjoy it.
What Ian thinks of Christmas
Ian really enjoyed Christmas Eve. I don’t know how we ever managed to have a Merry Christmas without him… here’s a sample:
Note the smear of pasta sauce on his head…
Happy Holidays from the Gray/McNamara Family
Click on the image for a large, download ready version. (If you didn’t know, you can right-click the image and choose “Save Picture As.”)
I realize it is not, strictly speaking, traditional to distribute one’s holiday card via email and blog, and I offer my apologies to those of you who feel it’s “just not the same.” Please console yourself with the thought of how many copies of this card will NOT end up in a landfill, and feel free to print it if you would like to place it in the company of the other cards you have received this year. I will not write the ubiquitous Holiday Letter, but if you want to bone up on the Gray/McNamara Family high points from 2008, you are welcome to browse this blog.
I hope you are all enjoying a VERY Merry holiday season and are looking forward to an outstanding year in 2009. I look forward to hearing from you all!
The background text, if you are wondering, are all things Ian has said lately. I realized later that I probably should have included “cookie cookie.” He’s getting a lot of use out of that one lately…
Love,
Meghan, Michael, and Ian
PS- I did my own card, but you can get a custom card for any occasion and distribute it via email. Just visit the Finecards website for examples and details. This is one of my friends and a fellow “momtrepeneur” who does great work and has reasonable rates- and if you plan to pay her to design your card and distribute it via email, you’ll actually save money over going with a generic, pre-printed card anyone could buy, but it’s totally exclusive to you!
Those teen years keep coming sooner and sooner…
Here’s Ian burning up the cell phone minutes and preparing to borrow the car…
Love to all- yes, he really does pick up the phone and say, “who is it?”
He’s also been singing Christmas Carols… walks around the house going “ho ho ho, ho ho ho” to the tune of Up on the Rooftop.
As for knitting, I’m busy turning out some hats for The Joy Troupe’s Adopt-A-Family project… look for more here later…
and today we introduce…
empathy. That’s right, today Ian displayed a clear example of empathy for another person.
His little friend fell down and started to cry, so Ian took him by the hand and led him over to his mom, put his buddy’s hand on the mom’s knee, and then gave his friend a hug. As though to say, “see, dude? It’s okay, here’s your mommy!” It was seriously the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen.
Here are some pix of Ian and his pals celebrating Halloween:
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| The Great Pumpkin |
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| Spooktacular |
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| Boo and you |
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| Westover Halloween Parade |
Boo! Hat
And today we have an example of a failed project that turned into a success…
Viola- merely embroider a pair of eyes over the world’s ugliest attempt at a raised heart on a knitted garment, and you have a charming, Halloween Hat.
And yes, that’s right- Ian had a chocolate chip cookie for breakfast today, because Mommy is AWESOME.
Presents are awesome
Giggle Butt Cookie Monster
Here are some pix and one short video of Ian’s Day:
As you can see, he decided to test Uncle Tyler’s workmanship in the pantry, there. (Great work, Uncle Ty!)
Also of note is that he said “cookie, cookie” today. (Yes, he did a “cookie dance.”) I believe that “giggle giggle” still beat it for sheer number of times repeated, but since there WERE cookies, “cookie, cookie” had the most dramatic effect… mind you, there were giggles too!