Christmas Program

Andrew has his first school program coming up and I am so excited! His Christmas program is December 2nd at 7 pm. We have his outfit picked out, and if I don't say so myself, I think he is going to look rather dapper. He has been singing quite a bit lately and can carry a tune fairly well. He must have got that from his father!

I am hosting "Girls Night Out" December 5th, so I have begun the pre-party cleaning and decorating. I cleaned the sunroom today, then the boys helped me put the tree up. I know, it's a little early, but anything I can get out of the way now will help. I purchased a new pre-lit tree this year and wow, it went up fast. It is a slim tree which also helped.

I think I am done Christmas shopping!! I need to write everything down and double check, but all of my big purchases are done. That is a huge weight off my back. I always end up stressing out about one person, but everything came together very easily this year.

Puppy update

Here are some updated photos of the puppies. They are now 1 month old, and eating puppy food twice daily. Since they began escaping from their box on the laundry room, and the weather has been fairly warm, we moved the puppies to the shop for the night. They have a nice size box full of newspaper and straw to keep them warm. There is also a fire burning in the stove. All in all they should be quite happy in their new digs! It also gives Mattie more room to roam, which I know she will like.

Weekend in Branson

Saturday morning my alarm went off at 4:30 and Colby was already awake with his bedroom light on, I guess in anticipation of our trip. We left for Branson around 7:00 with mom, dad Lauren, and Brian. The boys did well traveling, mostly due to the DVD player, until we were about 5 minutes from the hotel. Andrew says "Colby puked" and he wasn't kidding. I guess all the sugar and windy roads caught up with him. Luckily, that was all it was, and not an illness. After grabbing lunch, the girls went on a short shopping trip, and the boys rested. We went to Silver Dollar City around 3:00. Unfortunately, it was so cold, the rides were not running, which did not set well with Colby.

I think they said that there are 4 million lights in Silver Dollar City, a pretty amazing sight. We waited for the 7:00 parade, which was also very pretty, and watched the Christmas Tree lighting ceremony.

Sunday we went to the Bass Pro Shop, and I think the kids enjoyed it as much as SDC. I even got a few Christmas gifts purchased. We got home at a reasonable time, which was good because I had to disassemble a car seat and wash it along with all the laundry. The puppies did well with their grandparents while we were gone except they have learned to climb out of their box. Guess they are getting a ticket to the shop soon!!