What we have been up to......

A little bit of reading the newspaper and discussing current events.... (actually, they were talking about all the toys in the ads and what Santa might bring us.)

We also took a field trip the Center for Puppetry Arts a few weeks ago and saw "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer." (Though the boys sat thru the whole performance, both of them were scared of the abominable snowman.) After the show, we got a behind the scene tour of the Center thanks to a friend of Evan's and we made a Rudolph puppet of our own.

Uncle Evan gave the boys a mass quantity of glow sticks and the boys wanted to use them all at one time.

We are gearing up for Christmas at our house and this will be a big weekend for us. We will be having brunch with Santa! We are working on our lists for Santa.

Let the Holidays begin...aka "Thankful Tuesday"

We are getting in to the holiday spirit around here. This weekend, Gebee and the boys made our place cards for Thanksgiving Day Dinner. (You will notice that they are not place cards, but cups. We are going to fill them with sugared pecans at each place setting).

As Gebee's health is slowly declining, we are truly thankful for the time we get to spend with her. They boys look forward to hearing her silly songs and listening to her read them books. They also love doing "art projects" with her. I am thankful to be able to hear stories from when Brian was younger and when Gebee was growing up and to be able to get her "go-to" recipes. And, I know that Brian is just thankful to have his mom around. We love you Gebee!!

The end result.....turkey cups. Benjamin did not think that the candied pecans would taste good -- he was wrong!

Earlier in the week, we meet Uncle Evan at Bass Pro Shop for a Christmas craft. Uncle Evan surprised us with a cookie cake that said "Happy Thanksgiving Benjamin and Ethan." The boys were thankful for a very cool treat with their name on it. And, though we did not get to see Santa (believe it or not, he was on a dinner break!) I am thankful for the fun times I get to spend with my brother.

I think that Ethan would be thankful if Santa put this little baby under our tree!

And, Benjamin is practicing for when he drives a real monster truck!

We are looking forward to hosting turkey day in our new house and getting to spend the day and weekend visiting with friends and family.

Holiday Photo Shoot

I always take the boys' picture for our holiday card. And this year is no different. Just a different location (since we have moved). Here are a few that did not make the cut...but are cute in their own way.

And, by the end of every photo shoot, we all become a little agitated!

Enjoy!

Halloween Fun with Two Buddies

As we recover from a busy, fun, sugar-filled day yesterday, the boys are still talking about what was their favorite part of Halloween. Benjamin's class had a Halloween festival yesterday morning. Ethan and I got to help out at a pumpkin painting station. Ethan was such a great helper that he was also able to do a few of the stations!

Ethan has a ricekrispie treat on a stick -- it's about to meet melted chocolate....

We went back to school in the afternoon for a costume parade and class parties.

My race car driver and astronaut ready at home for trick or treating.

Papaw joined us for a little candy.

Uncle Evan showed up just in time to teach the boys to sprint to each door. He told them the faster you move, the more candy you get. The boys paid attention to this!

We hope that you had a wonderful Halloween!