January fun

Stuff from all over :

The boys decided it was funny to try on my UGGs:

This was from their first time at the Home Depot kid workshop - they had a blast hammering and painting! We met our neighbors & friends there (thanks for the invite, Susan!) and the boys had fun :)

And enjoying our new easel - I understand now why I'm willing to pay for the boys to go to an art class - it took as much time to prep and clean up afterwards as it did for them to paint! But they LOVED it :)

And finally, the library; my book-loving boys! So fun to see them get excited about books and run around finding new books for me to add to our stack :) This was in line waiting to check out!

Reading with my boys:

Silly faces:

Firestation!

SK planned a great playdate for our playgroup at the firestation! What a fun thing to do! The firemen were very kind and accommodating, even though my 2 especially were a little wild! They toured the station and then got to see the firetruck, which was pretty cool. Unfortunately, the firemen were called away on an emergency so they left early, but we still had a great time. For several days afterwards, the boys talked about their "buddies," the firemen. Super cute to hear them tell J all about their buddies and the big "uhmuhrgency." :)

We lost a few for the picture!

Train Show

This is the boys' second year to hit the train show in Plano. Honey & Papa kept the boys overnight for us so that we could have one more late date night before the baby (and celebrated my birthday at Pappas Bros!) and although J had to work the next day, I met them at the train show. They had a blast, and love looking at all the trains! They also loved the ride on the little chugga-choo! Honey & Papa know what these 2 little boys like most :)

 

Chinese Lantern Festival

Susie & Richard took us to the Chinese Lantern Festival at Fair Park and it was really cool! We have looked at it before when we're at the fair, but it always seems a little pricey, plus it took a while to walk through so I don't think we would have had time on top of the fair! It was a fun time and the boys really enjoyed it. Thanks for taking us, Honey & Papa!

 

NYE

Our NYE was a little sad this year - no Volcanseks to celebrate with!! We went to dinner at Cane Rosso, which was super yum (ohhhh, that dessert pizza, how I love thee) and looked at lights. We attempted to go to a friend's house, which was a kid-friendly party, but there actually weren't any other kiddos there. I think if Finley had been there, the boys might have followed her lead a little more, instead of thinking they could take over her toys and have a blast! When they started crying over sharing a Thomas train, we decided it was too far past bedtime and left early - like, really early. We put the boys to bed somewhere around 9 and managed to stay up to watch the ball drop. Happy new year! The next day we went to Carol & Larry's for a family new year's celebration. J&B loved baby Tyce's new toys, too!