Christmas Pageant

Last night we had a dance party to honor Sam's birthday.  Of course, being the hostess-with-the-mostest, I took not a single picture of the festivities. 
We had a lot of fun and Sam made out like a bandit, even though we asked people to NOT bring presents.  His favorite gift so far has been a Triceratops Pillow Pet that has been rarely out his grasp since opening.  By far the funniest moment of the night was when Sam opened the dinosaur pillow.  "Oh, I love it SO much!  I think I'll call him 'Horny'!" 
There were more than a couple adults present that almost wet themselves because they were laughing so hard. 
And, try as we may to change that dinosaur's name, nothing will deter these kids from calling that dino "Horny". 
I can't wait for the call from the teacher when he tells his class he got Horny for his birthday...I think I might send her a quick e-mail.  Just in case. 

Today was the Christmas Pageant.  It was a distraction away from the news that pervades my thoughts and sleep and made me hug my urchins a bit tighter the past few days. 
All went well.  It was significantly less eventful than last year. 

We had two angels and, though the odds were 2:1 in favor, they did not try to knock each other upside the head with their star wands. 

Oh - and here's our lovely angel with one less tooth than she had yesterday.  The Tooth Fairy made yet another visit to our house last night.  We sure are keeping that Fairy busy.  The good news is that now all of Caroline's front teeth are gone and she has no more loose ones.  I don't think she'll be toothless very long - we can already see the new teeth growing in.