We got the tree up and did some decorating. Of course for Tom the most important part was the Christmas Train. I don't know if he remembers last Christmas. But he was super excited. And this year he could actually run the remote and do a little help with getting the cars set-up. Jake thinks the ornaments are great fun. I think I am probably missing a few, but that is why I put the less important ones on the bottom. Tom really liked helping set up the little village and put out all the figures on the piano. And I have a group of toys that are for them to play with. Jake has latched on to this little Santa that is a troll doll that used to be mine when I was a kid. He carries it around with him. And he even says Santa.
Sunday, November 29, 2015
O Christmas Tree
We braved the cold weather and went out and got our Christmas Tree. The boys enjoyed the little adventure. Although Tom wasn't too happy when he met his first blackberry bush. I think the most popular thing was the cart they gave us to pull the tree in. Thankfully it didn't take long because it was really cold.
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Thanksgiving
Went to Grandma & Grandpa's house for Thanksgiving. It was a small group for our family. But it so reminded me of my childhood. A room full of cousins playing together and having fun. It was good to see family. The boys had a great time. And they crashed the minute we hit the car.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Crazy Turkey
Tom was so excited about decorating for Halloween. He was pretty sad when I took it down. So we made some Thanksgiving decorations. We made hand turkeys and also maple leaf rubbings. The certainly weren't professionally done, but they boys really liked putting them up and looking at them. Tom also brought home a construction paper turkey from school that he really loved too. I am sure they will go bonkers when they see all the Christmas decorations.
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Cousin Fun
The boys were so lucky to have their cousin Dakota come visit from Alaska. Him and Tom had so much fun. I think they looked at almost every toy in the play room. I hope they can spend more time together in the future because they had some much fun.
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Break Dancing
When we are bored at home we sometimes turn on Pandora and have a dance party. The boys love it. Mostly because I pick them up and swing them around. Which is exhausting because they are huge. But they also do some of their own dancing too. Tom has been doing a dance and gymnastics class through his preschool once a week. I have found him trying to do planking type stuff and other tricks. I think he his testing out his new skills here. Kind of looks like his own version of break dancing.
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Little Snow Flurry
Woke up this morning to a little snow flurry. Tom was excited to see it but it was pretty wet snow so he didn't like it touching him. Jake kind of liked touching it though. It only lasted maybe 15 minutes. But it was exciting while it lasted.
Truck Time
Tom is figuring out his new poo poo truck. I am so glad we got a waterproof one because he does love putting boots on and running stuff through the puddles. He has quite figured out how to turn the truck but that's OK.
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Poo Poo Truck
We have been trying everything we can possible think of to get Tom to poo poo in the potty. We told him that he could go to the store and pick out a big kid toy. And he still would not do it. So I had bought a Millennium Falcon Quad Helicopter Drone for Lena for her birthday. It was sitting in the house and I had not wrapped it yet. Tom saw it and freaked out. I told him that it was a toy only for big kids like Lena. And if he went poo poo in the potty he could go to the store and pick out a big kid toy that he wanted. So the next morning he walked himself into the bathroom and did a poo poo on the potty. So we took him to Target and he picked out a remote control truck that can go through water. He was very excited about the truck. Unfortunately he is such a smart little stinker that later that day he did the poo poo in the pants again. So we had to tell him that he could earn truck time by doing the poo poo in the potty. Let's hope it works.
Sunday, November 08, 2015
Dino Buddy
Daddy and Jake playing with their Dino Buddy. Jake was really curious as to what was up with this dinosaur. And I think dad had a little fun too :)
First Movie
The boys got to see their first movie at a movie theater. It was the Peanuts movie. I thought that it was appropriate for Jake as he is like a little Linus sucking his thumb and holding onto his blankie. We didn't expect them to do real great through a full movie. But we got lots of snacks to keep them happy. Tom was really good through the first half and then wanted to go out. Daddy and Tommy took a break and then came back later. Jake made it through the whole movie with the help of lots of snacks. They had fun and I think we are brave enough now to try it again.
Friday, November 06, 2015
My Side
Today Tom was trying to keep Jake out of his personal space so he drew a line in the playroom and told Jake not to cross the line. Good try Tom, but I don't think a line of toys will keep Jake out.
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