The Man TV

Mike got a new toy.

When we bought our piano, Mike let me basically make the decision (since he doesn't know about pianos), and all he wanted to do was make sure he liked the way it looked. We had to wait a while and save some money, but the deal was that in return, Mike got to choose our new TV (since I don't know about electronics), and this time I was just the nodder. He wants me to say that it's a 50 inch plasma. I guess that's important.

Mike has been in man heaven.

The TV came, and both of my guys enjoyed setting it up. Mike spent another night assembling the TV stand (since the new TV is so heavy that we couldn't put it on our old stand).

He even trained Aidan to call it "The Man TV."

And now? Behold, the man toy in all its glory!

He Sees You When You're Sleeping...

Aidan was pretty shy with the big guy, but at least he didn't run away screaming! He wouldn't tell Santa, but he will tell me that he wants Santa to bring him some train underwear. This kid is potty training himself!

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Recital

I have been teaching piano lessons for the past year and have just loved it. Not only are the kids amazing, but I have also enjoyed getting to know their parents, too. I have small recitals in my students' homes when they finish a book, but I wanted to make sure they also got a chance to do a more formal recital, too. So I got together with my friend Lacey, who also teaches piano, and our students put on a Christmas recital. It was so much fun to see them all dressed up and excited. And all of my students were able to play their songs by memory! I'm so proud of them!

Crafts

One of my goals this year was to make our family some cute Christmas stockings. The past few years, we have all had identical boring red ones. I finally finished the four we will need for this year!

Here's them all hanging:

And here's close up shots of the individual ones.

Mike's:

mine:

Aidan's:

baby's (thinking positively - hopefully he will be here by Christmas day and will need one!)

I also made another little crafty thing (a while ago, but I never got around to posting it). I made a cute little case to hold diapers and wipes in my purse. It has made them much easier to find and makes my purse seem more organized!

Yay for crafting!