Kindergarten Christmas Program

Everyone who attended ( Granna Cathy, Papa Ralph, Grandma Ellen, Tyler, Mommy, and Daddy ) really enjoyed the performance by 4 kindergarten classes at Wayne Gray Elementary School in Addison! Ryan made us proud. He sang his heart out!

Painting

I got Tyler to spend some time painting with a brush today. He still wanted to use his fingers but finally got the hang. Now....to get him to use more colors! (So nice to see Tyler doing something other than video games:)

Day 2....Snow Day...No School.

Things aren't as smooth after 2 days home. A little more fighting and picking on each other. Daddy promised a "Crash" Video party tonight while I work. Hope that changes the pace.

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.