Ethan's Tree

I wanted Ethan and Eli to have their own Christmas tree that was decorated more 'their' style, so that's what we did this afternoon! I was so impressed with Ethan's fine motor skills - he did a great job hanging the ornaments by himself. It was funny though - he hung the ornaments by the lights, rather than the branches. I even resisted the urge to 'fix' it and make it look better!

Dropped one...

Starting a Christmas Tradition

One Christmas tradition I want to always have with my children (whether they're girls or boys) is making and decorating sugar cookies. Ethan got to really be a part of the baking and decorating this year.

Ethan learned how to read the recipe before we began:

And how to measure...

And then our photographer had to take a bathroom break, so we didn't get any pictures of Ethan rolling out and cutting the cookies. He really enjoyed pushing down each cookie cutter and did a great job!

Ethan learned the hardest part is the wait...

But it's soooooo worth it!


Yum, yum! We sent most of those cookies to Ethan's daycare ladies, and mine and Lonnie's coworkers. We're planning on making more tomorrow - can't wait!

Reading With Daddy

Awwwwwwwwww....

Sleeping Beauty

I peeked in on Ethan at naptime today and this is what I saw:
(ignore the mismatched clothing - half church clothes, half pajamas)

I had heard him playing in his room a little bit before he finally fell asleep, but seriously, how did he fall asleep like that?

Names

Ethan's getting really good at our family names. We've been working on our last name especially.

My conversation with Ethan just a minute ago:

Ethan, what's your name?
Ethan Lamp (Tee-tee Wamp)

Ethan, what's Daddy's name?
Daddy Wamp

Ethan, what's Mommy's name?
Mommy Wamp

What's Baby's name?
Eyi Yamp

And the name is....

Eli Carson Lamp

Hooray for finally picking a name!!! We're pretty proud that it only took us 6 months this time, versus 8 months last time. Hope you all like it!