The Force Awakens

The hype leading up to The Force Awakens had the Seaton boys whipped into a frenzy. All three of them. Our plan was for John to go preview the movie and then take the boys if he felt like it was something they could see. He basically had to sneak out of the house by going to a 10:00 pm showing. I think he felt a bit traitorous going without them at all. The first ticket available for the following morning was for the 11:00 am show. He bought three tickets as soon as he got home. It's all been very fun for the three of them. Me? I've heard more Star Wars chatter than ever. I can all but recite the lines to a movie I've never seen. John begins his winter vacation after work today. On his agenda? Taking the kids to see The Force Awakens again. 

Santa Visit, Luke's Program, and The Nutcracker

I took the boys to visit with Santa last week. They were both very excited to see the jolly fellow. Jack asked Santa for a camera that prints the pictures all by itself. Apparently he has a friend at school who has one of these magical devices. Luke asked for the new Star Wars PS4 guys. 

We went to Luke's Christmas program at his school on Sunday morning. He was the sheep. Here he is next to his best buddy, Nash. 

We finished our weekend by taking the boys to see The Nutcracker. Early in the holiday season, Jack asked me to take him to see the ballet. He's so cultured. :-) 

Luke's Belated 5th Birthday

Luke's birthday was pretty special for him this year. He really loved celebrating. We took donuts to his class and had cake and opened presents. He was a happy little guy. The Seatons came for a little party that also made him very happy. He's a special little boy to a lot of people. 

Favorite Color- Green

Favorite Animal- Dog

What do you want to do when you grow up? Stay with you!

For a job? Make some money! Work at Nissan like Dad!

Favorite Movie- Wall-e

Favorite TV Show- Wild Kratts

Favorite Game- Battleship

Favorite Toy- Legos

Legoland by Jack and Luke

The boys have been working on building Legoland for a couple of weeks now. They are hoping to be published in the Lego Junior Magazine. Here is a look at their work. It's pretty incredible. Unfortunately, they ran out of room before they ran out of ideas. 

The Legoland Hotel

Legoland Entrance

Overview of the Resort- I missed taking a close up of the Fire Academy.

Duplo Valley Petting Zoo

Ford Driving School

The Dragon Roller Coaster in Lego Kingdom

Star Wars Halloween

For the first time in five years, John did not have sales close on Halloween night. We took full advantage of that and had an awesome time with friends and neighbors. We started in the late afternoon by taking Luke and Jack to Luke's preschool for Trunk or Treat. Luke got to show one of his favorite people in the world, Ms. Carol, his Jedi costume. Next we went to a neighborhood friend's house who also happens to be Jack's teacher for a potluck. From there, John took the boys trick or treating with some of their friends while I went home to pass out candy. One of the neighbors set up a haunted house. When the kids trick or treated at our house, Luke informed me that the haunted house was very "spooky". Finally, we went to a bonfire until all of our eyes were drooping from exhaustion. It was such a fun night.