Long season

Day 3 of advent calendars... so far no one has peeked ahead. Impressive because they are playmobil ones, so a tiny toy each day to make a scene at the end. Presents are starting to trickle in and we let them open some early, to keep them from going crazy. Also, as bribes. Tonight it still took Patrick two hours to eat his green beans, even with the promise of a gift from cousin Charlie. I eventually told him what it was, to further inspire him and it still took another hour. Now he has to wait while Sean assembles it.... may be a little late for jumping by the time it's ready. A tiny trampoline. I sure hope it wears him out! Anna is lingering around, thinking she can use it too. Hmm, with her history of ER visits? Now I can't find the gifts for the girls. I put them in a clever place. Too clever. Must have been high on caffeine when I hid them because I have ransacked the house and no luck. It's not a big place but a surprising number of closets and cupboards and apparently one super secret awesome hiding place! Maybe it will show up sometime in March, what a great surprise that will be. Ho ho ho!