My sister sent some play food kits handed down from my niece - this is a KFC-branded backpack with plastic chicken, corn, and mashed potatoes. Jack loves corn-on-the-cob, so seriously we could have stopped unwrapping gifts right there.
Ryan thought the corn needed to be cooked a little longer on the IKEA kitchen from Grandma and Grandpa.
Aunt Sarah gifted the coordinating IKEA pots and pans, utensils, and baking tools.
My mom sewed aprons, hot pads, oven mitts and embroidered dish towels to complete the kitchen setup - absolutely adorable!
Ryan discovered that the foam spacer in a gift card tin makes the perfect scrubby for cleaning up around the kitchen.
We took a break from opening presents (the boys were getting obviously overwhelmed) and enjoyed Bloody Marys and Emeril's Christmas Morning Breakfast Bake, which was yummy.
Back to our previously scheduled gift-unwrapping... a melting snowman, clothes, and three more play food sets - McDonald's, Pizza Hut and DQ.
By the time we got to our stockings, Jack appeared to be a little shell-shocked...
We left Grandma and Grandpa's house to go take naps. While the boys slept, I challenged Sam to dismantle the reclining loveseat that the previous owners had left in the basement. It was a comfortable couch, but the cats had used it as their private scratching post and we needed to make room for MORE TOYS.
Meanwhile, I worked my OCD magic to set up the kitchen and all the new accessories with the food and play appliances that we already had on hand.
When Ryan woke up I went to take a shower, and in less than 5 minutes the contents my tidy kitchen was strewn from one end of the family room to the other... ah, the joy of boys!
Aunt Sarah gifted the coordinating IKEA pots and pans, utensils, and baking tools.
The KFC backpack
Don't distract me - I don't want my bechamel to break...
My mom sewed aprons, hot pads, oven mitts and embroidered dish towels to complete the kitchen setup - absolutely adorable!
Ryan discovered that the foam spacer in a gift card tin makes the perfect scrubby for cleaning up around the kitchen.
We took a break from opening presents (the boys were getting obviously overwhelmed) and enjoyed Bloody Marys and Emeril's Christmas Morning Breakfast Bake, which was yummy.
Back to our previously scheduled gift-unwrapping... a melting snowman, clothes, and three more play food sets - McDonald's, Pizza Hut and DQ.
By the time we got to our stockings, Jack appeared to be a little shell-shocked...
We left Grandma and Grandpa's house to go take naps. While the boys slept, I challenged Sam to dismantle the reclining loveseat that the previous owners had left in the basement. It was a comfortable couch, but the cats had used it as their private scratching post and we needed to make room for MORE TOYS.
Meanwhile, I worked my OCD magic to set up the kitchen and all the new accessories with the food and play appliances that we already had on hand.
When Ryan woke up I went to take a shower, and in less than 5 minutes the contents my tidy kitchen was strewn from one end of the family room to the other... ah, the joy of boys!
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