Merry Christmas to all

It was an epic holiday in the Lyles household, complete with a new pet.  Wiz the lizard (leopard gecko) was the only thing Spencer asked for on his Christmas list, and has been consistently asking about it for 6 months straight.  So we took the plunge and obliged his serious request.  Justine was thrilled with a (new-to-her) play kitchen and fun toys -- and she even seemed somewhat into the new clothes I bought her too, while Spencer literally threw them to the side. 

A few highlight quotes of the season included:
- Insisting that the baby hand print ornaments for the Christmas tree were not made by him.  "These are animal prints!!" -- and apparently not human.
- After getting a lip smacker chapstick in his Solstice Fairy pouch (yes, that's what they have at his preschool for the holiday celebration), he declared, "I need my make up!  Give me that chop-stick, Mom"

And here's the photo evidence:

Two ice skating trips with grandma Dianne (Justine played at the park the first time, but actually joined in for a minute on the second trip and loved it)

 Christmas Eve and Christmas Day: