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We have had a lot of fantastic things going on around here.  I have some pictures and lots of good memories that I want to keep forever on this little blog of mine.  I think it will be my New Years Resolution, spending some quality time on this thing - kind of lame - but I enjoy it.  A teeny-tiny bit of 'me' time.  Right now our house is an absolute disaster and contrary to what it may seem I don't do well with chaos and clutter.  So first we make the lists, then we start the cleaning etc., and then I will blog.  Maybe I should make this a 2020 resolution instead... 

'Nothing to see here.' -Winnie

Christmas Carols

Our first ever neighborhood Christmas Carols concert. It may be my new most favorite tradition ever.  I am super proud of these boys and LOVE that they enjoy taking piano with Mr. James.

Santa, I know him!

A Santa tip - the real Santa is at Bass Pro Shop in Cary.  He is f-r-e-e and even lets you take your own pictures and gives you a picture.  He also has a Winter wonderland Workshop temporarily set-up in the store and a gigantic fish tank.  It is pretty much amazing.  We went before 5:00 (also a tip) and had no line at all.  Everyone gave Santa some good ideas - Drums, X-Box and a Golf Cart - even Santa laughed.  Ho! Ho! Ho!

                                       

Winnie was a little skeptical and wasn't about to smile.  But she did sit politely in his lap, ready to sucker punch that gut if needed.  

Theo is all in.  He wanted to write his letter all by himself and did not leave anything off.  One hour later and he put it in Santa's mailbox.

Will you be my Christmas Tree?

Theo's preschool had the cutest Christmas Performance last week.  Theo is quite the ham but I wasn't sure how he would do in front of a real audience.  Nailed it!

A surprise visit from his #1 fan!

Let it snow!

Ohhh the weather outside is frightful...

I was supposed to be on a flight to Palm Beach today.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

Getting some serious use out of our fancy sled we got from grand-daddy a few years ago!

Theo loved it this year.  Straight shedding it.

Bros.  Lot of bros.

Oh Christmas Tree!

The picking of the perfect Christmas tree.  It always turns our just as I had imagined.  

So holly.  So jolly.

A little Sunday morning tree decorating. The FIRST ornament taken out of the box was a glass ball with a picture of the church we got married in on it.  Winnie snatched it up, 'A BALL,' launched it across the room as we all pleaded 'nooooo.'  And this is why we can't have nice things.  Not even nice things that we had before kids.

School Pictures!

Winnie's Preschool had school pictures taken outside by a for real photographer.  I dressed her in a smocked dress my Nana made me and did all the funny faces and jumps I could possibly do.  She wasn't smiling.  Not today.

Theo though, my goodness he looks like a handsome teenager.  I attempted no jersey, but this sums him up - a jersey wearing, cast toting, always smiling goob.

A pic of a blurry pic.  Lifetouch still does public school pictures, for better or for worse.  Jackson, a third grader, sighhhh.

And a Nashy all up in First grade.