Discovery Center

I took Theo to a local Children's Museum today and he had a blast! We were among only a handful of other people there so we pretty much had the place to ourselves. Theo pretended to be a veterinarian and also loved hauling in fish and lobsters in a fishing boat. We broke for lunch and had a big ole table of kids and moms at a Mexican food restaurant :) We'll definitely have to go back soon!

Sentences

Jack's teacher requested that we have the kids write sentences each night and have them sound out words themselves for homework. Jack's been writing for a long time but we either spell it for him or he copies words we have written out. He came up with the sentences on his own and wrote them. He protested at first, especially for words he didn't know how to spell (soccer = sokkr) but he did so well. My heart swelled with pride.

New Phone

I crossed over to the dark side and got an iPhone for Christmas. I love this darn phone and even got a blinged out cover for it. I snapped these pictures today on my phone. I took Theo to a park and he played and played. He was so happy and just ran around like a little wild man. I took him to have sushi for lunch and he gobbled up almost 2 rolls. He ate way more than I did!! I brought my left overs and what little Theo left over home for Jack to have for dinner. My boys and I sure love sushi.

Jack got a certificate for a contest he entered last year (so weird to write that!) at school. The theme was "Together We Can" and he wrote about learning how to read and write so he could fulfill his dream of becoming an author. Well now he wants to become a Lego construction artist/designer. Ha ha. Theo wants to be an ice cream control taste tester. I'm with Theo :)

Hurricane Theo

Theo thought I was just taking pictures of his cute self....... and I was, partly. But I was also showing the absolute mess he and his brother have created in the two short days they've been back home (They went to Gigi and Dada's house for a couple of days). Dave and I used that time to take down all of the Christmas decorations and put our house back in order. Silly us!

Magna-ificant

Mimi and Papa gave Jack some Magna Tiles for Christmas. He had them in his class at Cedarwood last year and built all sorts of amazing things. His teachers were always telling me how great he was with them. Flash forward to today when he wowed us with his creation. You really can't fully appreciate it until you see him do it step by step. Go Jack!!

Christmas morning

Merry Christmas everyone! I have battled the flu all week long and finally feel human again. Boy, was it rough. I probably could have stayed in bed again today but the kids knew Santa was due to come today so Dave and I rallied to give them a proper Christmas. Santa laid out all of their presents in front of the tv. The bags he always uses didn't work for the big boxes he brought this year. Hmmm. The boys were ecstatic about what Santa brought them and played for over an hour with those toys before moving on to family presents.

We really enjoyed each present and took our time opening things since it was just the four of us today. We missed our parents but did enjoy just having a day to ourselves. I managed to cook a small meal for us and it turned out really well. Just a tiny ham, mac & cheese, green bean casserole, sweet potato souffle and rolls. Nothing fancy at all but it was my first real meal in a week so it hit the spot :)

We hope you all had a blessed Christmas with those you love. I plan to return to the land of the living tomorrow and Jack and I will wake up early to get 1/2 off Christmas decorations :)

Merry Christmas from our family to yours.