We are definitely in the swing of the Christmas season! We rushed home the Friday after Thanksgiving to start the decorating and haven't slowed much since.
Oma and Papa came up to watch Brady's soccer tournament and helped out with some holiday crafts:
(Papa the red nosed reindeer?)
We started baking and decorating cookies last night:
The elves have already come to leave new PJs and books:
Brady was so excited when he got off the bus on the day this project was assigned! It was his first real school project: to create a Native American diorama. He chose the Pueblo Indians. The crowning piece was the adobe hut (lego core covered with a mixture of red clay and school glue). He also included:
We had to work off some of the turkey-day carbs! It was a really nice day and the kids worked hard, especially Rudy on his tiny little bike. We rode just over 8 miles!
We didn't leave the house on Thanksgiving, but kept ourselves very busy waiting for the big meal!
...Putting the kids to work...
A little two-hand touch...
A game of Clue:
One of my birthday presents was an outing to the shooting range with my dad. Everyone went all in for a day of adventure and the boys went to the skate/bike park while Dad and I were gone. It looks like they tried out all their mad skills!
I'll bet you've never had a birthday apple before...
We were so happy to get to babysit Teddy while Brian and Rebecca went to a friend's wedding. Teddy is the happiest, most laid back little man! He is full of smiles!
We found ourselves cheering for UVA at the football game this weekend, but only because they weren't playing W&M! Of course, UVA was the only team we rooted for that actually got a win (no such luck for W&M or PSU this weekend).
The boys loved tailgating with their buddies before the game:
Rudy lost his first tooth at school on Friday. I happened to be volunteering in Brady class and had a few minutes free, so I walked Rudy's class to resource. On the way, his tooth just "fell out into [his] hand!" The tooth fairy brought him a gold dollar and a Crayola coloring pack.
Today, his other bottom tooth fell out while running errands with James.
Brady and Rudy werepretty excited when Oma and Papa told them they were taking them to Great Wolf Lodge!
Nana put together these quarter books for the boys, completely full with a set of the new quarters.
(Rudy sure looks excited!)
