Milestone

Shawn told me to come into the kitchen last night to see Celia's latest milestone. Yes, they do all eventually climb onto the dishwasher door.

I showed this photo to Noah and he immediately said, "Mom, were there any knives in there?" Captain Cautious, that's Noah.

Winter Fun

Taste Test: Pasta vs. Superhero Pasta

Tonight we sat down to dinner and just like we would expect from our fan of routine, Noah immediately said he did not like the pasta without even trying it just because it was a first time dinner.

N: I do not like this stuff on the noodles.

D: This is superhero pasta, just like Capt. America eats.

M: And Spiderman?

N: Mom, I tried it again and I actually do like it.

A few minutes later Noah was part of the clean plate club. Amazing how their minds work.

Countdown

Since Noah's birthday is on Christmas Eve we try and and make it extra special for him. Noah and I made a birthday chain countdown. Each night he takes a ring off marking one day closer to being 5. FIVE...wowsers!

Breakfast with Santa

A yearly tradition for us is attending Breakfast with Santa hosted by the Junior League. I'm not a member but am happy to partake in this event. This year the location changed and the tickets sold out so quickly that many of our friends were not able to come. We still had fun and the boys got to sit on Santa's lap and let him know what they are hoping will be in his sleigh for them. Since Celia starts crying the minute I walk out of a room we didn't dare plop her on his lap.

Deck the halls

The day after Thanksgiving Frisbee and Criddle, our elves, showed up so we knew it was time to start decorating for Christmas.

Now our stocking are hung and our tree is trimmed or at least as much as it is going to be. Here's to a great holiday season.

Thanksgiving

Grandpa Dennis, Grandma Jane and cousins Julia, Brooklynn and Hallie came for Thanksgiving weekend. We are so happy they came and thoroughly enjoyed their visit.

On Friday we went to Sky Zone. It has many trampolines that are connected to make a giant trampoline. It was fun for the little and big kids and it sure wore them out.

These two are great friends. I barely talked to Noah all weekend. He was having too much fun with his cousins.

Brooklynn was a sweetheart with my kids. Reading and playing with them. Love her.

Brooklynn and Julia doing flips.

Hallie and Celia happened to have the same pjs. Cute!
Shawn reading The Elf on the Shelf on Thanksgiving night.
Grandpa Dennis and Micah watching football. Micah was so exhausted he physically could not keep his eyes open.
Grandma brought crafts.

Brooklynn and Julia took their decorating seriously.

We went to the Holidazzle parade and thankfully watched it from the comfort of Barnes and Noble's upper level.

Fun weekend.