Brooke After Xmas Thank You Note

To Ryan, Fron Brooke

Sibling Love

Little Picassos

Brooke Art

He Said / She Said

(Downtown by chocolate factory)

Brooke: I can't really smell it. I have a stuffy nose.

Ryan: It's such a smell, you can smell it right through your boogers.

Dec 2015 Ryan Art

Brooke School Journal

He Said, She Said

Brooke: I'm glad I'm not Spanish people

Me: Why?

Brooke: Because they have to speak long words!

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Ryan (to mom): What if I lived in your mind?

Little Picassos

Ryan Holiday Art

Brooke School Journal

Brotherhood

For the past two days they've been chasing each other around with lightsabers (courtesy of Uncle Brad), having many battles and many giggles. Tonight they're coloring Spider-Man together.

Watching their relationship grow is definitely one of my greatest joys.

Ryan Thankful

Ryan Thanksgiving

Ryan: "I am thankful for Twizzlers"

Little Picassos

Brooke Thanksgiving Art

He Said, She Said

Brooke: "Want to play SIRI? Ask me a question!"

Thanksgiving School Activities: Ryan

And still...

Picked up the kids from school. Went to Starbucks for a snack. Then back at it ;)

Persistent

Took a three hour nap.
Woke up.
Went right back to work trying to get Hulk on Thomas.

Q1 Perfect Attendance

Today's Objective

Get Hulk to ride Thomas ... On the roof of the Little People's House.

Brooke School Journal

Fall Harvest & Pumpkin Picking

Saw Some Spooky Characters

Practiced Photography Skills

Picking His Own Pumpkin

Putting Pumpkin in Wagon

Insisted on Pulling the Wagon

Had a Tantrum When He Couldn't

This is technically a Mom, Ryan, Brooke & Luke Selfie.  Luke is actually sitting on my lap but he threw himself back in a tantrum. If you loo, you can see the extra pair of legs (his head is down by the pumpkins)

Had To Hand Luke An Apple To Make Him Stop Trying To Escape

Luke Was Not Feeling The Family Photos Today

First Snow

We got our first real taste of Winter this weekend - in more ways than one. Mom & Luke have been stuck in with the cooties. Dad took the kids out to burn off some of the stuck-inside-because-its-all-ice-outside-craziness.

Brooke School Journal

Fall Fun

Messing up Daddy's pile of leaves in the back yard.

Reading Assignment

Brooke was assigned to read in a variety of ways / places for the month of November.


Today's assignment?


"Read in a pile of leaves"

Ryan 5 Year Checkup

Height: 45" (87%)
Weight: 48lb 4oz (89%)

Brooke 7 Year Checkup

Height:       49"        (65%)
Weight:      54lb 4oz (65%)

Ryan's Book: The Day Ryan Found the Spy

Spoiler: Everyone dies in the end

Ryan is FIVE!

Ryan's fifth birthday began with sugar and ended with sugar. We went to HERO coffee bar before school to get some donuts. It was a good idea because prior to donuts it was the "worst birthday ever". The tune changed after an assortment of glazed, sprinkle and chocolate were placed in front of him :)

We also went to John's to celebrate, which seems to have become our kids birthday tradition. The apparent lure of Johns? Ice-cream, of course.

Even Luke got into it, deciding that ice-cream made an appropriate dip for dino nuggets.

After dinner we opened a few presents. Well, Brooke mostly took charge of that!

Goodbye cute little curls!

The little guy got his first haircut. He wasnt a bit fan - but he liked sitting in all the cars in the salon!

Brooke School Journal