Countdown to Christmas

We are one week until Christmas and this December has flown by. Today I started the Christmas sausage/pepperoni bread making. My little helper was actually very helpful this year. I love to see how much he loves to cook.

Today after baking we laid  low. Playing cars, golf, painting and making cards for our gifts.

 I have been editing a ton of pictures from my recent photoshoots (check out my photography page!). The weather is cool and I just got a fire going.

You can also see I have decided to start using a self timer on my camera...now I can be in pictures too!  I finally get to make an appearance in the photos of my own life story:)

Cooper's school program was Friday night and his class did an awesome job ringing the bells and singing "Celebrate together" in English and Spanish.  

He took his part very seriously and was front and center during the performance.  I could actually hear him belting out his song. Here is a video capturing the song from his singing in the car.

Well, my fire is on, the Polar Express is playing again and a cup of hot chocolate is calling my name.  

"The first Thanksgiving" as told by 3 and 4 year olds

There were Pilgrims and there were Indians. Each said something very important that we really couldn't hear (Cooper's line: "That is "bery" good of you")

They told of the Pilgrims landing on Plymouth Rock and how the Indians taught them to live off the land.

 And then they waited for the music to start

So they could sing the "Ted the Turkey" song and dance the Gobble Gobble Boogie

 And get their final waves in as the curtain began to close

These Pilgrims and Indians then hosted us all for a Thanksgiving Feast. 

 And that was "bery" good of them :)

First day of DMCA!

"Mommy, I am not going to cry ok?"  

Ok

"Mommy, I am not going to be shy ok?"

OK

"Mommy, I am going to make best friends like you at this school, ok?"

"Mommy...............

 why are you crying?"

End of Summer

With the start of school tomorrow, I can feel another "shift" happening.  

Those long carefree nights in the driveway....they will be ending.

Cannonballs or beach time at noon...coming to an end.

We are registered for soccer, we have all our school supplies, uniforms are hanging in the closet ready to be worn. Goodbye to summer, hello new school year :)

Full Circle

This little girl showed up to a little private school in April 1979.

This little boy showed up to the same place in May 2011.

It makes my heart leap with joy :)