Christmas Themed Weekend

We decorated our tree & wrote letters to Santa this weekend :) Kaleb & I got all our Christmas shopping for the boys done too! It was a fun weekend!

Jack working on his letter to Santa..
Colby working hard on his :)

Jackson's: Nascar track, color blaster,3 candy canes, star wars DS game.
Colby dictated his letter to me: Lawn Mower, motorcycle, tools, 2 spaceships, monkey, candy cane.

Santa Breakfast
We had the Santa Breakfast at school last Saturday. We had yummy pancakes, saw friends, and talked to Santa! Surprisingly, Colby actually talked to Santa! This is a first for him!!!
Daddy flipped pancakes for the school...

Colby helped out too :)

Happy Turkey Day!!
We went to Bakersfield this Thanksgiving and had a great time!! Charley & Karen hosted dinner this year & it was so yummy! They decorated up their table really cool too :)

My sweet little guy, Colby :)

My almost 6 year old, Jackson!!

Colby has the longest eye lashes ever...

Karen & I :)

Uncle Charley giving Jack his first piano lesson. Jack is really interested in learning to play lately...

On Friday night, Grandma & Grandpa watched the boys and we went out with Charley & Karen. We had a super fun night! We went to dinner & then saw New Moon..the boys were SOOO not excited about the movie :)

My brother refusing to have a normal face in this picture! I took like 3 pictures, and all had some sort of face!!

Turkey Feast & Awards Assembly
This was our last week at school & was full of fun! We had the Turkey Feast on Thursday, where the parents could come eat turkey lunch with their kiddos. The Kindergartners were all dressed up in their Indian outfits :) I have a vague memory of doing this when I was in Kinder too!
I got someone to watch my class for a little while, so I could join Jack to eat :)

Then on Friday, we had our school-wide awards assembly. Jackson got the Award of Excellence in all academic areas. His teacher also put a note on his award that read, "Jack has passed 8 reading levels in 3 months." We are so proud of Jack Jack!!

Jack waiting at the awards assembly. This was a big deal for the little ones, as this was their first assembly with the rest of C track (Kinder-6th grade).

I felt SO proud watching Jack get his award!!!

Jacksong & his teacher, Mrs. Moy!!

Polar Express & Grand Canyon
Our family went to Williams, AZ the weekend of November 13th. We went to experience the Polar Express Christmas train and also the Grand Canyon. We had a wonderful trip!!

When we woke up on Saturday, there was snow on the ground! The boys were so excited :)

Finally, we were on the Polar Express! The boys had been waiting all day long! It was a really magical trip & so fun to watch the boys enjoy themselves! We had hot chocolate & cookies, sang Christmas songs, saw the North Pole, and Santa came to visit!! Each kid got a bell :)

Soccer Party
Jack's soccer team, The Great Whites, had their soccer party at the beginning of November....Jack got his trophy for being the highest goal earner on the team! He had a great time this season :)

Trick or Treating
After a long day of our Halloween party, we went to our church of the "Trunk & Treasure" event. People decorated the trunks of their cars in themes & handed out candy to the kiddos. There was music, food, and games....Lots of fun!! Here are Obi Won Kinobi and "spaceship" (AKA astronaut)!!!!
Colby's NASA backpack was his candy carrier for the night...He was so cute..He's say "Trick or treat" and then turn his back to the person to put the candy in!!

Trick or treating...

The boys loved the big bouncy slide....

Our little dancer :)