Santa Visit 2011

Luke arched his back and was off Santa's lap in a flash. Jack, on the other hand, had a nice little chat with the jolly guy. When I asked him about their talk in the car, Jack told me he asked Santa for a Thomas train. He said Santa asked if he's been a good little boy. Apparently Jack said yes, but confessed to pushing his brother a time or two too. 

At the Park

The Monday Blahs

On Monday mornings, Daddy heads off to work after a really fun weekend. We always feel a little sad with his absence, and it's hard to think of fun things to do. Toys don't seem like as much fun. Everything is just a little blah. So, this morning Jack and I built a fort. It sent Monday's blahs away in a hurry. 

Little Luke wanted to play too. Anything Jack thinks if fun Luke does too, but Luke kept on pulling the blankets down. So, Jack and I came up with this plan to keep the blankets in place. 

Then Luke could play too. 

And take pictures of our work. 

Christmas Parade x 2

We spent a lot of time at Christmas parades this weekend, attending both Franklin's and College Grove's. Grandpa and Grandma were able to join us in Franklin for a spectacular parade.  

Jo Dee Messina was the Grand Marshall.

The bands and sirens and horns were extremely loud. 

Luke was tickled when he got one of the Chick fil a balls. 

Spotting Santa is always the best part of any Christmas parade. 

College Grove

Letter to Santa

Jack finally decided on something appropriate (not fireworks) to ask Santa for, so we spent some time this afternoon making and writing his 2011 letter to the fat guy. 

Jack is a fan of these little thumbprint pictures. Every thank you note we write these days has his thumbprint on it. :-) 

Signature

It was my idea to include what Luke would like since he's too little write to Santa, and it was my idea to ask for a stuffed animal. But, it was Jack's idea to ask him to make it a dog like his. :-)