Merry Christmases...is that the correct plural for Christmas?

Sophia has been a bit testy lately. As she gets more mobile, independent, and talkative, she is more easily upset by her brother. In this case, I think it's the dress that is bugging her.
Here she enjoys a quiet moment alone with her new horse, feeding it imaginary apples.

This is me showing Sidota his stocking, handmade by Korri.

Sophia took a little time to warm up to the idea. She saw Sid opening his and cried the whole time. It took time to pry her away from cryig over his to show her that she got one as well.

Even once she did decide to look inside, it was hard to explain to her what 'sparklers' are. No, we didn't let her play with them. Someone else had given them to us, and the boxes had bright colors on them. Zoom in on the photo, and you can still se the tears on her face.

She also got a coloring book, but didn't want to put the sparklers down to look at it.
Sid loves to spin things. Korri caught this picture perfectly. His face gets pretty tense as he waits to see just when the squishy ball flys out of his hand.
What 14 month old can't use a pink boa?
I got Korri some nifty tea in her stocking. I didn't have the heart to tell her that it would taste better if she opened the package and put it in some hot water.
Sid tries to divine what is in the package just by putting his hand on the box and concentrating.
Like any first Christmas, Korri had to help them with the whole ripping the paper thing.
They were both pretty enthralled with these bobblehead style ornaments from the Porritt family.
Sophia enjoyed making a two story tee-pee with our new Lincoln Logs.
Sidota is already working on his Halloween costume for next year -- The Green Lantern. I like that he tries to have a pretty cool look on his face, while holding glittery green ribbon over his eyes.