Here we are, in December already, and feeling the holiday excitement! Isaac has been working hard at gymnastics to overcome his fear of the beam, doing pretty well (it helps that it's 6 inches off the ground).
Isaac also had a very cute Thanksgiving program at school, he was one funny turkey!
Noah has been moving along nicely in karate. He just earned his red with brown stripe belt!
Visit to the mall to see Santa! He was so impressed how well the boys waited while the computer was slow that he gave us free tickets for the carousel!
Thanksgiving eve was a perfect night for gaming with family. Sam and Isaac did some dominos with Daddy.
Noah was almost bested by Bamma in war!
And, Sam and I took on the scrabble challenge with a very serious approach!
Thanksgiving was wonderful, we were able to host for the first time in our new home! All the Rodriguez grandkids were together!
Nick, Cesca, and Kim spent the night which was very exciting for the boys!
The weekend after Thanksgiving, we headed over to the Worsts to do some Gingerbreading with Kelly and Ginger! The 1:1 kid to adult ratio was perfect!
Hattie and I are truly BFF, if you're wondering.
Kids and their creations!
Sam gave a good effort in his attempt to eat it!
After the Thanksgiving fun, we were ready to decorate for Christmas!
Got some new stuff for out front too!
Mike had his last week at Kraft, he's changed to a new job in Lake Zurich. But before he left, he was able to score two GIANT jars of marshmallows!
Isaac's 4 year old preschool picture, pretty awesome!
The first weekend of December, we headed out to downtown LaGrange to see Santa arrive in town on a fire truck, listen to my high school LTHS madrigals sing carols, and see some cool ice sculptures. It was a really fun evening with Bampa!
Sundays are a good day for bread baking!
Recent Bamma project - Santa letters!
Last Friday, we were able to host Miss Hattie for the morning. We started out our day at Dunkin Donuts!
We stopped by Busse Woods to see the Elk, this guy was right by the fence, so cool! We also had more fun at home making some ornaments and baking cookies!
Then last weekend, we headed out in the cold to see the zoo light for the first time!
We took Bamma and got there early, and boy were we glad when we saw how busy that parking lot got!
It was really neat, they had a lot of lights and large animal displays. I think the synchronized tree lights with music by tropic world was our favorite part!
Josh's dog Emily suffered through a Christmas sweater humiliation for her Aunt Abby!
And yet another Bamma project that required baking at 7:00am before school!
Some pretty cute Santa cupcakes!
Isaac was up to his own projects at school this week too! Here's his Christmas tree made from an ice cream cone, frosting, and candy!
So, bring on the holidays! We are more than ready!
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