The 2012 Christmas season started out swimmingly. We attended Houston Zoolights, saw komono dragons, rhinoceroses, and giraffes in a particularly active state, and ate the freshest popcorn ever. All of this paled in comparison to riding the carousel with Papa and jacking Alice's stroller skateboard.
Best night ever.
CHRISTMAS?! This is going to be AWESOME!
Love the enthusiasm from Eleanor, and she was a highlight this season, but Christmas was a bit pitiful for the Ngos. William got sick twice, and spent Christmas day with a double ear infection, high fever, and hacking cough. Mom failed in the decorating department, and after going all over the city with a 2-1/2 year old who ooooohhhhed, "Look! It's Christmas!" every time he saw Christmas lights, I made a few Christmas branches out of guilt.
Snotty noses, breathing treatments, acetaminophen for 103.9 degree fevers (which I know from taking a million rectal thermometer readings of the situation - William will drop trou at the mention of taking his temperature). This is what Christmas looked like.
I'm so excited for the Big Wheel that Santa brought. So excited. And it is too big for me to ride. Awesome. Thanks, big guy.
Working her new hair accessory.
In the category of lazy holiday decorating, Mama forgot that the Ngos do not own stockings. Santa saved the day by scrounging up some gift bags from his bag of toys to put hair bows and a bottle brush (for El) and some weird gacky stuff and a box of Cars bandaids (for William) under the "guilt trees".
The winner for best present? A Hess helicopter with working rotors, lights, and sounds, and a car in the cargo hold - a free gift to Nang at work
Uncle Bubbles hooked William up with this playset. Tiny elfen hands would have come in handy in trying to put it together.
A train, a dump truck, AND a crane? Yes, please!
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