Bad List

This morning Noah was looking for our elves that report to Santa each night and he couldn't find them.

N: "I can't find the elves."

Me: "Did you look all around the house?"

N: "Well...Micah was on the bad list yesterday."

Me: "Keep looking." While laughing.

He eventually found the elves.

Indoors

The weather continues to be brutally cold and preschool and all Minneapolis public schools were closed on Tuesday due to all the snow. So, we were up for indoor activities. We went to Choo Choo Bob's train store and played in the morning. To my surprise it was not busy.

After naps we headed to Macy's downtown for the annual Christmas display. It is called Day in the Life of an Elf. This is our second trip this season and the boys really enjoy it. I do too.

Snow Day

The weather in Minneapolis is frightful! Blizzard craziness. The snow started around 10pm last night and as of now we have gotten 17 inches. It is also super cold. The forecast for tomorrow is a high of 2 degrees with wind chills of -15 to -25. Boo!

We spent the day cozied up at home. Noah and his classmates decorated gingerbread houses and learned a song about a gingerbread baby at school. So we decided to make some gingerbread cookies of our own. I think he was quite proud of these cookies.

Little Ryker is still here and Noah has been wonderful with him. Showering him with kisses and hugs. Makes me hopeful that when our #3 arrives we will see more of the same.

Breakfast With Santa

For the last three years we have had the tradition of going to Breakfast with Santa with a group of families here. It is one of my favorite events during the hustle and bustle of the holidays. It is easy and fun and we get to kick off the holiday season with friends.

The best I could get of Micah with Santa, he wanted nothing to do with sitting on his lap.
After breakfast, a visit with Santa and singing Christmas carols the kids do a couple of art projects. Both boys enjoyed the art projects but Micah used the bulk of his time decorating his hands and face.
Micah giving Shawn a sticker.



Thanks to our friend, Dan Cooley, for taking and sharing the majority of these photos.

Look Who Is Here

Aunt Beth and baby Ryker are here for for a visit. Beth is super sister and drove to our house on Monday to watch the boys while I serve on jury duty. The added bonus is that we get to hang out with this little cutie pie.

Children's Musuem

Over Thanksgiving weekend we took a family trip to the children's museum. I think the museum here is wonderful and we hadn't been in a few months so a fun time was had by all.

Our rock stars checking themselves out on tv.

Delivering the mail.

Decorating

We spent Thanksgiving evening putting up some of our Christmas decor.

Micah was mesmerized by this Santa. I think he looked at it and shook the bells for a good 20 minutes.

Noah put all of the ornaments on one section of the tree, a side no one really sees. He said he did it to surprise us.

We had to finish in the morning because bedtime called. Noah decided to wear the stockings.

The majority of our ornaments will have to stay safely packed away from little toddler hands. We have had some casualties but nothing major. Crossing my fingers that the tree is not toppled or worse. :)