Little Reader

Alex has been reading 3 letter words since summer. When I mentioned that to Will's former Kindergarten teacher, she started sending home the Kindergarten baggie books for Alex to read. He has been doing a great job - he can usually read almost the entire book on the first attempt without help. The books just started adding in some trickier words: with, this, what, that. This was my first attempt at capturing his reading on video.

Alex's Hockey Tournament

Alex was invited to play in a 3 on 3 hockey tournament for kids in Learn to Skate, Beginner Hockey, or Try Hockey for Free. Despite being one of the youngest/smallest kids there, he held his own. He even scored 5 goals. He really enjoyed it and can't wait to play again.

Celebrating a Teammate's Goal

Playing Whirly Word with Grandma and Grandpa between Games

Celebrating one of his Goals

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas! We had a wonderful time on Christmas day. William was up bright and early (5:45am) but knew we wouldn't go downstairs until 6:30. After waking up Alex, we discovered that Santa had visited us during the night. We had our traditional cinnamon roll breakfast and hot cocoa/coffee and then started with our stockings. The boys were excited to find candy, personalized hockey bobble heads, and lots of games in their stockings. Then we moved on to the presents under the tree. The boys are very good at taking their time. We take turns opening gifts, one at a time, and stop to play as we open. The boys received a marble mat and "shuffle board" mat from us as well as games and a basketball hoop (which won't be installed until spring). Santa got them the legos they had asked for and sent them on a scavenger hunt to find their big gift - a dome hockey table. We finished opening our gifts around noon - just in time for Grandma and Grandpa to come over for a few hours. We had a light lunch and the kids showed off their new things. Then we opened even more gifts. We spent the remainder of the day playing dome hockey, assembling Legos, and watching the Polar Express. It was a great day!

So Excited for Kidz Bop 33

Engrossed in the Baseball Cards from Dad

Start of the Hunt

Merry Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, we went to Grand Rapids to celebrate with Aunt Mara and Uncle Ken, Aunt Katie and Uncle Will, and Grandma and Grandpa. The boys enjoyed playing with the dogs and their new games. We enjoyed delicious food and some fun games before heading home to wait for Santa.

Early Birthday and Hanukkah

On Sunday, Grann, Aunt Maran, Uncle Josh, Allie and Emma came over to celebrate an early Hanukkah as well as Alex's birthday. The kids had so much fun playing both inside and outside and the boys were very excited to meet Charlie Brown.