Charley and Jackson: December 2010

REAL sledding . . . finally

We finally went on our first real sledding outing of the year. It was awesome.

There was definitely enough snow, maybe too much. We struggled to get to the hill . . .

. . . then Daddy had to pull us down the first time just to make a path for us. Otherwise we got stuck.

Once the path was made, Mommy pushed us and down we went. It was so fun . . .

. . . except the climbing back up part. Even that was worth it though, because . . .

. . . once we got back to the top, we got to do down all over again.

There were some crashes, usually followed by an exhaustion necessitated break.

Glow in the dark art

What's better than an easel? Not much . . .

. . . but one that glows in the dark when you draw comes pretty close.

Please come again Santa

Christmas is awesome. Can we celebrate Christmas everyday?

Mountain exploring

With all the snow, the piles are getting REALLY high. We love climbing up to the top of them.

It can be quite a challenge. That's why it's important to wear a "helmet".

It's also important to stay well-nourished. A snow snack definitely hit the spot. Maybe if we eat enough of it Daddy will have more places to put it when it snows again.

Science rocks

We made a trip to the Science Museum, only our second one ever. It was so cool.

There's an exhibit of geometric climbing structures. You can imagine how much time we spent there.

It was awesome climbing all over those things.

We went from exhibit to exhibit. We didn't make it through them all because we kept getting distracted by some of the cooler things like the tornado maker.

It was an amazing experience. We can't wait to go again. Thanks for the membership Grandma Jean and Grandpa John. When will you come with us?

Instant gratification

Christmas was a day of new toys. We got some new bikes from Grandpa Stro and Grandma Cathy and we just had to try them out. It didn't matter how cold or how deep the snow was outside.

It was an awesome day for a bike ride.

Mommy and Daddy better get used to this view. There will be a lot more chasing in their future.

All that bike riding worked up quite an appetite. We inhaled our cheesy egg pie (a.k.a. quiche) using our new plates and construction utensils. The plates are a construction zone and there's a "fork lift", a "digger", and a "pusher".

We spent a lot of time on Christmas sitting in our new bean bag chairs that Grandma
Jean and Grandpa John gave. They are a super-awesome place to read a story together.

Uff da. Christmas is exhausting

Up at 6, for Santa's gifts.
All presents opened by 8.
We certainly were not late.

Sleigh bells and a headlock

We visited Santa Claus this morning. And as we've been saying for weeks, we told him we want sleigh bells from Santa's sleigh for Christmas. "We'll see," he said before . . .