Christmas Trumps Cleaning

I decided that even though we are disorganized etc., etc., I would get ready for Christmas, and make all the fun little things I want to make, to the relative exclusion of other, more practical things. It is a good thing Nick is not real upset by the occasional messy house day (week, month). Two of the best things about Nick: he eats leftovers, sometimes for days in a row without complaint & he is pretty chill about how well or not well I keep the house. These are blessings.
This is going to be a short post because I am trying to get the boys down for the oft-skipped afternoon nap, and they are fussing. Thing is, they aren't taking a long enough one nap for them to survive until bed time without major trauma. It is all pretty frustrating.
Reid this week discovered that the coolest thing in the house (aside from the forbidden cell phone and blow dryer) is mom's curling iron. I don't think he's ever seen me use it, so I'm not sure that he know what it is, but he loves it. He carries it around like a mini light saber. It is pretty funny.
The boys are getting really pretty good at sharing. Oh, it is mostly stealing and then substituting with a different toy (like Mommy does when she takes a toy away--they take the toy from their brother and give him a different one) but several times this week they have waited pretty patiently while one had his turn with something particularly desirable. This new sharing skill does not include the curling iron--some toys are just to special.
I tried to get some Christmas pics the other night, but Nick wasn't home to help so it didn't go so well. I'll post what I've got and you can use your imagination to see what it might look like in the end.
Love to all!

Reid and his curling iron

Aborted attempt at a Christmas photo

This is just a random video, but I thought the boys were pretty cute, just being themselves