Nick vs. Mommy

Nick has been... "fun"... lately. His favorite activities generally involve screaming at me, smacking me or throwing things at me. These activities can be performed solo or combined for a really entertaining afternoon. He's three-and-a-half. And male. So, in Nick terms: Daddy rocks. And Mommy is the evil ruiner of all things fun.

Case in point: Everytime he tells me he's going to be something scary, like a race car driver or a football player, I suggest that being an accountant sounds just as exciting and fulfilling, but leaves out the possibility of crashing into a wall at 160 mph+ or having a 300 lb. creature named "Tank" pile drive him into the turf.

I love Nick with all of my heart and every ounce of my being. However, based on the current anti-Mommy sentiments, I'm boycotting all pictures of the little cherub. Enjoy the shot of Bree featuring her Disney Princess obsession.

xoxo

Deb

Holiday wrap-up

Sigh. The three Wisemen have moved out of Bree's dollhouse and back to the Nativity. The tree came down yesterday. And while our tree was shaped more like a pyramid than a Christmas tree at least we didn't actually poke a hole in the ceiling with the tree this year, unlike some other members of the Tokarski clan. You know who you are...

Chaos and Mayhem lived up to their nicknames leading up to Christmas. I tried several times to cancel Christmas as a means to threaten them into good behavior. Jason rescinded that decree each time I made it and has started referring to me as "the Grinch who tried unsuccessfully to cancel Christmas." He's not very good at bestowing titles or nicknames.

Nick really got into the idea of Santa Claus this year and is still trying to figure out what the man does now. I've suggested that he's somewhere warm and tropical, and hinted that Mommy should go check on him. Guess what else Jason has vetoed?

Despite those and other family dramas (including Nick laying down and pretending to make a snow angel on the marble steps directly in front of the alter at Church during Christmas Eve Mass - true story, even the priest cracked up) it was a good holiday season. We didn't really do anything exciting, but got to see a lot of family and friends.

Hope your holidays went as well (or even better) and we wish you happiness and health in 2010.
xoxo
Deb