Hibachi for Christmas

We did what any other family who doesn’t celebrate Christmas does, we went out for Japanese. We really thought that it would be entertaining for I(2.75) with the fire, volcano and  to watch the food get cooked in front of you.

He didn’t dig the fire, nor the volcano, but he did like the chef throwing shrimp at him. In fact, I think that the shrimp was the highlight of his meal. We ordered chicken for him, but he ended up eating all the shrimp.

 

 

We rubbed the Budda belly for good luck.

This was I(2.75)’s fortune. In fact, all of our fortunes said something about “this weekend.”

I wonder if the fortune world was getting flack for making the fortune’s for the future vs.

immediate future. 

 

And N? Well, he sported his driedel tie for Xmas dinner.

After dinner we made a stop near our house where they cover the lawn and some of their house in blow ups.

Christmas Eve

In honor of Lala this year, we celebrated Xmas Eve with a traditional Mexican/Catholic dinner.

Lala is a fabulous cook and prepared a feast. On the menu:

Turkey stuffed with Meat

Spaghetti with homemade tomato sauce and ham

Fruit salad – pineapple, apple, shredded carrots, raisins, mayonnaise.

and Flan.

Yum!

I(2.75) and I made some Challah for dinner as well and first thing in the morning, after we let it rise overnight, we baked some fresh.

My Boys

Caught all three of them on the chair at one time.

Precious!

Channukah Party 2012

It was a popular day for parties, so we skipped the dinner and had potato latkes, applesauce and jelly donuts for a late afternoon snack while we watched the kids open their presents.

It also turned out to be a beautiful day outside, so we spent some time enjoying the fresh air too. One of the highlights of the day, were the matching shirts that Aunt Patty and Uncle Harley sent. Too cute!

Channukah

While we spent most of Channukah in Orlando, we got back in time for I(2.75)’s school Channukah party where he made a Menorah out of a banana, pretzel sticks and marshmallows! I was really surprised that he didn’t eat all the marshmallows like the other kiddos did.

After saying the blessing and lighting the candles with Daddy, we opened our present.

Disney 2012 (Day 2) – Hollywood Studios

It was another fun filled day at Hollywood Studios.

N(4 mos) was very happy. Could you tell?

While Lala and Pablo jumped on Tower of Terror and Rockin’ Roller Coaster, N(4mos) and I(2.75) and I camped out in a shady spot. I(2.75) took an hour and half nap and woke up on the not so happy side of the street. What was a mom with 2 kids, one cranky and in 2 separate stroller supposed to do? Well, I was definitely not lettering I out of that buckled seat! We rushed over to the balloons and I whipped out all my cash – whatever it was, we were getting a balloon. That $10 was SO worth it!

One of I(2.75)’s favortie movies – Cars. He was a little disappointed that they were not talking to him.

We scored a fast pass for the Toy Story game in which I(2.75) sat on my lap and pulled the string to shoot balls at the screens as we rode through. He loved it.

I think we all agreed that one of the best things we did at Hollywood Studios was have lunch at the Sci Fi theater. We actually sat in a car and ate lunch while watching a big screen projector. It was both cool and relaxing (as it was quiet) and it was the perfect timing/place for N(4 mos) to nap. I’ll have to admit that our server, was a little quirky – AND from NY.

 

When we got back to our room, N, Lala and Pablo opted to nap and I(2.75) and I decided to go to the kids maze. It reminded us of a smaller scale Catch Air and was the perfect thing to get I(2.75) totally worn out. On the way over there, we caught the tail end of a gator show, so we stopped to touch it. Love I’s face in this picture!

And the day doesn’t end there! We had an early dinner and planned to do to Celebration,

which is a fabricated town, similar to Seaside in Florida.  Not only were a handful of houses decorated, but we got to see it SNOW!

It was a GREAT day!

Disney 2012–Animal Kingdom

Grammie J and Pop Pop joined us for our visit to Animal Kingdom. I(2.75) really liked the Safari, but didn’t care so much for the 4D Bugs Life adventure in the Tree of Life. N(4mos) wasn’t a fan of the dark, so we dipped out and Lala, Pablo and I(2.75) stayed for the show.

There was a spectacular “Cirque” like take on Nemo and I(2.75) really enjoyed the show. N(4mos) and I spent the show in the back of the theater, but I’m glad that N(4mos) was ok, as I really appreciated him letting me stay to watch the show.

 

Disney 2012–Lala’s Birthday

Since N(4 mos) was born a week before Lala’s birthday, we were a little late in treating her to a birthday dinner. We knew she would love the ambiance and décor of Café Tu Tu Tango, so we decided that would be the place. We surprised her successfully, as the server brought out a chocolate covered cheesecake bites, I and N helped her blow out her candles. Happy Birthday Lala!

Disney 2012

We set out in the evening for Orlando. I(2.75) was hooked up with kids headphones and a handful of movies on the ipad for his road trip. N(4mos) was a perfect little angel and slept through most of the trip.

He wasn’t very fond of flast photography.

On Sunday, we rested and spent time with Pop Pop and Grammie J at the pool.