Countdown to Christmas

The last two weeks have flashed by! Last weekend we got our Christmas tree. We tried to get it on Sunday morning, but Jack melted down in Target, so we headed home. We figured we'd go after his nap. No nap (again), but we went Sunday evening to Big Wave Dave's. Of course, he loved the little red sports car way more than the trees! We managed to get a tree anyway. It took us about three days to finish decorating it, but it really looks pretty. You'd never know we used only plastic ornaments for the lower 4 feet! And we replaced our old lights with new LEDs. Looks great and uses far less energy, nice!
On Monday (after 2 days with NO NAP) I decided to take Jack with our friends Junia and Eden to a great indoor kids playground. Two-story kids climbing area, completely padded and enclosed. Slides, bounce house, play houses, tricyles, ball pit...awesome! He had so much fun playing for nearly 3 hours! Took him home, lunch and...still no nap! You've gotta be kidding me!
On Tuesday we walked to the park where he played for about an hour. Finally, he napped that afternoon. He thinks he is such a big boy, but this refusal to nap is a nightmare for us all. He gets crabby, which makes Mommy crabby, which makes Daddy crabby...you get the picture. So if you are the praying type, pray for sleep at our house:-)

So you don't think he is all 2 year old temper tantrums, here's a cute photo of him ready for our evening outing to see the neighborhood Christmas displays. Our next door neighbors have an inflatable Santa that Jack loves. He says, "San Clau..HO HO HO!" Too cute!

He puts on his ski parka from last winter and his little knit ski cap. When he saw me wear my knit cap the other night, he thought it was so cool that he wore his for almost two straight days! It's nice to know someone thinks I'm cool. I'll enjoy it while it lasts.

Other than that, we have been enjoying fires in the fireplace for the last few nights. Daddy is an excellent fire builder! In his absence last night (late work evening) Jack insisted I build a fire. I went out to the wood pile, loaded my arms with logs and returned to the back door to hear...click! Jack learned how to lock the sliding glass door-with me outside in the rain! After checking all the other doors and spending about 10 minutes trying to get Jack to unlock the door I finally climbed in through the doggie door! Thank goodness we have a big dog!

It is always an adventure!