Fruit loops, Christmas lights and Baby Jesus

Boy oh boy do I have things to tell you about tonight. We've had a very busy weekend and I haven't had much time for blogging, but all 3 of my men are in bed and sleeping right now so I have a moment. Let's get to it.

David, Max and I played Joseph, Baby Jesus and Mary in our church's Christmas drama this morning. It was so fun. Max took a nap right before church so he was all rested up and performed very well. He's a natural. I'll admit, it doesn't take much to play baby Jesus, but he nailed it. He's got drama running through his veins (his daddy blames that on me :P). Have you ever seen a cuter baby Jesus???

David made his very first fruit loop necklace a couple of days ago. He wanted nothing to do with putting all the cereal on the string so he snacked while I made one for him. Once he saw it, he understood what I was trying to get him to do and he was all over it. He made one by himself and munched away. I stumbled across a great tip for making these - tie a spoon to the end of the string. It weights the end down so the cereal glides all the way to the bottom (David loved watching that part) and it keeps the cereal from falling off while the kiddos are working on it. It's fabulous!

We aren't doing a Christmas tree this year because of the boys. David is so....David-y and Max is still crawling and pulling himself up on everything. I don't want a tree crashing down on them and I also don't want to pick up a toppled tree 34 times a day. It's a battle I choose not to fight. Instead, we are decorating the inside of the house with lights and such. Well, so far it's just lights and a wreath, but we're working on more. Little David and I made bead and pipe cleaner candy canes tonight to hang in the kitchen window. We'll finish our project tomorrow and get them hung up.

David is such a little handy man now. I blame his obsession with Handy Manny. He likes to fix everything in sight. He filled this toy shopping cart with buckets and tools. He had all hammers in one bucket and screwdrivers in the other. He pushed that cart all over my house "fixing" things. Any time he came across a screw hole in something he'd stop and rummage through his things finding just the right tool. Then, he'd pretend to turn the screw and "fix" it. He's such a stud.

Lastly, how great are sleeping babies???