Snow Day! No School Day!

The guys had their work cut out for them! Notice the pictures are taken by me, indoors, through the screen:) Tyler didn't last long before he came inside for hot cocoa and fell asleep. I really paid for that one b/c he bugger was still up past midnight. Ugh.

Check out Ryan's moves in the front yard!

Let's Play Dough!

Ryan had a great idea the other night. "Let's get out the playdough!" We rarely get it out and Ryan really used his imagination to make up a rice dinner. Tyler loved making an elephant. (Note: Tyler loves to pretend like he is an elephant...one like the big scary creature on Crash Bandicoot.) It was a fun activity. Well, gotta go...I'm still trying to clean the carpet:)

Ryan Talking to Santa

It was cute watching Ryan and Tyler talk to Santa.

Santa arrived in Cement City via a firetruck!

Santa stopped by the Village Hall this past Saturday. A nice fireman picked him up at the church while the reindeer rested. He listened to Ryan's list of wishes and also heard them play some tunes on the Viola. They got a small gift from an elf and enjoyed the coloring book, crayons and candy. It was especially fun to eat a cookie and have a drink with Santa. Ryan loved the fact that he and Daddy got to take Santa back his sleigh in our Tahoe. Good times.

Some More Scrappin for a Friend

I've spent 10+ hours sorting alone, the bin of pictures my friend had collected over the years. She did a really great job of getting the pictures only to jam them into a bin. Many of them have become torn, wet, and ruined. I'm having fun doing some scrapbooking of them and she is enjoying the memories. I'm also working on my own December Daily with Daily doings of the Ladd family. Keep posted!

Family Fun Gym Night!

Everyone loved the Family Fun Night over at the school. They set up play stations throughout the Gym and everyone could find something fun to do. Ryan spent a majority of the night shooting hoops and Tyler loved throwing the balloons around. Even the parents had some fun playing around. Sure wish they'd open it up a couple of times a week since there's not much to do around here to burn energy in the winter!

Carol On!

Found this little ditty online at Beckyhiggins.com and thought it was cute. I keep trying to explain to Ryan that another word for Christmas song is Christmas Carol. It's cute seeing his wondering eyebrows make the connection. He keeps walking around the house singing some of the songs he is learning in music class and it is too cute. Tyler too is listening to Ryan's favorite and belting out the words he knows. Some of the best smiles of our evenings come when the boys are rocking and dancing the fresh beat band.

Ryan was really hooked on the Polar Express movie the other night. He fell asleep on the couch early in the evening while watching it...so when he woke up at 3:00 a.m. he was gung ho to watch it. I held him off until 7 a.m. when it was promptly turned on before anything else. We've also been enjoying Rudolph, Frosty, and Charlie Brown. I'm really loving the DVR so we can rewatch them.

We're all worried about Papa T. He has the shingles and missed our Thanksgiving celebration. Hope he feels better soon as they are painful. Take care, Papa T.