Kidstuff and Seeing Santa (again).

Well, it's time to get Winston on the bottle (much like I have come off the bottle these last few weeks). Now I can do some real Daddy stuff--pretty fun.


We finally get determined to put Winston on the bottle.

After that the boys started tearing around the place in their super-capes. Spencer's is like Purple Pumpernickle's but Winston's is a little more ad hoc (my Whistler rugby jersey). Oh well, they had fun.


Super-Spencer and his sidekick Wonderful-Winston.


Winston displays his 'tennis anyone?' super-cape.

Today we went to one of Spencer's pre-school's Christmas Party. It's been a long time since I've been to one of these. There was a lot less mayhem than I remember (of course, I was causing it when I was young).


Spencer models his reindeer antler hat...


...and Winston gives it a try also.

Here's a pic of the kids quietly coloring and stuff...what little angels.


Spencer does some coloring.

Then came the singing. The boy next to Spencer (in the red) had all the words and actions down...but Spencer wasn't all that interested. They did Santa Claus is Coming to Town and Jingle Bells. I remember (vaguely) when I was in kindergarten and I played Santa on stage in our rendition of Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Ah, the memories. My Mom was helping me put on the costume and she had 2 pillows, a large one and a small one. She asked which one I wanted under my suit. "Both!", I said. Well, needless to say I got a ton of laughs as soon as I got on stage and said my line. "Rudolph with you nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?" There goes my 15 seconds!


The parents have the cameras at the ready.


The kids get ready to sing (it took 5 weeks to get them to line up on that tape on the floor all at once).


Singing jingle bells; complete with bells.

After that is was time to eat. Spencer, being Spencer, sweet-talked his way into getting at the buffet early.


Spencer gets a jump on lunch; eating before anyone else has even sat down!


Spencer feeds Winston...


...then helps his little brother drink some apple juice...


...then Winston adds a little something (cantaloupe) to his drink.

Next a pinata to break. The bloody thing was like a bowling ball and took like 100 whacks and a lot of help from the teachers to get it open. Hint: if you're making something for toddlers to break, make it thin-skinned.


Spencer smacks the pinata...


...and Winston gives it a shot too.


The post-pinata-breaking feeding frenzy!~

Finally Santa showed and Spencer got his present. I think he may be on to this Santa-is-real thing...or at least maybe he thought this was a stand-in Santa...he just didn't have a lot of enthusiasm.


Spencer is none-too-thrilled to see Santa.

And (you know my weakness for ice cream) take a look at this. In Korea there'd probably be a little store selling stuff in the school; in Canada it's vending machines. The prices here are atrocious, though. Like 2 to 5 TIMES as much as in Korea. Waaaaaaaa...time to go back and stock up on ice cream sandwiches for 40 cents!


Ice cream for $2! You got to be kidding!

There's another party next Thursday...exciting, eh?


And the perfect way to end the day: one of my sons on my shoulders. (This was taken just before he got real antsy and tried to scramble off.)