Christmas Break Fun

The boys have had a blast on their Christmas break. We have been doing lots of crafts...finger painting, shrinky dinks, cutting and pasting, etc. We have also been doing lots of eating out and today after the dentist, we went to Chipwrecked. It was so cute and the boys had a blast! Today we are relaxing and watching the Cyclones. Unfortunately they are losing and C just puked, so the fun is going to be on hold for a bit!:-(

Dubuque Fun!

We had so much fun in Dubuque. It is always hard to leave. This year my wonderful parents arranged for us to see our childhood home. I dream about that place all of the time, so it was awesome to be able to see it. We also took a trip down memory lane and visited my elementary school and walked up the dreaded ramp with my brother, sister, and Dad. My siblings bullied me up it...somethings never change. Lots of fun memories and new ones were made, too. I took my favorite nieces and nephews to Starbucks when we got back home. That is always a treat for me! Kinda crazy that three of them could have acually driven me this year!

All dressed up for Christmas Eve mass

Bumper Bowling!

Daddy took the whole family bowling while we visited his family over Christmas. The boys had a blast...except for maybe A who kind of freaked out the whole time (except when he was busy counting his m & m's!).

Look what Santa brought!

It's so exciting. The boys were up bright and early--dying to see what Santa had left downstairs! They were delighted with two new Wii games, a Mickey Mouse toy, and Zhu Zhu pet pizza shop, a Chemistry set, and lots more. They had a blast with these silly straws!

C's program

C has finally gotten over his stage fright! He took the stage last week to sing in his Christmas program at Church. He did so well and we are very proud!

Dear Santa...

The boys have been so excited for Santa's arrival. They have written him letters and left a plate of goodies, too. They have also been searching like crazy for 'elfinator' each morning!

C just turned 5. It was a magical day for the birthday boy. He had a pirate party at a pool. The kids thought it was so cool to swim in the WINTER!. My awesome friend Stasi made the cutest pirate shirt for him and we had buried treasure cupcakes! They were so darn good! All the kids donned pirate eyes and searched for treasure chests under their plates. There were gold doublooms a plenty! C even got his name on the sign at his preschool! What a special day for a big boy!

Seussical!

Daddy got us half price tickets to Seussical at an adorable theatre in the boys' FAVORITE city! C first announced that he would NOT like it because he HATES signing. However, he quickly changed his tune when the show started. It was so cute and such a fun date with my boys!

The Littlest Tree

B had his Christmas program last Thursday. It was so stinkin' cute. He got to be a tree and had one little line. He said it perfectly and charmed it up for his mommy and daddy! Yep, I would say the Christmas season is upon us!