Christmas Break

Our Christmas break has been so much fun! The best part was having Daddy home for 12 whole days. What could be better?

We've kept busy the whole time, playing games like Chinese checkers,

Rat-a-Tat Cat, Candyland, and Solitaire Chess.

The boys went on several 3-mile bike rides (round trip) to the Fire Truck Park with Daddy. After one adventure, they celebrated with special lunch at Little Matt's on the way home. Daddy is so fun!

We've read lots of books (Captain Underpants is still a fave).

Will finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone before Christmas break and has been begging for the second book. We're holding off for now (he's reading The Chronicles of Narnia instead) but he still really wants Harry Potter!

We spent lots and lots of time with the cousins and ate a gingerbread igloo.

 The boys worked

very hard in the yard

and in the kitchen,

but we also let them stay up late, 

partying on New Year's Eve

with good friends, yummy food, and helium balloons.

Baster (Will's pronunciation and spelling) got a new sweater

that Aunt Jess made,

and Henry dressed up as a pirate superhero
with a big round belly.

 We visited the science museum,

 of course.

And lest you think it's always balloons and bunnies around here, we have our rough moments too. Henry was mad at Will and wrote him this note.

But mostly, our break has been good, 

with plenty of toothy grins and big belly laughs.