Daniel has started expanding his vocabulary and says "go" when I announce it's time to go somewhere and "out" when he wants to get out of his highchair. "Go" is also applicable to shoes and socks, and anything that goes, like toy cars and trains. He is fascinated with the Christmas tree and loves to pull (nonbreakable) ornaments off the tree and carry them around. His favorite one is a jingle bell. Both the boys love that one, so I bought them each a jingle bell necklace. I have been debating whether to put those in their stockings or just hand them over.
David is all go-go-go. He loves puzzles and games and is teeming with braininess.
I'm still digging myself out of my Christmas-gift-crafting chasm and feeling very exhausted, but happy with all that I've accomplished so far. This week I substituted as Primary Chorister at church. It was fun to be back in the saddle again, but I'm happy that's not my regular calling at the moment!
I made some Lemon Cheese this week, and derived great satisfaction from it. For those who don't know, Lemon Cheese (aka Lemon Curd) is a traditional British recipe something like lemon marmalade. My grandma used to send us some every Christmas, and now I like to make it for my Dad since she passed away. I even used her double boiler, which was my Great Grandma Hewitt's. Even though I have my own double boiler, which probably conducts heat more efficiently, it just seems like Grandma's recipe needs to be done in Grandma's pan.
My parents came through town this past weekend on their way to Salt Lake City for Christmas. We did presents with them and enjoyed a relaxed visit. They gave Daniel a remote-controlled Thomas the Tank Engine which delights him to no end, and David got some more trains for his existing set. He played with it all day yesterday after school. It's rather fun to have some Christmas gifts spread out so they get appreciated more individually. I can hardly believe Christmas is in a week!
Merry Christmas to all!
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