Christmas Party

Daddy's work had a little holiday party. It was such a fun family event. The admin who put it together really made it special for the kids. Nathaniel loved "playing" foosball with the big kids. We also spent a lot of time at the coloring table. But I think Nate loved the "fishing" game the best.... that's where he got his prized dart gun.



At the end of the night there was a specific present for both the boys with their names on them. Nate got a cool CARS boardgame and Logan got a lego duplo truck. Very cool.

A Christmas Tradition: McD's and a Movie

Another tradition. Sponsored by my Dad's two sisters. Every year we look forward to this special day that started in 1981. First stop McDonald's to order anything we want from the menu. Then off to the theater to grab popcorn, soda, and a candy bar before the movie starts. Every year we try to remember the list of movies. We never succeed. This year we saw "We bought a zoo".

My Dad's sisters who came up with this brilliant idea 26 years ago

A Christmas Tradition: Trains

When I was little my dad once saw a candy train in a bakery shop on the way home from work. He decided to buy it for mom. She said, "That would be so easy to make!" and it's been a tradition ever since. The boys had so much fun with their cousin. Who wouldn't with all that candy?

Christmas Dinner

Rather informal... but quite tasty!

Testing Papa's present out

Papa Jim got a new shaving kit. Nathaniel wanted to check it out. How cute!

Helicopter Fun

My Dad walked into a mall about a month ago and found a cool little toy. He thought it might be fun for the big boys of the family. When Ken opened his present, Nathaniel was so excited. I don't think the helicopter was ever just Ken's. The squeals of delight coming from Nathaniel was all I needed to hear. I wish I could have caught it on video. My two brothers recieved helicopters too so the house was quite a zoo. While one was charging it's batteries, they let Nathaniel "fly" by giving him one of the controlers to hold while the other two helicopters were in the air.He really thought he was flying it. Even Logan was pretty excited about them. Hours of entertainment. So sad that ours was the only one who didn't make it through the day... one too many crash landings.

Christmas Day

Look Logan is standing on his own!