Following in his brother's footsteps

Anthony is following in Vince's tracks already. Last night he somehow managed to wriggle out of his pajama bottoms.

Christmas Eve

Well, Santa has come and gone from the Ripley house. He forgot to take his cookies though and now we're stuck with about 3 dozen cookies just because mommy wanted to practice using Grandma Lutton's sugar cookie recipe again.

We set up the train table and train for the boys and gated it off so that we don't have anyone going rogue and opening presents before breakfast. They're not going to mind that tradition right now, but I'm looking forward to a few years from now when they wolf down their breakfast in such a hurry to get to their gifts. Muah ha ha ha.


We love checking on Vince after he's gone to bed because sometimes he does the funniest things while fighting sleep. See Exhibit A.

Christmas tree

Vince loved helping with the Christmas tree this year. Anthony loves helping try to strip it...well, Vince does too, but Anthony is still learning the concept of "no." So, the Christmas tree is in jail this year.

Birthdays and Bedtimes

Dan and I are loving bedtime these days, and not just because it means the kids are going to sleep. They're so fun at bedtime and they both love to read. Anthony had his first birthday on Nov 12. We celebrated with some local friends and AJ loved his first taste of birthday cake. He did not love his birthday crown though...