We Three Kings

Alright, I am going to finally catch up on the last 2+ months of blogging...

They Spankys' had their first Christmas program at preschool before the holiday vacation. The entire school paraded in as wise men and laid gifts down by the baby Jesus. Then they all stood up and sang a few songs.

It was so sweet, I almost got teary. That is until I saw Carter put his finger in his nose...ugh. Luckily, I saw a bunch of other kids do it too and I don't judge their parents for it :)

They were very proud of their crowns.

By the way, I am a total sucker for things in threes (hence the snowman T-shirts).

Merry Christmas to All!

Wishing everyone one a warm and safe Christmas! We are truly blessed to have so many wonderful friends and a family full of love.





Evan:

Carter:


Davis:

Our First Snow

This was the first time the boys experienced snow! Even though there were only a few flurries, they just had to go outside and play in it.



Yes, they are in their pajamas.

They were so incredibly happy despite the fact that it was sooooo cold, and I didn't have any mittens for them :(

Thanksgiving Festivities

I had the pleasure of hosting our very first Thanksgiving at our house this year. It was so nice to have family from both sides attending. Unfortunately, I didn't get many pictures. This is the only one we took...Evan, Carter, & Davis enjoying a pre-dinner smoothie.



Kyle's dad sent this one that I just love...




That is 4 generations. Isn't that so neat?

Anyway, it's a good thing we enjoyed Thanksgiving day because the wave of sickness hit our family. Carter started with a high fever and Kyle wasn't feeling great himself. Turns out Kyle had pneumonia and was laid up for over a week. Evan and I are still coughing now 3 weeks later. I just hope everyone gets well in time for Christmas!

Earlier that week, the boys had their preschool Thanksgiving party. I volunteered to make the cookies because of Carter's allergy. You know, just simple roll-out/iced cookies.

This was my first time ever to make "iced" cookies and probably my last. It's a good thing I had some beginners luck, and they turned out kinda cute. But man, they took FOREVER!



I don't know why I just can't enjoy "the process" of baking. Maybe someday. The kids loved them though so that made me happy.



That little girl in the black shirt WAAAAY in the back told her mom that she likes Evan. Last year another little girl said that Evan was her "big teddy bear". I just think it is too funny. They must like a man of few words :)

Happy 95th Birthday Grandma!

So this post isn't about the boys, but I was happy to get a break from them back in November and go to my Grandma's 95th birthday lunch in Gruene. We had a great time, and she is just as sharp as ever.



I hope to make it that far myself, but she had 3 girls.



With my 3 boys, I'll be lucky to make it to 35!

Seen & Heard

The boys' preschool has chapel time once a week. I have to assume Carter is paying attention because when we were leaving school we walked into the parking lot and he said "God made all these cars!" and then stood there in awe.

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Maybe the boys are watching too much TV...the other day Davis started twirling and said "I'm Bal-la-lay (ballet) Davis."

Then, I let them choose new toothpaste at Target, and they opted for the sparkly pink Dora one. I just love that they have almost no concept of gender really at this age. But at the same time they are so instinctively drawn to cars, trucks & trains.

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I was putting their shoes on and I said "Aww, Carter, do you have a runny nose?" Davis chimed in and said "No, it's just a walking nose."

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I'm a Rocket Man

The boys have been having a BLAST with the rockets they got from their friends Mallory & Hadley for their birthday.




They are such little boys now with endless energy and wild imaginations.


They also got some cool shirts from their Mimi & Papa. The Spanky's think they are just too cool because these little lights blink when they run!