Decorating the tree

As soon as Thanksgiving dinner is over, the boys are itchin' to get a Christmas tree and decorate it.  Noah is so fun this year! He loves everything about Christmas.  My favorite is when he comes upstairs first thing in the morning and wants to snuggle on my lap and watch the Christmas lights "dancing" on the tree.
 As soon as we got home from Boise, we got our tree.  Chases' job is to set it up, I am in charge of stringing the lights and then the boys are turned loose on hanging the ornaments!  That last step has been challenging for me in years past, as I have always wanted a "Perfect" Martha Stewart worthy tree.  But to see the joy and excitement on their little faces as they are hanging their ornaments just-so is so much more precious to me than any "perfect" tree would be.

Thanksgiving 2012....late.

Arghh! Why am I always playing catch-up?!  To my credit, this time it wasn't completely my fault. I have been without a computer for almost 4 weeks! Do you know how frustrating that is?  Try homeschooling without a computer.....HAHAHAHAHA!  Anyways, we spent Thanksgiving in Boise at Chase's sister/brother-in-laws home.  It was a really great week.   Here are a few pictures I managed to snap of the boys making pudding pies with their Auntie Hailey...

Pumpkin Pickin'

The majority of their time was spent chasing a lizard, NOT picking their pumpkins!  Good times, good times:)

The Living Planet Aquarium

On our last visit to SLC {Nephrology & Post-surgery follow-up) we took a trip to the Living Planet Aquarium.  The boys had such a great time!  I think we spent about 4 hrs there.  Here are some highlights...

Fun at the park

Noah: Mom! Do you want to come on the bumpy slide with me?
Me: I don't think thats a slide honey.
Noah: Yes it is! I will show you...

:)

What we've been up to today...

Sight-word "picking"

 And candy-corn counting

Ridge is an amazing student! He is having so much fun in Kindergarten this year.  He wakes up every morning eager and wanting to learn ALL day long.  He started reading a month or so ago, and hasn't looked back.  It is an amazing experience to witness first-hand that particular break-through.  I wouldn't have it any other way!

Fly Hunting

In case you were wondering, fly swatters are SO last year when it comes to killing flies.  'Round these parts, we use shotguns....

Notice the tiny little black speck on the baseboard? That is his intended target :)