Brato Is Back

The day after we put up our Christmas tree, Brato showed back up to spend the holidays with us. Owen absolutely loves this elf. The first thing he says every morning is, "Let's go find Brato!"

Brato is up to his usual mischief, getting into Owen's toys, drawing pictures, hanging from the ceiling fan.

 Owen was into dominoes one night, so Brato decided to join in.

Not sure if this falls under the category of "good parenting," but Owen had an especially rough morning and was pushing every button possible. It's his job to feed the dog and he decided to fight it for a good hour (yes, poor, hungry dog). The next morning Owen woke up and found Brato kindly reminding him what his responsibilities were. (Hey! It worked.)

Funny Hat Christmas Party

Owen's preschool had a little Christmas party today, which also coincided with funny hat day. What are the odds?

Because they were so dang adorable, they had to pose for many photos. (Owen, it turns out, does not find funny hats all that funny, so he opted out of the funny hat shenanigans. Not really surprising given how much he hated hats as a baby.)By the way, check out the pout of the little girl next to Owen. Isn't that classic?

The kiddos ate gingerbread cookies by a fire while listening to stories. Later, they each exchanged a book as a present.

Owen had a good time with his buddies. He got nice and sugared up (teachers love that!), and left with memories and a good book.