Me, I want a hula hoop

Lucie and Ryan made their stage debut at the preschool Christmas show last week. There were so many sweet and funny moments throughout the night, my favorites including Ryan's enormous yawn on stage, Lucie's chipmunk ears falling over her eyes, and how little Fiona (next to Ryan) kept looking over at him for clues on the final words to "Away in the Manger".

Lucie wore a dress that was my Christmas dress as a girl, sewn by my Mom with a matching one for Rachel. It fit Lucie perfectly. She was so proud to wear it, declaring to her friend's dad that "This was my Mommy's dress!"

The kids were exhausted when we got home, especially after the post-show sugar cookie rush wore off. When I tucked a sleepy Ryan into bed, I told him how proud I was of his singing. "Oh Mommy" he murmured, eyes drooping shut, "it was nothing."