Santa!!

The season would not be complete without visiting Santa. 

Again, Andrew asked for a workbench and tools.  Bailey asked for LEGOS!

All the kids!  This was arranged through our Sunday School class.  It was so fun!

Andrew is officially 3!

 

Here is a conversation with Andrew!

1. What is your favorite color? Yellow
2. What is your favorite book?  Bigger Digger
3. What is your favorite TV show? Paw Patrol
4. What is your favorite movie? Polar Express…for the moment (he will watch about 20 minutes) 
5. What is your favorite animal? Pluto
6. What is your favorite restaurant? Chick-fil-A
7. What is your favorite food?    Chicken Nuggets, Hot Dogs and Chocolate Milk.  Least favorite food?  Tomatoes
8. What is your favorite snack? Fruit Snacks and goldfish
9. What is your favorite board game? Don’t Break the Ice (it has a hammer, is there any other choice?!)
10. What is your favorite toy? Tow truck legos, trucks, train table
11. Who is your best friend? “Bailey, I like her the most” (Often calls her Bay)
12. What is your favorite thing to do?  play trucks
13. When you are outside, what do you like to play?  dig in the sand table 
14. What are you the best at? Diggin’
15. What do you like to learn about?  Firetrucks
16. If you could  meet someone famous, who would it be?  Pluto
17. What is your favorite thing to do with Bailey? play
18. When you were little, you used to? “I was not a baby” – I guess he has been this age forever.
19. What do you want to be when you grow up? “A hot dog”  when re-asked about his job he responded with: a fireman.
20. What makes you happy?  Chocolate milk and blue tablet;  What makes you sad? nap time.

We had saved his birthday presents from us so he could open them today.  However, it ended up making him so confused.  After seeing Santa over the weekend he asked for a “workbench.”  His big gift from us was a bike.  At one point during the afternoon he said, “Santa didn’t bring me a workbench.  I didn’t ask for a bike.”  He was very serious and concerned.  Poor guy has no idea what is still coming!

The Polar Express!

Last weekend we headed to Bryson City, NC to catch a ride on the Polar Express.  Both kids have really gotten into the book and movie this year.  (Plus Andrew loves anything train).  The weather did NOT cooperate, but we all had a great time!  All Aboard!

Tickets, Tickets!

Hot Choco-lat!  Keep it cooking in the pot!  Never, ever let it cool!

Look who showed up in the North Pole!!!

Andrew asked for a workbench and Bailey asked for Legos!  He is so magical!

And Santa delivers everyone with a silver bell that rings “IF YOU TRULY BELIEVE!”  (You can imagine the noise as ALL the children (and some grown ups!) are ringing their bells for the rest of the trip!)

We loved it!  Both kids really have gotten into the book, movie and soundtrack which made this even more fun.  The railway did a great job keeping us entertained and busy the entire time!  It was so fun!

We stayed the night in Maggie Valley and were hoping to hike a little or get out and do a few other things, but the weather was rainy and cold the entire time.  The kids hit up the hotel pool and loved every minute!

It’s A(nother) BOY!

We are expecting #3!  Due March 20.  As we have told everyone, they respond with “Oh No, not another Andrew.”  (Good confidence booster, huh!)  We don’t care, we are excited!

Let the fun times begin…again!!!!!

Kids photo shoot…

I decided I needed to update our frames at home!  It took two tries, but I finally got some that will work!

Singing Christmas Tree

Every year at church, they put on the Singing Christmas Tree.  Bailey was old enough to join the youth choir and had her first performances this weekend.  She was extremely nervous on Friday but ended up loving every minute!!  (3 days, 5 performances, almost 3,000 people per show!)

This is half of their group.  They were split into two sections on different parts of the stage.  We were so proud of her!

On Sunday, Andrew and I headed to the local parade with Grandma and Grandpa.  Andrew’s top three “floats”: the firetrucks, a semi pulling a loader and a cherry picker.  He loved it.