Christmas

The big Christmas present this year was the bunk bed surprise. In addition to this we tried to keep additional treasures to a minimum since we have such generous grandparents and aunts and uncles. There were books (of course), new games, exploring equipment, and legos. We got some great new books this year including the amazing Usborne Encyclopedia of World History - we do love books but what do you do with 20-30 new books when all your bookcases were already bursting - there may be a trip to Ikea in our future for more bookcases. Forbidden Island was a hit for Mr. 5 and Mr. 7. They even spent a morning this week designing their own sunken island and then exploring it. Mr. 5 got binoculars and a compass for the trip. For Mr. 7's love of game-making, we found blank cards and plastic sleeves so he can make his own cards for games and then have all the backs the same with the plastic sleeves. We still have hundreds of index cards but this will make for a more polished finish product. All and all, everyone seemed pleased with their presents and there's been some great building and pretending this week.