I was going to write a post about our wonderful Christmas, but I'm really quite distracted right now, because Isaac is at the hospital getting stitches at this moment. He is okay, but he fell pretty hard and cut the area right below his lip with his teeth. I'm hoping the plastic surgeon does a good job and that all goes well. Caroline is a complete wreck and is wondering where Isaac is and why he is not in bed. I keep saying that he got hurt and is with the doctor right now and she seems to understand, but she is very unhappy about Isaac being gone. She even talked to Isaac on the phone, which I believe is a first for them.

I forgot to add that Caroline was not home at the time Isaac got hurt. She was at a friend's apartment, so that is why she's confused, I think.

UPDATE: 9pm Isaac is home now. He had 5 stitches on his lip :(. He is very tired and is going to bed now.

 
The kids had fun unwrapping their gifts!

 

 

Merry Christmas!

 


We had a wonderful Christmas yesterday. Anna started walking too!

My little helper

Isaac came to me the other day and stated "I need a tissue." I gave him a tissue and proceeded to follow him. He went to the kitchen and on the floor next to his cup, there was a little milk spilled. He wiped it up and announced happily "All clean!"

Sleep adventures, part II

Last night all three kids slept in the same room again. After finally getting everyone to sleep (Isaac posed a problem here) the evening went well. Isaac woke up around midnight and ended up in our bed, but his restlessness made this situation untenable for long. I moved him back to his bed and he did not stir until 7am! Anna slept really well too, only waking up once at 6:15am. I'm so glad I moved her!

Sleep adventures

I moved Anna's crib to her brother and sister's room last night. She has slept in our room from day 1 and I thought I would try moving her finally. The 3 kids do not sleep very well at all and I figured that they could wake each other up for a change and *I* could get some sleep. Just joking. A little.

Getting all 3 kids to sleep was challenging, though not impossible, as they were all finally asleep at 9pm. At around 11pm, Isaac and Anna woke up screaming and Todd and I quieted them both back to sleep. Caroline woke up screaming about an hour later. Then she went back to sleep. At around 4am, I heard Anna crying and I tried to get myself out of bed, but I was weighed down by *something*. I looked down and it was Isaac nestled in arm. He had the forethought to secure a stool from the kitchen in order to climb onto our bed. I was so exhausted I did not even notice his presence. I had Todd move him to the middle of our bed, because my arm was completely "asleep" and tingling horribly. It's much better now. Anyway, the kids are going to "school" for a day and I am thrilled. I'm going to wrap presents and run a few errands.

Caroline is 4!

Caroline had her 4th birthday a few days ago and we had a wonderful celebration. Her dad took her to the American Museum of Natural History, which has amazing animal exhibits and dinosaur models and skeletons. She had a fantastic time and came home to see some friends and open some birthday presents.

Thanksgiving

I started planning for turkey day about a week before Thanksgiving. I planned our menu, recipes, shopping lists and so on. I made about half of our meal the night before and stuck it in the refrigerator (or as Caroline says "Defrigidator") to ease the work load in our tiny kitchen. I will try to post the recipes somewhere on the blog, just in case any one is interested. Anyway, I watched about 5 minutes of the Macy's Day Parade in the morning. I wanted to watch the whole thing, but our morning's can be crazy, so I missed the big parade. I was a little sad about that, but maybe next year I can see the whole thing (maybe I can even go in person!).

We had:

Turkey Stuffing
Crockpot Turkey Breast
Green Bean Casserole (2 kinds)
Cranberry Sauce
Sweet Potato Casserole

This year was the first year I actually cooked turkey. It was not a whole turkey or anything, but it was a 5.5 lb bone-in turkey breast. I was a little nervous about cooking it, because I know nothing about cooking turkeys, so I decided to try cooking it in the crockpot. I rubbed a package of dry onion soup mix over the bird and placed it in the slow cooker. I poured a can of whole-berry cranberry sauce over the top and spread it around evenly. I cooked it on high for 3 hours and then low for about 4 hours. It was juicy and delicious in a way turkey cooked in the oven is not. I really enjoyed it, even.

I made cranberry sauce too. It's a simple recipe, but it was very tasty.



I have some more pictures to share when I get a chance, but for now enjoy my mini-thanksgiving post.

This is the best picture...

 

Out of the many I took. It always seems like someone is not coopoerating.