Christmas Fun

Santa Visits

The kids saw Santa at our library after school.  To my surprise, they all asked for IPads.  

I took the boys to a kids activity one morning.  This time Ty asked for an IPod.  I was proud of him for talking to Santa.  

Janie's Kindergarten Gingerbread Man Hunt

I was able to go to Janie's class to help as they went on a gingerbread man hunt.  We walked around the school from clue to clue trying to figure out where the gingerbread man went.  They found him back in their classroom with a cookie for each of them at their desk.  I was so glad I went.  Janie loved this activity and was happy I was there with her.  She greeted me with a big, knock me over, kind of hug.

Gingerbread House Decorating

Janie: "This is the most awesomest gingerbread  house ever and I can't stop thinking about it."

Decorating the Tree

Thanksgiving in St. Louis

On Thanksgiving morning most of us went to a park to play football or play on the toys.  Ty was exceptionally smiley for the camera.

Chet signing "more"

Watching Mary Poppins with Grandma

Making a wish with the wishbone.  Blake and Janie split it right down the middle.  Janie kept asking me throughout the day when her wish was going to come true.  She wouldn't tell me what she wished for because she was afraid then it wouldn't come true.  I finally got her to tell me it started with the letter B.  I asked if she had wished for Barbies and she said yes.  I had to break it to her that one wasn't going to magically float down from the sky.

So then I asked Blake what he had wished for.  He said he wished for another brother or sister.

We always love to visit Grandma Lerch on our drive home.  She treated us to Pizza Hut and Dairy Queen for ice cream.

November

Wacky Day at school

Chet loves to get into things.  Literally.

The first snow of the year.  Mid November.

A family home evening night where the lesson was on the word of wisdom.  The activity was making homemade ice cream.