Preschool Christmas Program

Brian had the day off work so it ended up that he could come see Tyson.  Tyson was really excited that his daddy could come watch.  Tyson was a bit distracted by everything and the scarf he was wearing.  He sang maybe 50% and did the movements to about 20%.  He looked cute regardless.

Pointing to his friend where his brother and daddy were.  That Andrew was crazy that day.  Man, he’s hard.

Here’s Ty kinda in his own world.

This is the best stretch of songs that he did.  He loves being active and crazy.  He really got into the jumping around songs.

And one more

 

Seeing Santa

Some friends from class

Corgan, Olivia and Ty

Decorating for Christmas

Tyson loved helping daddy outside with the lights. 

 

Tyson was completely into decorating the tree too.  I tried to help him space things out but after it was clear he wasn’t going to listen I let him do whatever.  If you look at our tree now just 3 weeks after setting it up, most of the ornaments have moved around.  Either Ty decides one needs to move or Andrew rips it off of the tree and Tyson puts it back on but higher up the tree.  Andrew has actually done pretty well around the tree.  He gets curious and rips an ornament off but he hasn’t tried or wanted to knock it over.  He did fall into the bottom of the tree and knocked an entire section of the lights out.  He use to say Ooo and Ahhh over the lights.  By the way, we have been told that we have the most festive lights outside of the house.  I should take a picture of that.  Each window has colored lights and the balcony rails have icicle lights.  I love them.

 

Fotofly Santa

The experience this year was interesting.  We waited well over 20 minutes to start taking the pictures which made my kids extremely restless.  Andrew freaked out with the real Santa and the one picture that I ended up liking the photographer decided to go all artsy on me and its crooked.  I cried (I blame it on the hormones of pregnancy) and told them about the experience and they let us try again.  I dressed up as Santa and Andrew was still a little hesitant but it ended up working out.  I love the pictures now as I look at them and have them displayed in my house.

The first 2 pictures are from the first try…

 

And all done :)

Festival of Trees

At the end of November we went to the Festival of Trees.  It is one of our favorite traditions.  Tyson gets into it more every year and Andrew wanted to get out of the stroller and run around and grab the trees.  We had to keep him contained though so we bought a bag of gummy bears.  That seemed to work out.  I was feeling pretty yucky so any pictures I am in are not the best. 

Tyson was dying to see the gingerbread houses

 

Tyson loved this one because it had a train in the tree.

He loved this Lego tree and area more than any other.  It was really cool and he looked at this area for at least 10 minutes.

I have tried to do a fun activity everyday in the month of December.  We’ve done things like see the lights at Thanksgiving Point, reading a Christmas book or watching a Christmas movie, making a paper tree, making paper snowflakes, wrap a present, go to the ward Christmas party, see a house decorated to music, etc.   I haven’t really taken any pictures but Tyson loves it.  He asks me everyday what Christmas activity are we doing today?  We still need to make Christmas cookies, decorate a gingerbread house and see Santa’s reindeer!  I am running out of time here.  :) 

Here is a picture of Tyson with Santa at the Ward Christmas Party.  Tyson told him exactly what he wanted.  The Lego Mining Station.

Randoms of November

Tyson finally filled up his behavior jar and earned this sweet toy he picked out.  Look how proud and cute he is.  We have a problem now though, he doesn’t seem to care about the jar anymore and I’m out of ideas on how to get him to listen to me when I tell him to pick up his toys or to stop hitting his brother.  Other than that he really is a great boy.

These are the pretty fall flowers Brian surprised me with on the first day of November.  It has been a rough go with this pregnancy so when he walked into the house with these I started crying. 

 

And the only pictures we got from Thanksgiving at the Carlsen’s house.

 

Halloween!

Tyson was a super awesome and adorable Spiderman and Andrew was Batman who refused to wear his mask :)  We went to Brian’s work for a party and had a great time.  I did however, give our van its first accident.  A nice big scrap of yellow paint on the side.  Ugh, that was awful.

Then there was a ward trunk or treat

And a neighborhood party

Tyson had his preschool program.  He did great this year singing along and doing the motions.  Although this picture of him doesn’t look like he was having fun but he was.

 

A video from the program for the grandparents and Brian

 

And on Halloween Andrew was sick so we didn’t go trick or treating.  But the kids had gotten enough candy from all the activities. But Brian and Tyson carved their pumpkins!

 

Cornbelly Love

We love Cornbellys!

Best picture I could get of the boys in this rocking chair :)

The giant jumping pillows made us laugh this year.  Andrew couldn’t get up it so he laid flat on it and when the kids jumped it bounced him around.  He was loving that.  Then we asked Tyson to help Andrew get up to the top of the pillow.  Impossible feat apparently.  Haha!