Luke's Christmas Program

 Singing with his class, see how many girls there are!!

 Enjoying some yummy Christmas cookies

Lukie's last day of preschool before winter break was his Sugarplum Soiree.  The 3 year olds performed 5 different songs for us, one cuter than the next.  Afterward we had some delicious cookies and then headed out.  It was precious and I'm so glad both Blake and I were able to go!

Chicago Wolves Game

The boys rocking out to the music

 Luke with his headphones on, this was the only way we could stay in the arena, he is still so sensitive to loud noises

 

To kick off the beginning of winter break, we went with the Geers to a Chicago Wolves game.  The boys are members of "Skates Kids Club" so their tickets were free!  The kids had a GREAT time there although the beginning was rough with the fireworks.  Tyler, Ryan & Luke are NOT fans of loud noises, we were always on the ready to cover their ears in case they scored!  It was a fun time, can't wait until next year!

Grand Bear Lodge, Starved Rock

 Going down the slide

 Chase & Harriet, the kindergarten class pet

 Ryan & Luke going down the slide

 Luke jumping over the waves

Luke & Ryan with the big guy

A few weeks back our friends the Browns invited both us and the Geers to their parents condo for the weekend.  We went down Friday evening after school and spent 2 nights there.  The kids had a blast the first time we went into the water park.  The wave pool was a huge hit as well as the kiddie pool.  Payton was the lone brave kid to tackle the water slides.  We also went to the arcade & indoor carnival.  We loved watching the Polar Express with the kids too, it was very magical and got us into the Christmas spirit.  The entire weekend was pretty relaxing and enjoyable, so thankful to the Browns for the invite!

Video's from Santa

Chase's Video:
http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/watch/gbNAGmRjnwIPckL-SJfmklw


Luke's Video:

http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/watch/g6CrDSAraq0tIHiJPzbtd9w

Luke's Thanksgiving Feast

 The performer before show time

 Grandma Eilleen came to the performance too

Luke singing "Hello Mr. Turkey, how are you?"...I must have had this song in my head for 2 weeks straight with all of the singing that he was doing in the house!

Luke's Thanksgiving Feast was very cute this year.  The kids started with 2 songs and were SO quiet since there was a live audience.  After their singing the kids ate their "friendship mix" and wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving, a priceless moment!

Chase's Soccer

I'm a bit behind with this one considering soccer ended months ago, but I actually captured Chase in action on the soccer field and had to post this.  He'll start soccer up again in January but it will be indoor, looking forward to another fun season!

Fall Hayride

 Roasting hot dogs

 Tyler & Chase

 Ryan & Luke

 On the hay ride

Being silly once the ride was over

This fall we once again decided to go on a hayride through the park district.  They provide the fire, hot chocolate and hayride, you do everything else.  Our neighbors were in a pinch for a sitter for the evening so we brought Tyler and Ryan along too. 

The boys had a blast playing football with some "big boys" that were there with their families.  We ate up our dinners quickly and then headed out into the woods.  The boys had excellent behavior on the trip and were big troopers, it was one of the first "cold" nights of the season.  We ended the night with s'mores cooked over the fire, delicious!  We're looking forward to doing it again next year!