Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Christmas at Grady

So from Mom's we went down to Grady and the kids did their annual monkey bread making with Granny.
Kevin was great to help them out with it.
Aunt Wendy finally agreed to get in a picture since she was so good to help last year.
Nothing like a good comparison picture. The boys have definitely changed since last year. 
 Ross' job was to put the dough in the butter.
Alex then rolled the dough in cinnamon and sugar.
Avery then placed them just right in the bowl for rising and baking the next morning. (Kev helped her not put them all on the same side.)
Fast forward to the morning and Santa came! Elsa dress that lights up and plays Let It Go!
Band-Aids and a Hot Wheels track.
Rocks!! She loves rocks. This was the best! She has kept up with all of them too!
She's definitely turned into a little girl and not a baby anymore. This was last year.
All the kids got flashlights too. One can never be too prepared and they are so glad to have their very own. We are glad they have their very own too! 
Daddy played My Little Pony with her.
Ross thought that wasn't such a bad idea either. Note the sucker. All bets are off on Christmas. 
After the presents were opened and we kind of settled to get breakfast going the kids decided to watch a movie. It's about turned into a tradition. A movie is a must on Christmas morning.
After breakfast they decided to go outside and run around. 
It was a beautiful day! 
My Little Ponies went most places with her that day.
 After all that Meme, Uncle Bryan, and Aunt Lou Ann arrived. 
 Ross has such a love for his great-grandparents.
 She got a big My Little Pony from Uncle Bryan and Aunt Lou Ann.
Ross opted out of taking a nap that day and quickly crashed on the way home that afternoon. Tired duck after all the day's activities. 

Monday, January 12, 2015

Christmas Eve at Mom and Big A's

We decided we were definitely getting some pics this year as we never seem to do that. Ross took forever to get outside so he missed being in this picture. 
As good as it gets for us.
Lucas and family were there. The kids love Lucas. He read them a story on his Kindle. 
Yet another picture fail. Avery loves those little lights, and YES I tell her ALL THE TIME not to point them toward her eyes.
Big Al got in the pic too.
The boys got a kitchen and of course Avery loved it too. She and Alex play so well together. It is fun to have them together. 
Ross got a lot of science stuff this year.
Aves got her own Leap Pad since she takes Ross' all the time. 

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Christmas Eve Morning

The morning arrived! The lists were hung on the tree in the ornaments.
R-O-S-S came bearing gifts and the most wanted note saying Santa lifted the magic and the kids could hold him. 
Ross absolutely looks forward to this note every year. 
I think Avery enjoys it too!
Not only did he bring the letter but he brought each kid a special present. Avery got a Frozen music box that she literally carried with her for 48 hrs straight. 
 Ross got a basketball goal. 
He shot the ball very well! 

After a game of basketball it was back inside for the breakfast that our elf brought. He dined with the kids. 
They loved everything so much they wanted to write a Thank You Note to Santa. (Mary watched over the process.)
Ross wrote to both Santa and our elf. 
We put out the notes and cookies before we left. Our elf watched over everything and was set for Santa to take him back to the North Pole for the year. 
Before we left they put out the reindeer food. Ross always looks forward to this and is very meticulous on where he puts it.
Aves - well not so much.

Friday, January 2, 2015

Avery's School Program

This was the year it happened - Avery didn't cry one bit when she saw me. She participated and had a great time during the program. 
When she names 3 kids that are her friends from school she always says Stecks, 
Sophia, 
and Lorelei. (front row, plaid shirt.) 
A couple of videos of the program. 

A good day! Both kids have really evolved this year into big kids.

Ross' Christmas Program at School

The Pre-K groups and Kindergarten did such a great job on the Christmas program.
Ross had a speaking part. 
Their song was so cute! 
The whole program was great! This is just a snippet.