Week #50 {2019}

Sunday - Any chance Bombi gets, he will squeeze in-between Chris' legs to hopefully get an ear scratch.

Payton went to a friends house for a Christmas Pajama Party.

Dylan is never to old for a good old fashion throw down with dad. And dad will always win!

Monday - We had an awesome weather forecast.

Tuesday - We started out with a little snow & sleet.

But the forecast was still looking good.

We picked up Rylan from school and he showed us his art project.  He made the Santa Cruz screaming hand sticker that Dylan has on the back of his phone.

Always getting kisses from Bombi.

And this was the extent of our snow accumulation. {Yes, seriously.}

Bombi is so broken.

Friday - The Littles made their elf wish lists.  They write them, then we shrink them so Bob can take them to Santa Clause.

Then it was time for the taekwondo awards ceremony. Rylan is officially a skunk belt. That means he has to test (and pass) his permanent black belt within a year, otherwise he loses his rank and will be back to a red belt.

Ms. Grisham got her FIFTH Degree Black Belt!  {And I got my yellow belt.}

Saturday morning coffee with Bombi.

We went to Downtown Columbia {aka, the Dimple of the Universe},

and stopped in Marcy Jo's to get a cinnamon roll {iykyk}.

We stopped by Gigi's.

Then back home to make Gigi's Famous Almond Rocca.  NOW it's officially Christmas time!

Week #50 {2018}

Sunday Bombi is always ready to help the The Guy out with housework.

And it's nice that Dylan can help out too!

I'm up to my elbows in Almond Rocca...but it sure looks yummy!

Monday we had a heron in our creek.  Can you see him?

Bombi loves snuggling with Kid 1.

Tuesday was beautiful and frosty.

And by evening we had a gorgeous sunset.

Payton got her Red Belt in class tonight. Woo hoo!

Saturday Bob {our Elf on the shelf} came back and brought with him a North Pole Breakfast!

Bombi was unamused.

We ended the week trying out a new board game that Dylan bought, Fantastic Beasts:Perilous Pursuit.  It was super fun...especially since you work together and you all win or lose to a beast.

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Week #49 {2018}

Sunday we had another deer in our yard!

Ry played with Legos.

And Chris and Dylan worked on installing a new garage door opener!

It was a beautiful 64 degrees. And the fallen leaves were beautiful too.

The Littles made a picnic.

While the big boys went to get our firewood for the season.

Stacking wood is actually pretty fun to do.  =)

That evening we went to the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.

Monday morning and Bombi is snuggled up ready for a day of sleeping.  Ha!

And he ended the day sleeping again...but this time snuggled up with Chris and Rylan.

Tuesday the kids had dentist appointments.  Ry hasn't lost any teeth yet, and I love his smile.

Thursday my momma came over and we started making Gigi's Famous Almond Rocca...

it is now officially Christmastime. Yummy!

Friday Rylan has gotten the reading bug.  He reads ALL the time.  Even on the way to school.

Little did we know that Santa was going to be hellping in the car rider line this morning!

While the kids were in school, Chris and I went to Downtown Columbia...

for a lunch date at Vahn Dy's.

Love when I get to spend time alone with that handsome fella.

And I got to try Pho for the first time!  Super yummy!

Rylan was on a field trip for school and his teacher sent me this picture...

Followed up with this picture, taken awhile later.  Guess they were wiped out!

That evening Gigi took Payton and Penelope to see the Nutcracker.

It was a play put on my the local children ballet theater and Payton had a few friends performing in it. Gigi sent me this sweet photo.

While Payton was there, we were at Rylan's TKD awards ceremony.  (Payton obviously missed it, but will get her belt at a later time.)

He is a Level 1 Brown Belt.  He got to take pictures all by himself with all the instructors (and Mr. Rodgers): 

 

 

 

Then Mr. Kirchbaum decided to toss him upside down. Hahaha!

We had a lazy Saturday morning.

Ry made a block wall to shoot from.

Oh and here is our tree...with a crooked star.  Ha!

Chris started in on remodeling the kids bathroom!

It was pretty rough.

And we ended the night with going to look at Christmas tree lights.  It is a tradition to go in our jammies with hot cocoa.  

After the Littles went to bed, Dylan was tinkering with an old computer and brought this out to show me.  He LOVES taking anything electrical apart to see how it all works.