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A Holly Jolly Christmas

Though the tree may be gone, and the ornaments and lights may be packed away,
joyful memories of Christmastime still resonate in our hearts and minds.

Okay, okay.  So the lights are still up on our house, and we’ll likely be “that family” in the neighborhood who will forgetfully leave them there until Easter… Just in time to replace them with eggs.  But tis the season, right?!?

Feeble-attempt-at-poetic-prose aside, Christmas was a happy time in the Wright abode.  Joined by Nena and Pops (Plaxico), we donned our holiday-finest and celebrated Christmas Eve with our church family at All Saints Church…

 …And even attempted to take a family photo of the jolly occassion.

Pre-bribe of M&Ms – and anything else she wanted – to get a certain Little Miss Goofball to cooperate

And post-bribe.  I’ll take what I can get.

Despite dealing with a family full of colds (in this regard, my children are a little too good at sharing), Christmas day was great fun as well…

Rise and shine!  Santa was here!

Family photo attempt #1,382.  I’m pretty sure Daddy’s back there…somewhere.

Thank goodness for grandparents who will get up with children who wake too early!!!

I can say with complete confidence that our Little Ones did just fine in the gift department.  Not that the Little Mister had any clue what all of the hullabaloo was about, of course.  But he played along like a good Little Christmas Trooper.

Sweet new ride, thanks to Grammie and Poppy Wright!

In our house, Christmas ain’t Christmas without a new flashlight from Pops.

And lots of Christmas cuddles from Nena!

Another special treat was getting to celebrate the holiday with our dear friends, the Mugfords.  We had this crazy idea that we’d commemorate the moment with a photo (sans Little Mister, who was already in bed).  Here’s a little glimpse into how well that went.

One guess at who the Little Ham was…

Again, I’ll take what I can get.

Oh, and just in case the Little Miss asks, the Christmas tree is now “taking a nap at the tree farm” until we pick it up again next year.  And the dump truck she saw hauling it away?  Why, that was just some kind men delivering it (gently) to it’s resting place…

Hope you all had a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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The Little Mister is 7 Months Old!

Our Little Chunky Monkey is 7 months old!

So what does a ridiculously cute, overwhelmingly sweet, unstoppably active, nearly 21lb 7-month-old do for fun, you ask?

Well, when he isn’t pulling our hair or covering our faces in sloppy kisses, he loves to…

– (Army) crawl every which-where!
Chasing Teddy (the dog) is a particular favorite past-time of the Little Man’s, including crawling up into Teddy’s bed and getting covered in dog hair (Yeah…gross.  Let’s just say Mama always has the lint roller at the ready).

– Chomp on his sister’s toys!
Or ANYTHING else in his vicinity, including carpets, baskets, coasters, paper…you name it!
And you should see him shake her maracas…the boy has some moves!

– Eat!  Eat!  Eat!
Truth be told, he’s still a milk guy.  But he seems so interested in eating more.  Interested, that is, until we actually put solids into his mouth…at which point he gags in disgust.  The only thing he really likes is graham crackers, made into a baby-food mash.  But I keep trying to convince Little Mr. Picky that there are many other delightful foods out there that he can enjoy.

Just ask his Big Sis!

And until then, we’ll just continue laughing at all of his funny faces and his aptitude for getting ridiculously MESSY.

 

– Play in front of the mirror!
Check this out!  And remember to type in “wright” to watch the video.

 

He’s quite a (not so Little) guy!  And we love him to bits!!!


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A Merry Month

I love Christmas because it encompasses not just one (very special and holy) day, but a whole month of exciting preparation and festivities.  Now I’m not talking about the shopping part – that I could do without.  I’m talking about all of the great opportunities there are to celebrate with family and friends, as we joyfully anticipate the birth of Christ.

We kicked off our month with a super-fun outing with friends (as the Little Miss would say, “Yay for the Mugford and Irons families!”) to a Christmas light show at a farm in rural NC…

Complete with a pow-wow with Santa!

 

“What do you want for Christmas, my dear?
“A Christmas Tree!”

Done.

A few days later, with Grammie along for the ride, we drove out to a farm near Jordan Lake to choose the annual Wright family Christmas tree.

The Little Miss has a knack for being a wee bit cranky during these outings (read about our 2011 tree experience), but we pushed through.  And the Little Mister was his usual jolly self…that is, until he encountered the attack of the kissing Big Sister.

But no toddler-moodiness or baby-teariness is any match for swings, jump houses, and hay rides!

 

 

 

Oh, and there were funny decorative trees to lock your children in!

Just kidding.  Well, sort of.

And the piece de resistance of the month?  Why, the Little Missy’s preschool Christmas performance, of course!

(Type in “wright” to watch the video).

(We tried to arrive early this time, to get a better video-taping-spot.  But sheesh!  Some of those parents must camp-out at the preschool overnight for the prime real estate!)

It was a MERRY month…only to be topped by the day of Christmas itself.  But more on that later!

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