Santa Brunch - Nutcracker - ATD Party!

Let the Christmas festivities continue!  Today we started with Santa Brunch at our clubhouse which is always a fun event.  After that Ashley and Mommy headed to see the Nutcracker at the Arend Arts Center.   We could hardly believe when we got there and saw that our friend Sarita hooked us up with front row seats!  We had to leave a little early from that to get Ashley to her All That Dance Christmas and family reveal party.  She's super excited for her new middle sis Eve and her big sis Madelyn!  And she loved all the littles that coordinated their sweaters!  It's going to be a great dance competition year!!!

Bass Pro Shop Christmas Wonderland-Cookie Decorating-North Forest Lights with Friends!

We just love this season and cram all the fun holiday stuff we can in!  Especially this year when we will be gone for Christmas it's going to be even more packed in to a shorter time!  Today we hit up the Bass Pro Shop's Christmas Wonderland before doing some cookie decorating and dinner at our house with our friends Joe, Jen, Ryan and Bryce Rodriguez.  After that we checked out the new North Forest Lights at Crystal Bridges.  It was cold and maybe would have been better to go without kids to take more time enjoying it, but it was really neat and we are glad we all went in our Christmas onesies!!

November Happenings and Happy 10th Birthday Trevor!

November is always our busy month with two kids' birthdays, two parties, traveling for Thanksgiving and getting ready for Christmas but we wouldn't have it any other way!  Life is good!  We also filled our time with tumble, lazy couch days, Toby cuddles, hockey, popcorn at the Addams Family movie, reading, reading, reading, sleeping, tennis, school plays, hair practice, Lego building, new headbands - unicorn of course, awesome 60 degree days and checking out a new park, doggie ad flashbacks and having to walk/run home when we couldn't get along in the car.  Ah, life!

But we also don't want to close November without saying a very happy 10th birthday to the son who made us parents!  You are one of the sweetest, most empathetic boys we know.  Your BFF is Eli and you are super sad that he is moving to NC at the end of the school year.  You love math and recess.  Sometimes have 'talkative' on your daily folder that comes home from school.  You are into reading!!!  Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dog Man and all The Who Is/What Is book series are favorites.  Your sister annoys you most of the time but you two love each other and can have fun when technology is put away.  Most importantly you are kind and curious and have a heart of gold.  We love you so much!  XOXO