Fresh Beat Band!

The Boys love to boogie and move to the sound of the Fresh Beat Band on Nickelodeon. Of course when I have the camera rolling they refuse to pull out all the stops. ...But I wanted to remember their cuteness and I hope to get a better video soon.

Determination!

Ryan is determined to master the skates. He begged Jimmy to take him out and when the night fell upon us...he continued to skate. I turned on the floodlights and the Ladd's across the bay must have been watching because they turned on their lights too! The kid is determined.

Hockey Time!

It was a nice day out on the ice. Smooth. Fast. Slippery. Wooops. Tyler kept falling but he was a trooper in his boots. Ryan tested out his new skates and is doing surprisingly well. A little puck action is motivating too! Tyler liked eating the snow off the ice and laying down to make snow angels.

Cookie Bakin' and Makin'

Making sugar cookies is definately one of our favorite things to do. We love to make 'em, decorate 'em, and eat 'em up!! Grandma Ellen and Papa Ralph joined Granna Cathy and at the table for some serious cookie silliness! MMMmmmm Funnn.

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.