Life as RyBr 's mommy: An Afternoon @ Harvard Sq Christmas Celebration

For the past few weeks, K was busy with his upcoming presentation and trying to complete as much of his work as possible before we go off for our New York trip this Sunday. So, last Sunday, I decided to bring Ry out to Charles Hotel at Harvard Square for their ice-skating rink opening ceremony after lunch so as to leave some peace for K to finish his work. Our energetic 21 mth old is now too much of a distraction for K to work at home as Ry will keep pestering K to play with him.

It was just a simple Christmas event organised by the hotel and the Harvard Square. To make it more memorable that day, it was the first snow day this year in Boston. I remembered we woke up to seeing little snow flakes falling from the sky. It was so beautiful and 7 Dec was also our 5 year customary wedding anniversary, which make it more significant for me to write it down.

At the hotel, we first met Santa Claus who was sitting on a chair to be pictured with kids. It was a charity event and people can donate money into the box after the pictures. Ry was not at all intimidated by Santa and was agreeable to taking picture with him, although he stayed stiff throughout the whole pose!

Next we went to the skating rink and enjoyed the performance by some young amateur ice-skaters. Many families with kids were waiting outside the rink despite the freezing temperature of -1 deg C with their own skates so they can go in to skate after the performance. I think it is really very nice for the Harvard Sq committee and the hotel to provide a free ice-skating rink for people to skate throughout the winter till March.

Ry actually enjoyed the snow falling on his face and he refused to get into his stroller and insisted on walking around on his own!

Look at the snow that was still falling onto our coats.

After a short stay at the performance, we went into the hotel for other activities. I was surprised by the hospitality of the hotel. They actually provide gingerbread man cookies, frosting, hot chocolate with marshmallows, coffee for free. Legal Seafood even provides free clam chowder. Yummy! Although I had a full lunch beforehand, I still can't resist the temptations of a cup of warm hot chocolate with marshmallow and some cookies. So, Ry and me were in a hall enjoying our little treat and Ry was also busy playing with the balloons and doodling with the crayons. The whole experience really lifted my Christmas spirits and of course, I was wondering at the back of mind, will there be similar free events in SG? Probably there is, I think it is the humid weather back at home and the ks syndrome that will make it less enjoyable.

His favourite activity throughout the afternnon was to repeatedly pull the balloon down and letting it float up to the ceiling.

A classic model pose!

Look at Ry's big tummy! He really eats non-stop nowadays just like the preggy me!

Since Ry had such a good time, I decided probably it was a good time to bring him for a haircut at the salon nearby. K came to join us as we thought that we needed K to carry Ry during the cut. But, to our surprise, our little boy is now independent enough to sit through the haircut on his own, though with the coaxing of the experienced hairstylist and the 2 lollipops that she gave to him. I was so happy that Ry did not cry at all although he did squirm and tried to dodge the shaver and the scissors as they become too ticklish against his skin. I was also tickled by his serious face with a frown and I remembered in Dan's blog that her son also had the same expression during his haircut!