December Catch Up

Here are a few things we have been doing that I have not posted about yet.

Jaxon has been doing so well at the piano. He has improved leaps and bounds this year. He had a recital at the beginning of the month. He played Frosty the Snowman. He did a great job.

Alex has been loving his playgroup. He had a little Christmas party. We did a lot of fun things but I only took pictures of the gingerbread man decorating. I think I have mentioned that I am a Webelos leader. We made gingerbread houses for scouts but I had to practice with my kids. We made them with graham crackers and royal frosting. I had never made royal frosting and I wanted to make sure it would work. My kids were very excited to help me practice for scouts.

Alex is just full of energy. He drives us all crazy laughing histerically and running everywhere. This month he has decided that he is done with naps. The other day he was so grumpy but refused the nap. At dinner time he crashed. How can anyone sleep this way?

It snowed! It snowed a lot and it keeps snowing. Here are some pictures of kids in snow. Alex likes to play in it this year. Last year it really bothered him that he had to walk in it. A funny story about the snow. Jaxon wanted to go play in the snow and I said that if he wanted to he could get the snowshovel and shovel the sidewalk. Then I clarified. I said that he did not have to do the sidewalk, but the path up to the door. Next time I saw him he had shoveled a path... in the backyard on the grass. But it went to our (back) door! Next time I need to be even more clear.






Real men use snow shovels.

Santa! Our ward had a "Breakfast with Santa" this morning. Alex was so excited! When Santa came in he just ran to him! This picture does not really show it but he loved talking to Santa. Chase did not want anything to do with him. We saw Santa- we are now ready for Christmas!