Thanksgiving Prep

You know what's great about this family. They all pitched in a hand to help. So, dinner prep was a breezy.

Tree Trimmings

While Grandma and Mommy worked on dinner, the boys made the house merry. Uncle Dick, Uncle Larry, Grandpa, Cameron and the little guy worked the tree.  While Daddy worked the outside lights. Did you see the awesome train?  Well, Grandpa, Uncle Dick, and Mommy braved the pouring rain to find one. And find one we did, complete with Christmas music, and on sale, holler!

Prepping the House

Elf on the Shelf

So last night, after a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner, at Great Grandmom, we arrived back home with a little surprise. An Elf from Santa appeared on the little guy's fire truck. And someone was super excited. Mommy, Santa was here?!?

The Elf's name, according to the little guy, is Chickie.  And this morning, Chickie was found watching the IPad, which I must admit, did not make the little guy happy...in his world it's HIS IPad. Thus, our first "better be good" or Chickie will report to Santa.   Awe, the joys in life.

And a special thanks to Mom Mom and Pop Pop for taking the little guy for the weekend. He chattered the way home about it...that is, until he suddenly konked out mid sentence on the bridge. We laughed because he looked so tired....  And thanks again Great Grandmom.  We had an awesome time. The little guy is so lucky to have you in his life!

Week in Rewind: Nov 22

It was one of those quick weeks for us. But as we unwind to the weekend, it's time to leap into Thanksgiving prep.  So last night the little guy and I headed to the grocery store.  And someone insisted on the police car cart. You know the one with the cool decals but much more limited space for ugh, groceries.  Yes, that's how we roll. Packed to the top and completely surrounded by milk, eggs, and other awesome treats.  I gotta a little worried when the last available spot was occupied by the little guy. So what does any good mother do....Zachary, you can hold this 10 pound bag of potatoes.  Perfect, now don't move. At least we got a what an adorable little boy, as we maneuvered our way to the car...complete with Mama holding a separate bag of eggs and balancing sweet potatoes on the handle.

Ok, this morning Mama was looking for cute pictures to add to the blog...when, I noticed that "someone" found the camera on my phone.  The boy sure knows how to shoot things. Below are his best shots but there were a ton of pictures of the floor, wall and what appears to be the garbage can.  I included one cute self portrait that Mama shot.

The best for last. On the way home from groceries, a Christmas song came on.  The little guy insisted that he sing his very own Christmas song. And what an original it was...full of trees, reindeers and Santa. It, however, sounded a little like Old MacDonald.

Beat The Farm

Great day to be a Trojan. My mission in life is fulfilled. The little guy sings the Fight Song. This morning he also asked for "the girls" or as know them The Song Girls. When asked why he wanted to watch them over and over again, a simple response: the girls are my best friends. Uncle Larry, you have yourself some competition.

Birthday Fun

On Saturday, we headed over to the little guy's 1st school related birthday party. After a little trepidation, he went full force down the bouncy slide. That set the wheels in motion, for one slide after another.