December, 2010

For Christmas this year Annika received a piano; the twins received a piano box. All could not be any happier….

We are struggling to maintain the reality of Santa/KristKind. Annika opened her piano box, only to find (and read) the Amazon paperwork (MAIL TO: Mark Johnson…). Sigh.

The package opening was, shall we say, out of control? We have to work next year on slowing things down, allowing everyone to enjoy and see what each received.

The duality still continues to challenge us. The Krist Kind comes on Christmas Eve, Santa on Christmas Day (stockings). But I continue to refer to the Krist Kind as Santa (that’s how I sorta see it), with Annika always correcting me.

I wanted to make a “movie card” this year, to give to friends (You Tube). But, surprisingly, Annika didn’t want to have anything to do with it. She reacted like I was generating homework for her. I’ll try again next year, as it could be a lot of fun.

Merry Christmas girls…! Love you!

Annika has been taking piano lessons for a few months now, after almost a year of her bothering us about it. It’s been impressive to watch; borrowing our neighbors electric piano, Annika has been self-motivated the entire time to rehearse and practice, without us having to manage the effort. Her progress – while it may be typical, who knows? – is still amazing to track. Her work thus far culminated in a piano recital last Friday. I am so proud of her…