December

December came and went SO fast! I think the holiday's and their happenings keep us so busy, time just seems to fly by.

We had a fun month though! Obviously, we don't see a seasonal change to signal the approach, but we took advantage of what we had here on Guam. We joined some friends to walk the "Christmas" lights down in Tumon. It was, with out a doubt, an "only on Guam" experience.

 

 

oh...and a couple rounds on the train at the mall...

 

 

Ryan and Quin took on a few gingerbread houses. Well...Ryan took on the house. Quin just took on the inexplicably, chewy but disgusting candies that came with it. Thankfully I opted for the village version- containing 4 small houses rather than one large. So we were able to wrap it up quickly and make a dash for her toothbrush! ;)

 

 

 

Christmas Eve was spent in our matching reindeer pajamas, eating popcorn and watching movies in bed. Norah came down with a cold and had had enough before we made it through opening credits.

 

 

 

Christmas morning was so much fun!! It was great to see how much Quin enjoyed the events. She's been really into the play kitchens everyplace we go recently. So naturally we wanted to get her one of her own this year. We had been talking it over for a while, and really wanted to build it ourselves. The final push...? No one would have shipped the top choices to us any way. So, thankfully I have an awesomely handy husband that is able to make these things happen for us. Even with very little notice. And while working 6, 12-14 hour days every week!

 

 

We were SO excited to give it to her in the morning!! And the kitchen was a total hit!!! I don't know if she has touched anything else in the house since that morning actually! But it has brought some "kitchen habits" to light that have me a little concerned. First, towels are not small blankets intended to keep your stove top warm. Second, plates are not the structural base for an interesting game of food jenga. We will use it as a teachable moment. :)

Hope all of you had a wonderful holiday!