Dinner party
Wednesday night we went out to dinner with the McClamroch family to TGIFs. We enjoyed some good company and manners and Ethan was most excited that Logan baked him cookies. It has been a tough holiday for both families given recent events with our grandparents and it was nice to all be together.
Serena and Logan:
Ken, Jordan and Ethan
Logan, Ethan, Jason, and Jenn
Party at Shannan and Ramin's house:
On Friday, Ethan got to spend the day with Mom and go to a great holiday party and play date and then bake cookies with Mom and Grandma. It was his last day of school until January and yet he didn't seem to miss it. He finished out the year with a bang and a party in his classroom on Thursday, another week of good behavior and an excellent progress report.
Shannan throws the best parties. With organized crafts, cookie tins and hats, ornament favors, and great coffee and company. The families were all so nice and even though Ethan was really scared and clingy, after I explained these could all be new friends, he let Ramin take him around to meet everyone. After a few minutes, he came back and hugged me and said, "Mommy, I am not shy anymore." I didn't see him much after that. We were the last to leave since these are some of our favorite play pals. Here are the pics from the day:
Posing with Mom under duress
Saying "cheese"
With our best boy pal, Nicholas
Doing a craft:
The finished product...our milk carton gingerbread house. We even managed to get some candy on it as opposed to into Ethan's mouth (see above pic).
Baking cookies
We did less than last year since I didn't feel this horrid need to try and prove I was one of those incredible Mom's that can do it all. I can't. And I have to be okay with that. Tracey once said I turned into Betty Crocker at the holidays. I decided this year was going to just be fun. I did some peanut butter treasures and those amazing butter and almond cookies in xmas shapes I did last year. Then I helped my Mom with the chocolate cupcakes and the pignoli cookies and bourbon balls. I then called it a day. I think what made it fun though was knowing Grandma was happy we were doing it. And watching Ethan powder the rum balls, add pine nuts, and use a rolling pin. He loved cutting the cookies. Jason liked stirring the batter and shaking the sugar.
