FUN in the SNOW?

YES!!!!

While this picture is not from our first time sledding, it was the day we remembered the camera and boy did we have fun! The boys had a blast and they were so tired they fell asleep as soon as we put them to bed- just what we needed them to do so Santa wouldn't skip over our house! Ben was saying how the snow is so much fun and perfect for our boys- you can play rough and wrestle, sled, ski, build forts, throw snowballs, and roll down hills... the list goes on and on! It is cold, but I would have to agree! We have had family snowball fights which usually end with our faces hurting from smiling and laughing so hard- and being really cold from all the snow that is thrown our way.

Dec 12 2010

Cael is now in first grade at DoDEA Vilseck elementary school on base. His teacher is Mrs. Kennedy and his friends are Daniel, Dayton, Helena and Ronald. He has PE, music, art, Spanish and host nation classes on different days. Cael says art is his most favorite because they get to do activities. Cael has extra work for Mrs. Cella in addition to his daily work as part of the gifted/talented program. I think this helps Cael continue to have work to do when he finishes early. We study for his spelling tests together when he gets home on the bus. He also was on the big soccer fields this fall and really was amazing. One game he even scored seven goals. I was smiling so big because I was so happy to see him having so much fun.

Brecon has been spending his days playing with his cars, Legos, Bob the builder guys, coloring and reading stories with me. More recently he has really improved with singing his ABCs and recognizing different letters in books and around town. It's quite cute to hear him say "that's B for Brecon" or "that's M for mom". Now that we have out the Christmas decorations he loves to play and set up the nativity set. He is really had fun with all the ornaments. Taking them down and putting them back up occurs on a daily basis. Also, for a while Brecon would not say prayers, but just a few weeks ago we cannot get him to stop! I just love to hear his sweet voice. He also will not allow the family to forget "soripchers" before bed. It will be nice if we always have someone to remind us. He's a sweet boy who loves his daddy. "Me love him" is heard often throughout the day.

Connor has now graduated from formula to whole milk, he can climb up and down the stairs in our house, and also now has got his top left molar starting in. He is a cuddle bug and sweet, but can sure scream, really scream when he is ready to get down. Of course this usually happens in the middle of church meetings, but that is how it goes with the little one when everyone else is quiet. He is a big hit with our neighbor Annie who is nine years old and Britain who is four. She loves to pick him up and carry him around. Of course they both can because he is not a very big baby yet. Hopefully he can start to fill out and plump up. There are four-month-old babies who look about the same size as Connor but they cannot walk all over the place like Connor can. Cael and Brecon love to play a run around game while Connor spins and watches, laughs and giggles. It is quite fun to watch these boys play together… Ben and I just love it!

Here comes Santa Claus...

Last minute at the Ward Christmas Party and they NEED someone who can fit into the outfit! WHO COULD IT BE? (look at the eyes)

The Chapel/Multi-use area filled with chairs and people for the Christmas Party. We learned about Christmas traditions from France, New Zealand, Denmark, and GERMANY. I helped sing a traditional French carol "IL EST NE LE DIVINE ENFANT" and also made cream puffs (for the first time) as part of one of the games. The person who had the marble inside their 'puff' is pronounced royalty for the year. We especially had a good laugh about the KIWI 12 days of Christmas song... "5 BIG FAT PIGS".... and it was fun to see Ben all dressed in red. I must say the the beard and wig were pretty nasty looking, but he pulled the look off pretty well.