Christmas 2015

Christmas Shows

Wyatt started out the Christmas show season with his Preschool Place concert. He announced each of the songs they performed and was by far the loudest singer of the bunch. He loved it. He's even been performing for those that missed the actual performance.

Wyatt smiling before the show.

Afterwards, he got to tell Santa he wanted a "blue light up gun, green light up gun, blue light up sword, ...."

Jacob was Merv the Shepherd in "Arrest These Merry Gentlemen" at church. He had a good time learning all the songs and hanging out with the cast. He was worried about a friend forgetting his lines, but when it came to performance time it was Jacob that had a blank moment, he recovered and recited his line. The second performance was flawless. 

Jacob during a song.

Jacob with some fellow shepherds.

Gavin & Wyatt were part of the children's nativity at church. Gavin was a wise man and Wyatt was a cow. They both learned their lines the day before the show and did great.

Gavin and Wyatt

Here the animals are singing "Away in a Manger"

Gavin amongst the other wise men, shepherds and angels.

Taking 3 Boys to Well Checks is like a 3 Ring Circus

Yes, I thought it would be efficient to take all the boys to the doctor for well checks at the same time. I thought I would just get it done and all would go well. I didn't think about being locked in a small room with 3 boys for about an hour and a half and then having the nurse and doctor come in to see the spectacle that is my life. But, we survived the visit including a blood draw to check Jacob's cholesterol (routine),Wyatt's shots, and Gavin's antics.

Here are their stats:
Wyatt - Age 5 years and 2 months
Height: 43.5 inches (54th percentile)
Weight: 49.75 pounds (90th percentile)
They were slightly concerned about his weight until she looked at him. You can see the kids ribs, but he's got thighs from all the jumping around he's been doing for years.

Gavin - Age 7 years and 11 months
Height: 51.5 inches (72nd percentile)
Weight: 70.25 pounds (90th percentile)
She was concerned about his impulse control (which I talked about) and his respect for authority, amen.

Jacob - Age 10 years and 7 months
Height: 50.25 inches (91st percentile)
Weight: 93.75 pounds (86th percentile)
Jacob had his blood drawn for the first time since he was a tiny baby. He watched and was pretty calm (seemingly) about it, but afterwards he got dizzy and nauseous, so he got a can of Coke and some time to recover on the exam room table. They tested his cholesterol and all was normal.

Visit to the Holiday Train

We made a quick trip to Waseca to see the Holiday Train. It was a balmy night for December in Minnesota, so there were a lot of people there. We did end up finding my cousin Bob and his family and then went to their house for hot chocolate.

Basketball Season

Basketball season is underway. Jacob is on the boys 5C travelling team. He has practice about 3 times a week and tournaments every 2-3 weekends. He's a great rebounder and is finding his way to the basket to make some scores too. Gavin is playing in the in-house program and has practice one night a week and games on Saturday mornings. Gavin also finds his way to the basket at least a few times a game and does a good job on defense. Wyatt gets to play on Saturday mornings and 5 year olds playing basketball is comically entertaining. They don't keep score during their games, but Wyatt usually knows where each team stands.

Jacob in his first tournament. 

Jacob getting props for his rebounding skills after their first tournament.

3rd place team in the Chaska Tournament.

Jacob passing in the ball at the Minnetonka tournament.

Wyatt having a great time playing basketball. 

Wyatt with his teammates and coaches.

Gavin putting up a basket. I'll work on getting a better picture of his playing.

Florida 2015

We spent Thanksgiving week at our timeshare in West Palm Beach, Florida. We had pretty good weather, just lots of wind the last 3 days. So we had a sad 10 year old who didn't get out in the ocean to boogie board. But he found some friends in the pool and had a pretty good time anyway. We had grilled ham, turkey and cheese sandwiches for Thanksgiving lunch. We took some breaks from the resort to check out the Loggerhead Marinelife Center, mini golf, and Sailfish Marina. 

The boys on the beach.

Wyatt

Fred & me

Jacob

Gavin

Fred & Wyatt

Fred with Gavin & Wyatt

Gavin & Jacob with a loggerhead

The boys measuring up to the turtles.

Jacob spent an afternoon burying himself in the sand.

Wyatt was our bingo winner - $15.

Family selfie by a Florida Christmas Tree.