Hanukkah!

The boys are loving all their presents from Hanukkah. They've gotten books, puzzles, DVDs, and toys, toys, and more toys! I need to do an overhaul of the playroom. It sort of got one once we set up the new Grand Deluxe Walk-in Kitchen. They've already spent hours in the kitchen playing with the new coffee maker, mixer, and blender. As Cal says, "They really work mommy!". Yes, indeed they do. The coffee maker is a bit of a mess but we limit the water he can have in it. He likes to have a little water in the sink to "wash the dishes". That's Ben's favorite part too. Our funny story of the season is that one day I left the hanukkah stockings up in the playroom. I thought they wouldn't bother them since Cal knew he only got one present from there a day. Well, I was wrong. I left them to play while I quickly started dinner one night. In the 5 mins I was gone they, I say "they" but I really mean Cal, had opened 4 presents - 2 of his and 2 of Ben's. The only reason he hadn't opened more was because he couldn't get them out of the stocking! Ben was sitting amidst the torn paper with a goofy smile on his face throwing around the paper - too funny!