NYE in Cabo!

Luke survived his first flight. It actually wasn't as smooth as this seemed. He cried during takeoff and said the plane was "too fast". But he recovered quickly and things were great for most of the trip. Dad and Ryan were in the row directly in front of us.

Ready for Takeoff!

Thank goodness for technology ;)

Celebratory ice cream at the hotel

Swimming!!!

Zoo Trip!

Its winter break and we decided to take a quick trip to the zoo. The goal was to see Luke's friend the Polar Bear. Unfortunately, he was not cooperating today. But it was a good trip otherwise.

The boys quickly buddied up with some monkeys...

However, the monkeys quickly fixated on Ryan.

And then they decided to try to rip his face off. Over and over again.

 After the boys got tired of the monkeys trying to pulverize Ryan, we went to check out a few more animals. We also stopped to ride on a couple of hippos.
And then we left the zoo and hit up Starbucks on the way home :)

Merry Christmas!

Christmas morning came and went in minutes. The kids woke up early and we held them off as long as possible. Then they tore down the street and tore through their presents in minutes.

 

Luke didn't make it far into his presents without getting distracted,

but he did manage to open a gift or two.

Ryan set up camp in a Teenage Mutant Ninja turtle tent

And started assembling Legos!

The Chewbacca mask was an immediate favorite

Luke picked up the remote control immediately

Luke is a candy fiend. Funny thing is that he didn't change at all from last year. He got his hand into his stocking and pulled out one piece of candy ... and he was done. He didnt care about opening more presents or even what else was in his stocking. He just cared about the candy. And he had to eat it. RIGHT. NOW.

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Brooke Made A Special Message for Our Elf, Chippy.

Treats for Santa!