Santa Pictures

Grady with friends Caydence and Caden waiting patiently in line to see Santa
Grady and Santa

Grady looking excited to get his bag of candy from Santa

Bryce was not fond of Santa, this was the best we could do...

Two pouting boys but Santa and I look like we're having fun!!

Every year Santa makes a visit to one of our friends houses where we all gather and await Santa's arrival. It's pretty cool and the boys always have a great time. When Santa walked in the door Bryce was waving and giggling but the closer he got to Bryce the closer Bryce got to me. His thighs were wrapped securely around my side and his hand was grasped very tightly on my shirt as we approached Santa for a picture. Santa's so sweet and innocent why are small children so scared of him... Grady was curious and asked him where his mouth was at. Santa chuckled and said its in here somewhere!

Tractors, Dump Trucks, Trailers, OH MY!!

The boys wanted trucks and tractors for Christmas

and boy did they rake 'em in!!

The top picture is at one family Christmas and the bottom is at another.

I'm thankful that my boys can have presents to open each year!

Daycare Christmas Party

Had a busy day Sunday with the Sunday School Program first and the Daycare Christmas Party that evening. We had a pot-luck and gifts for the daycare party with a few Christmas carols. Such a great day I hope you enjoy both blog posts. Santa pictures to come as he was in town for the weekend as well!!!

This is a picture of the majority of the kids that go to our in-home daycare.

These are the awesome daycare providers Miss Karen & Mister David with Bryce

The kids sang a few Christmas carols before opening gifts

Bryce and one of his MANY 'mother hens' ~Aspyn~

Bryce got some pretty cool vehicles

Grady and Carley, she got him this sword and chest armor

Grady and Zach testing out their swording abilities

A Christmas Carol by the kiddos!!

Sunday School Program

Grady was the second to youngest kid at the program and did a

FANTASTIC JOB!!!

He even had a line to say just a few minutes in to the program.

He couldn't have said it more perfect, "At last its Christmas Day"

was his line! They were presents for the first part and got hand bells

for the second part. They all did a great job. Grady chose front and

center both times, no one placed him there :-)

If you didn't know he's the one in blue and white stripes.

Present

The BEST present anyone could ask for!!!

Grady has a Sunday School Church Program this coming Sunday

so more pictures to come!! We have been practicing his line all week

and just got his costume done tonight! Isn't he the cutest little

present you've ever seen! He's pretty stoked to get to wear it!

Happy Birthday Brad

The Birthday Man Himself! Happy 30th Babe, I Love You!!
(And our friend Brett, silly fellow)

My brother Simon and I

Some of the party freaks!!

Quite a few people showed up to help him celebrate

More peps

The dangers of Karaoke

Some of my 'Besties' from work!!

Last weekend Brad and I became Godparents to our newest neice Mia, she was baptized just one day shy of a year from Bryce. Hard to believe our little monster was this little a year ago!

Brad's parents Greg and Cyndy, his brother Tom and his wife Ashley, baby Mia and Us

The Polar Express Train Ride

Last night Grady, I, my friend Korina and her two girls Aspyn and Breckyn went to Kearney to ride on The Polar Express Train. It was a trolley that drove around town while an elf read us the story of The Polar Express. The kids wore their pj's, ate cookies, and drank cocoa just like in the story. There was even a conductor that yelled "All aboard" and away we went for 45 minutes of fun! The conductor even punched our tickets numerous times like in the story. It was so great! The train took us to 'The North Pole' where Santa hoped on our train and handed each kid a bell.

I had been prepping Grady for a few nights prior to last night about what we were going to do together. So he had been watching bits and pieces of the movie The Polar Express. The first night he lasted about 10 minutes of it. The second night he told me he didn't like it. The third night it was on but he wasn't paying much attention...or so I thought! On our way to school the morning of going to see the real Polar Express he says...As we were driving over the viaduct in town where you can see many trains, "Mom will there be a conductor there that yells ALL ABOARD" He yelled it so loud it scared Bryce. I didn't think he liked the movie and he pulled the word Conductor out like nothing. I asked him what the conductor does and he said "drive the train" Wow! What a kid! He also kept calling it 'The suppress Train!'

The first thing Grady saw was the conductor and yelled "CONDUCTOR" with such excitement! He got his picture with him and politely asked "Can we get on with you!" The conductor was more than happy to take a picture with this eager little boy!

Our crew

Punching the ticket just like in the story, it was so cool!

Grady was watching out the window most of the time but he was at least having fun!

Santa gave Grady a Hi-Five on the way out of the train

Having a Great Time together!

We spotted a reindeer sleigh just down the street and the kids had to try it out!!

The Reindeer came all the way from Lincoln, NE and their owners were allowing free pictures! Very nice people. I chatted with them a few minutes!