Just a reindeer ride to get these two girls ready for the holidays!
And the two boys?
They were on the flip side of this carousel.
Reindeer Rides
Appetizing
Just a little purple smoothie-stash to go with the green goop.
How gross is that!
Delivery
I tried fired chicken for the first time ever, and I was pleased with the results.
And since I told Micah I would bring him lunch, I thought a fried chicken salad would be perfect.
His take….thumbs up on the salad.
But maybe not the huge bowl he had to walk back to his office with?!?
Bubbles
Just documentation of one of the reasons my kids love the straw bowls.
They have contests to see who can get them the highest.
I think Navy might be the front runner at the moment.
Zoo Fun
Megan gave our family zoo passes last year for Christmas, and we LOVE them!
They are awesome — especially since they have them too, and we can meet up with them anytime.
Today was the perfect day — no school and 68 degrees.
Zoo time!
Of course I match them all — in case one goes missing, I can point to another and describe the outfit perfectly.
(Note: see them all touching the car? When I get out of the car in a parking lot, until I get everyone out, the others have to “touch the car” to stay safe.)
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Once we got into the zoo, each child kind of took on a role.
Navy was the “up close and personal” observer who has always had an affinity for animals.
Scout was the “silly zookeeper” who told us every fact imaginable at every animal.
(All learned from “Wild Kratts”.)
Dash was the “mischievous wanderer”, who got himself into all sorts of precarious positions while walking aimlessly.
And the Pips was the “Pointing Animal Lover” who was as happy as a clam all day long in the Baby Bjorn.
These four had a great time.
But about 95% of that great time was because of their two best buds.
Namely, “Saint Trey”.
And “Christlike Chloe”.
Bathing Crazies
You’ve got to love when you can get them all clean at once!
Hair Fail
You can imagine my surprise when I went to help in Navy’s classroom, and her hair was in the rattiest ponytails I’ve even seen.
But I guess, when she left the house in a huff because I had put her hair into two buns (one on each side) — her worst hairstyle — I should have known.
Donuts?
Just a quick little note the “kids” wrote and slipped under the bathroom door, to a showering Daddy.
The Thief
Each of my kids got a chocolate advent calendar at the beginning of the month. You wouldn’t believe that Dash’s lasted a day. He somehow climbed to the high spot where they were displayed, and swiped his down and went to town. The poor guy looked bummed every time Scout and Navy had their one piece of chocolate each morning.
So he took matters into his own hands, and climbed again, and swiped for the second time.
Here he is…caught in the act.
By the time I saw him, he had already torn Scout’s whole calendar apart, and eaten all but four chocolates.
But Scout took it in stride when he came home from school to see the mess. He said, “That’s okay Dashy…I don’t like those chocolates anyway.”
That’s the Christmas spirit!
But you can understand why Krispy, who brought chocolate spoons for the kids, wrote, “Just add warm milk! And tell Dash not to touch me!”.
Bangs or No Bangs?
I have tried to grow Navy’s bangs out before, but then she looks too old, and I chop them.
But this time, she and I have decided that it is time.
So for now, we are letting them grow.
But tomorrow…in honor of keeping her young in my eyes…I just may get scissors happy.
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