Friday, November 28, 2014

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

With three kids all smiles from their full bellies and Thanksgiving day goodies, we embarked on a mission to Christmasfy the House.
New big girl chair
Connect 4 - the boys are really into board games
 The boys put the first ornament up on the tree together.
We got out some Christmas fun.
Parker is obsessed with this snow globe
Avery not so much
Parker camped out in his chair with a make-shift side table from games and one of the snacks he got from Mimi's on Thanksgiving
 The end results looks pretty good!
Our set-up must have been Santa approved because our Elf, Pickle, came to visit.  He even added a little decoration of his own.

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving

The boys have been preparing for Thanksgiving for weeks with lots of art and activities at school.
Thanksgiving morning was spent lounging in PJs and watching the Parade.
Avery wasn't as entertained
When cutie woke up, we took some Happy Turkey Day pictures - we are very thankful for this little Turkey!
After naps, we headed to Mimi's for Thanksgiving dinner, lots of games and fun with family.
Gobble Grab game
Uncle Reido got this cool scarf!
Happy Thanksgiving!

Sunday, November 16, 2014

A Visit to Santa

The whole family took a trip to see Mr. Claus today.  Avery looked precious in her giant bow and smock dress from Mimi.  Dad wore her around and got lots of compliments ;)
The boys worked hard on their lists while we waited in line.  Carter was ready to go but Parker fell apart when they called his name.  But since brother was going, he held Carter's hand and worked up the courage to walk up while crying.
Parker was no match for the experienced photographer and they slowly worked a smile out of him.
After pictures, the boys gave Santa their lists.  Parker told him all about his list - Georgia Tech Football Outfit, Lightning McQueen Race Track, Soccer Goal, Wall Stickers and Learn to Football Tackle.
Sweet Avery was so upset at the idea of big brother playing football that she lost it.  Or she finally realized she was hanging out with a stranger.  Could go either way ;)
Then it was Carter's turn to recount his list which included a Coast Guard Station Set, Toy Submarine, Hot Wheels, Big Boy Basketball Hoop and Weights to get strong.  He demonstrated the last one for Santa.
For the child who struggled the most going, he just didn't want to leave.   Parker gave Santa a few last parting words on where to look for cookies and carrots for the reindeer when he came to visit us.
We grabbed a few family photos since the kids were so cute and called it a successful Santa trip!
And here is a picture of the official Santa shot.

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Georgia Tech Football and Basketball

On a cold, blustery, post-Halloween morning, dad bundled the boys up and took them down to campus to tailgate for the GT vs UVA Homecoming game.
Mom and Avery joined the boys just in time for Yellow Jacket Alley.
And the whole family took a few pictures on the field pre-game.
Before long, Carter and mom decided they would rather watch football somewhere warm.  Parker wasn't about to miss a football game and sang the Ramblin Wreck song until mom and dad agreed to let him go.  He had a blast and never complained about the cold (I'm sure we'll pay with several weeks of runny noses for it).
The next week, dad decided to take the boys to a preseason basketball game.  It was a sparse crowd but the boys had a blast.
And the following week, dad once again bundled up Parker for the last football game of the season.
Mom, Carter and Avery stayed home and enjoyed watching GT beat Clemson in our warm house.
Parker had a blast enjoying the pregame activities, including his current obsession... the band.
Parker cheered the team to victory fueled by the lunch of champions... a pretzel.  Until next football season, Go Jackets!