Tree Trimming

We put up our Christmas tree last night.

They each got to pick an ornament for the tree.
Jason chose this because it is British.

Jack chose Captain America

Shawn chose the Grinch in a Santa suit

This ornament cracks us up. This is a little view finder
we got from Magic Mountain thirty years ago!

Shawn was quite pleased with the finished tree

We asked the boys what their favorite parts of Christmas is. Shawn's favorite part is decorating the tree. Jack likes presents. Jason liked finding Elfie every morning.

Speaking of Elfie, he is supposed to return on the first!

Friday Five

Today is Friday, right? lol

Well, this week has been lovely, even with all of the rain. We didn't do anything major this week. We slept, and played games, and spent time together. It was much needed for all of us.

I think a week off every month is in order. We could seriously get used to that!

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Jack's stomach bug has morphed into coughing and congestion for him and the rest of us. He is clearly the worst of us, but we are all dealing with something. He says he feels okay, although his cough is keeping him up at night. Le sigh.

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The rain this week brought lots of snow to our mountains! It is so pretty out there today. It is also SO cold out there! (It was only 45* at 9 this morning!)

We had rain on Wednesday and Thursday, and we'll have more rain at least tomorrow. Even more rain comes throughout the week.

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We managed to sneak in some family pictures today. The boys did so well, and the photographer always manages to get such great shots. I'm excited to see how they look.

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We put up our Christmas tree today. I love, love, LOVE having our tree up. Jack does, too, because he turned it on first thing this morning and has been enjoying it all day. :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a wonderful family day today!

Way Back Wednesday

This day in 2011. They were so tiny!

Cleaning and Lounging

The chores and lazing around continue. Much the way we like it! We could get used to this whole vacation thing. :)

Chores Day

The congestion continues, but everyone is doing fairly well today. They were doing so well in fact, we made it a chores day. Yay! The all had 4 chores to do, and all had no trouble getting down to business. Better yet, I think they all like doing the chores while they're doing them. Double yay!

Shawn:

• cleaned bedroom
• stripped sheets off his bed
• sorted clothes and got them ready for the laundry
• cleaned the pantry

Jason:

• loaded the dishwasher
• washed the hallway walls (where their grubby hands leave marks)
• cleaned Gracie's food area/dishes
• stripped sheets off her bed

Jack:

• cleaned his bedroom
• stripped his sheets off his bed
• washed the living room sliding door (inside and out)
• dusted the living room

They did a great job! Way to go boys!

Lazy Weekend

We've been lying low this weekend while Jack rests up. His fever broke Friday night, but he hasn't really been back to himself yet. He keeps trying to convince me he's 100%, but his congestion and cough say otherwise.

The other two have been congested and sneezy. If this is as bad as it gets, then I think we'll be okay. The plan is to not be sick during our week off!