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Christmas Morning!

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Santa was here!

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“It says Barbie Dreamhouse!” (Every time she sees Barbie she thinks it says Barbie Dreamhouse since that’s a show she watches on Netflix.

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Santa knew Katie liked Sofia the First and brought her a crown (and amulet and gown, which you will see later)!

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“It’s a tutu!!! With a Michigan State helmet!!!”

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“Look at all the new princesses!”

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“Anna! Now I have Anna and Elsa!”

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Grannie knew she liked Sofia, too!

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As he was starting to open it, “Look! Two dice!” And then was amazed to see ALL the dice!

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She does this with every piece of clothing. 🙂

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Opening a family gift from Santa!

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Done at at 8am on the dot! (But then we realized we hadn’t done stockings!)

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Maggie REALLY enjoying a bully stick from her stocking!

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A cutie amidst the mess.

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2015 Videos from Santa!

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We got these from Santa about a week or so ago. The kids were very excited to watch them! Do you think they both made the naughty or nice list? The kids LOVE these videos SO much and get SO excited about them it’s worth the $12 I pay to make them. 🙂

Owen – Secret Places

Katie – Tour the Post Office

And surprise! Tonight we got these two new videos! Uncle Rob and daddy were able to watch along with us!

Owen – Movie Star

Katie – Elf House

Morning Program Poetry Helper

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Every week, 10 students help read a poem during Morning Program. This week was finally Owen’s turn! Daddy didn’t think he was going to be able to make it…but he did! And Uncle Rob was there, too!

  
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We couldn’t hear him, of course, but his lips were moving and he wasn’t crying or hiding so it was all good!

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Katie LOVES swinging.

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She still swings the entire time I’m taking my walk (which is about 18-20 minutes). I usually still have to get her started with a big push, but today she started all on her own! She was waiting for me to come push her and was just swinging her legs back and forth…and she started moving. I saw it happening and procrastinated getting over there…and soon she was swinging as high as ever! I love her hair in slo-mo!

With her friend Cayenne.

Another great slo-mo on the slide.

Nutcracker!

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I saw a link on Facebook for VetTix so went to check it out—and ended up getting free tickets for the Nutcracker! (If you are Currently Serving or a Veteran use my link to sign up and earn 15 coins!)

I had never seen the Nutcracker before, so it was going to be a new experience for me, as well (Tom had seen it many, many years ago). Once we told the kids and told Katie she was going to see ballerinas, she was ALL IN. Of course, she wanted to wear a ballerina-esque dress. I didn’t bring out any of her actual ballerina outfits because I am 100% sure she would have chosen that. As it was, this was a brand new dress so she was VERY excited.

I’m thankful I read the synopsis beforehand because otherwise I would have been completely lost. As it was, I was still a little confused, and was surprised there wasn’t more actual ballet. Both kids did very, very well considering the first act was an hour long. After Katie took a bathroom break, she said she wanted to dance, so I told her to go right ahead…and then daddy and Owen came back from their bathroom break and she danced in the aisle!

The second half had MUCH more ballet than the first and was more impressive…and Katie was entranced, sitting on the edge of her seat for almost the whole thing. I, on the other hand, learned that ballet is really not my thing. But overall it was a nice afternoon out yet away from any hustle and bustle of Black Friday!

Gym Birthday Party

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Of course we were there early, so we waited in the car for a few minutes.

They got to start playing before anyone else got there:

And then it got a little chaotic with 20 kids…but we got to stay out of the crazy and visit with the other parents (and I really hit it off with another mom—which was a bonus!). The end of the party had everyone zip lining which they all loved!

Sunday Swim

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The kids’ lessons are progressing nicely…but today we just get a video of Katie going down the slide during play time. It’s funny—last week was the first week she was even somewhat interested, and one of the instructors made sure to help her climb up and wanted to wait for her at the bottom of the slide. I had to tell them she’s an old hat at big slides and they didn’t need to worry! She showed them today!

Owen helping her up the first time:

 

Last T-ball game of the fall season!

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I love that his tongue is out the entire time. Click photo for larger image:
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He was in the pitcher position for an inning and he did REALLY well getting the ball and throwing it to first base! Click photo for larger image:
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And this is what Katie is busy doing during the game…sitting on the sidewalk by the parking lot, co-opting someone’s mitt and running around, and playing with someone’s dog. 🙂

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Stay tuned for the team photos! The fall season didn’t have official photos but the coaches wife took some!

Katie’s first at-bat…and T-ball practice!

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We got to the field quite early, so we had plenty of time to use the field ourselves. We gave Katie her first try at batting and she did very well! She missed three right-handed attempts…and then got the first left-handed attempt! Maybe she’ll be like mama! (I also tried and hit 2 out of 3—left-handed of course!)

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And then what I think all the kids think is the best part of every practice or game…snack time!

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Learning to ride a bike is hard.

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So you all know how much I hate potty training, right? Well, I hate teaching the kids to ride their bikes tenfold. It always ends up with whining and pouting and refusal to try because it’s too hard. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. But I keep trying.

So Katie finally got her reward for pooping in the potty! 

Unfortunately, as usual, she forgot that it’s hard to ride a bike and it wasn’t any fun when I stopped helping her. So there was whining and pouting…and she had to drag her bike home. (Well, part way home down the sidewalk—I’m not a monster.)

Our new turtle is official!

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She finally got her new cap today!

Playing before class:

Since there’s no convenient Turtle class (i.e. adjacent to Owen’s Shark class), Katie is staying in her Minnow class and the instructor just teaches her swimming vs. floating. So today was attempting to get her face in the water, kicking, with arms above her head. She did pretty well. She had fun “swimming like a mermaid.” 🙂

Playing after class:

 

It was cute. Katie had been on the raft by herself with the instructor. Owen’s classmates all jumped in and were a bit aggressive getting up on the raft and Owen kept shouting “Be careful! That’s my sister!” 🙂