A Baker

 

Today Ryan got to eat a homemade chocolate chip cookie made by himself!  I’m seeing all sorts of possibilities here!!!

 

 

 

Christmas Eve 2013

 

Time for new jammies!  The boys are big pajama guys.  Last year I got them each a book instead for their Christmas Eve gift, but I thought these might sway them…and they did.

 

 

 

Dear Santa,

We have been very okay this year. Please bring Megan: a Doc McStuffins umbrella and vehicle; Erik a Playmobil ambulance and the Missing Piece Meets the Big O; and Ryan models!

We love you!  Ryan, Erik, and Megan

 

 

We had a really nice Christmas with our fake family!  We feel very blessed to have so many people around us to make Christmas extra special.

Two-Wheeler

 

Yesterday Megan and I went to the park.  She rode her bike.  She asked the whole way if I could take off her training wheels.  We had gotten her the balance bike two years ago and weren’t planning on training wheels at all, but when a friend gave her their old bike she was thrilled.  It was too big to not use the training wheels.  Well, as of yesterday, she is tall enough to go without.  Harvey took them off this afternoon.  It took her about two minutes to ride without any help.  I really think the balance bike made all the difference.  She is hooked.  She practiced all afternoon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And she’s off!

Another Year

So we did have a few pretty healthy days around Christmas, but the kids are all sick again.  We had to cancel for Ryan’s baseball party and really went nowhere all vacation.   There was a lot more t.v. than I had hoped!  Each kid got a new game for Christmas and we have enjoyed all of them.  Ryan and Erik are very excited about Clue.  After we played one evening Erik was a little freaked out about the murder in the mansion so he ended up sleeping with Ryan.  He decided we had to play during the day and the person would only be injured.  Did not see that coming, but he worked it out and play has continued. 

I have been working really hard on the garden.  The ground is perfect for weeding right now.  We haven’t planted a garden the last two years.  Things seem to get so busy and baseball starts taking over weekends when it is time to plant.  I figured if I had everything looking good at planting time we might just get some tomatoes in this year.

Here are some pictures from our photo shoot for  Christmas cards.  I have never been so late.  Between rain and illness I just couldn’t get them done and out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Day of Vacation

Today was the boys’ first day of vacation.  Megan has a few more days of preschool.  All three decided to start the week with fevers, coughs, some napping, and a whole lot of neediness.  On the upside, my aunt’s pecan tassies arrived just in time! : )

I’m off to ponder going to bed or cleaning the kitchen…

One Day

 

For one day I was so ahead…I had all of our long distance packages at the post office by December 2.  That is a record!  And then, it fell apart.  I have never been this far behind.  Something with the timing of Thanksgiving (and a castle) threw me way off.  Maybe it’s the rain.  I’m a drought kind of person.  The kids keep looking in the advent calendar hoping I have finally put something in one of the boxes…or perhaps there is one little candy left over from last year.  Erik looked a little hopeful, but it was just lint.  Ryan has been asking to help put up the houses.  I was hoping to get away with just the carolers, but it seems I am the only one who thinks they are fabulous.  While Megan napped, Ryan and I made headway this afternoon on the village.  We decided the home improvement center wasn’t quite Christmas-y enough for our tree this year so we went to Whole Foods instead (picked up lunch too!)  It took over a week, but we started putting up the decorations yesterday.  So we are getting close to being on track again.  The boys are off from school.  They are ready to do some art and play lots of games. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas!

Middle Ages

The fourth grade studies the Middle Ages.  The big project is The CASTLE!  I’m surprised we were able to celebrate Thanksgiving this year!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loves to be up front!

 

It took about two weeks longer than you think it took! : )

I’m pretty sure my bathroom could have been finished in this construction time, but I would never mention that…

well, I might.