December went by very quickly, although we didn't go crazy with holiday activities. We took a toy for Toys for Tots to our favorite TV station, KARE 11, and Gus was excited to be on TV as the weatherman interviewed some of the people who came with the big checks. We survived the blizzard just fine (only 17 inches of snow...nothing great).
We are 0-2 for Gus behaving at his Sunday School Christmas program. He didn't run off or start crying, but he was under the manger playing with the hay, dipping his fingers in the baptismal font, sitting down when everyone was standing up, and although he could sing "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" perfectly, we could not get him past the first verse of "Away in the Manger." His teacher from last year said, "He did good...for Gus." Is that a compliment? Another woman said, "That's why people come to these...to see the funny things the little ones do." Maybe...but it's a lot more funny when it isn't your kid!
We spent Christmas Eve at Scott & Shannon's, joined by Ron & Vicki. We had a lovely dinner, opened presents, and played Kinict. We went to late church, where Gus fell asleep in the pew and Susanna was removed to run amok in the Fellowship Hall. We had a quiet Christmas Day with piles of new toys and Ron & Vicki coming over for fondue.I got the gift I wanted, a pocket video camera, so except loads of video clips soon.
We spent New Year's Eve at home with Julie Davis, on her way back from visiting her family in Arizona. She let the kids have their first sip of Guinness and was heart-broken that Susanna said yuck and Gus spit it back in the cup. I guess they are more Norwegian than Irish!
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