Bowling

Since Will enjoys Wii bowling so much, we decided to take him "real bowling" yesterday. He had a great time - and even got to wear bowling shoes! The bumpers were set up and they had a ramp he was able to use to roll the ball down the lane. He was pretty upset when the game was over and it was time to leave. We promised him we would go again some time.

Cool Shoes

Will broke 100!

Merry Christmas!

Happy Hanukkah... a little early

Grann came up to visit this weekend so we could celebrate Hanukkah. On Friday night, we went to Ramona's Table and saw their new addition.

On Saturday, it was cold and a little snowy, so we went to the big mall so Will could run around for a bit. Grann was nice enough to chase after Will while we looked at new appliances for the kitchen. We are excited to announce that on December 26, we will have a new stainless steel refrigerator, gas range, dishwasher, and convection microwave delivered. They will all be installed on the 27th.

After Will's nap, we opened Hanukkah gifts and had a delicious dinner - thanks to Grann for bringing all the food from Detroit.

On Sunday, we tried to take Will to the little mall in the morning to see the trains and run around, but it wasn't open. Phil took him to the playground for a bit and we got some things done around the house. We're looking forward to the short week!

Bead Kabobs from Aunt Maran and Uncle Josh




















The first of many plastic toys that will have to be assembled...













Mmmm... dinner!
































Fun with the bag

Christmas Program

Will had his Christmas program at school yesterday. The preschool kids came out and sang a few songs and then the toddlers (Will's group) and the babies came out. Will's class all had jingle bells and cute little reindeer antlers. Phil snuck to the front to get a few pictures and waved at Will so he knew we were there. His class sang Jingle Bells and One Little, Two Little, Three Little Santas. Will actually did sing and shook his bells. After they were done, I went up to try to get a couple more photos... He was all smiles at first but got a bit overwhelmed when all the people started standing up. But then he got to have a cookie and some punch so he was happy again.

I don't think you can see Will in this picture, but it shows the "stage."













Miss Laura is in purple and Miss Alyssa is in the white cardigan sweater













All smiles after the show



















Too much!

Only 4 more weeks....

At most, 4 more weeks until Baby Alex arrives! I had my 36 week check-up today and everything is looking good. He is head down and pretty low already, although he hasn't officially "dropped."

Wii

Will has figured out how to play Wii bowling. He's actually fairly decent, although, he's figured out that if he throws the ball backwards all the people jump up and scream. That tends to delay the game a bit. He will also do the Wii fitness test with home run derby (occasionally he'll make contact with a ball), tennis (he can hit some forehands but has no chance at the backhands) and more bowling. We only let him play once in a while but he seems to really enjoy it.

Where a kid can be a kid!

After playing with Grandpa's trains yesterday, Grandma and Grandpa took Will to Chuck E. Cheese's for the first time. It was pretty empty when they got there (during the week is the time to go) and Will had a great time runing around and riding all the rides. He keeps asking when he can go back!

Santa

We took Will to the art museum today. They were having a holiday party for kids. He got to make some holiday cards (he tried to use scissors and used some glue - mom and dad had better luck making cards), he had some hot cocoa in the cafe, and went for a pedicab ride around the block. He also got to sit on Santa's lap, which actually went really well. He didn't tell Santa what he wanted for Christmas, but he did give him his lovey and sat in his lap.