John had special "daddy time" with the boys yesterday evening and took them to an indoor gym to play. They had a lot of fun runnig, climbing and sliding.
Brcye loves to climb to the very top of the gym set. He played hard and was EXHAUSTED when they got home!
Landon had a great time too. He was a busy boy, running everywhere.
Bryce made his first gingerbread house tonight. He had a great time doing it!
Bryce did a great job attaching the candy with the icing. I did catch him trying to sneak a few pieces of candy and a couple of licks of the icing.
Here is our finished product.
Landon was sitting on his own special chair today and decided that he wanted to stand instead and admire the Christmas tree. There were many fun ornaments for him to reach from his new perspective.
After being redirected from standing, Landon sat and posed for a photo in front of the tree.
Santa Claus was at Bryce's preschool party today. As you can see in the photo, this is not a realistic Santa. When we got home, Bryce said, "That wasn't the REAL Santa. It was just a costume!" I think its time for a new Santa when a four year old knows he isn't real!!
Landon did not enjoy Santa! We were very surprised at his reaction because Landon loves people and is not afraid to interact with someone he doesn't know.
Bryce's preschool held their annual Christmas program today. Bryce did a great job and we were very proud of him for not crying! He had the special honor of holding the flag while his friends sang, "God Bless America."
Some of Bryce's friends were overwhelmed by the audience and cried.
After the program, we went to the cafeteria for cookies and drinks.
This is Bryce's preschool teacher, Ms. Kim.
This is the assistant teacher, Ms. Paula. Bryce has a "special crush" on Ms. Paula!
Bryce made a few Christmas cookies this evening. We were going to give them to his friends, but after Bryce sneezed on the cookies we decided to keep them at home.
Bryce's favorite part of baking was decorating the cookies.
We played yesterday in Landon's room when he woke up from his nap. I tried to read books to the boys, but Landon was more interested in climbing on chairs and throwing balls.
Bryce wanted to look at his photo album with pictures of him as a baby. We looked at each page and I had to give him a detailed description of every picture.
Landon and Bryce both love donuts. Landon recently acquired a taste for the treat and is pictured here enjoying a powder donut.
We had dinner yesterday with The Stefanos. Bryce had a great time playing with his cousins and all of their toys.
Bryce loved playing on this swing yesterday.
Landon wondered around Becky's house as if it was his home! It was his first time there since he has been walking so he explored everywhere!
This past week, Landon learned how to flush the toilet. When he is in the bathroom, he runs over to the toilet and flushes as many times as he can before we redirect him. He gets very angry when we take him away from his fun new activity!
Bryce and Aaron went swimming together this past weekend while we were at the hotel in Ocean City. They had a great time splashing in the pool and diving in the water.
We had our first snowfall of the season yesterday! How exciting! The kids played outside for several hours today.
Bryce was very busy in the snow today!
It was a big day for Landon because it was his first time playing in the snow. He walked a little bit in the snow, but after he fell face first he decided the sled is the best place to be.
Bryce loved pulling Landon's sled around the yard.
We bought this silly dancing Santa several years ago (before we had children) because we thought our nieces and nephews would love it. When you turn Santa on, he sings "Jingle Bell Rock" and shakes his hips. Bryce and Landon LOVE playing with him. It is especially entertaining when they shake their hips with him.
Landon loves phones right now, especially a real one. We have to be very careful where we put the phone after we are done using it. When we forget to hang it up this is what usually happens.
In addition to pushing the buttons, Landon also likes to talk on the phone, even if there is no one on the other line!
We took the kids to see a Christmas light display this weekend. They loved looking at all of the lights.
We are in Ocean City, Maryland this weekend. The boys enjoyed being on the beach despite the cold weather.
Notice anything unusual about our Christmas tree? There are no ornaments on the bottom third! It is a Landon-proof Christmas tree. We debated about even having a tree this year but decided that we needed to have one for Bryce.
As you can see, Landon can still reach the ornaments! We are hoping to quickly "train" him to stay away from the tree and ornaments. On the day we put the tree up, Landon would stand in front of it and say, "ball, ball, ball" and then try to reach an ornament. We were very excited today because he didn't touch the tree all day long!
I took several pictures of Landon with the tree so, of course, Bryce needed to have his picture taken with the tree too!
When Landon hears Bryce washing his hands, he immediately runs into the bathroom to join his brother. He has been getting brave lately by using the stool with Bryce.
Landon didn't want to leave the bathroom when Bryce was finished. He wanted to wash his hands by himself too!
The boys enjoyed playing with their cousins on Thanksgiving Day. Landon received a lot of attention from Emily and Bryce spent the day playing with the boys.
The other day, Bryce said he needed rope for his trucks. He improvised by getting a pair of scissors and attempted to cut a string off a toy. We caught him just in time and gave him a roll of yarn instead. He has discovered many creative uses for the yarn. In this picture, he is wrapping it around a truck...we are assuming that he was trying to "tow" the vehicle with the yarn.
Landon walking around with a ball in each hand is a common sight in our house.
One of Landon's newest love is this big red truck. He especially enjoys riding in the truck bed, but he has to do it quickly because Mommy and Daddy always take him off!
Landon has learned very quickly from his big brother that stools (or toy bins) are great tools to use when you can't reach something! He enjoys them entirely too much!
