Merry Christmas 2012



 Merry Christmas!  We have had an amazing Christmas vacation.  We haven't posted since Thanksgiving, though, so let's catch up first!

We've been busy with school... here's our school picture from this year.

 

We've been playing with Mom and Dad a lot.  Kendall was using her pretend blow dryer while Mom used the real thing.



 

We've been trying to stay rested with all the sickness going around.  This winter vacation we've been staying up late and sleeping in.  It has been awesome!

 

We've been trying different styles with Kendall's hair.

 

We've been decorating our Christmas trees!

 

We've been spending time with family when they visit.  We took Nana to the movie Rise of the Guardians a few weekends ago.

 

We're not sure what was better... the treats or the movie!

 

We celebrated St. Nick and got goodies in our stockings!

 

We've really enjoyed spending time together.  We like to dance, play, and be silly together!

 

 

 

We've been having Christmas concerts.  Jackson had two this year!

 

We've been sassy (only once).

 

 

 

 

 

Above all, we've been having a blast opening gift after gift after gift.

 

When our cousins visited, we made gingerbread houses!

 

Papa's granddaughters...

 

Nana's grandkids...

 

We enjoyed visiting Santa this year... and had no trouble whatsoever sharing what we wanted for Christmas.  He was very good to us this year!

 

Although it didn't help, we've continued to cheer on the Bears.

 

We've enjoyed making Christmas cookies like these chocolate covered pretzels.

 

 

Most importantly, we've enjoyed being home and spending time together as a family.

 

Merry Christmas to all of you!

 

Love,

 

Jackson

and

Kendall

XOX

Happy Thanksgiving 2012!

Happy Thanksgiving from Super Girl!  No, it's just me - Kendall!  See my turkey shirt?  We made those at school!

It was such a nice day on Thanksgiving and Dad was so busy doing all the cooking, so Mom took us to the park!

We really enjoyed a lot of family time over this long weekend.  It will be hard to go back to school tomorrow.  Good thing is... Christmas break is right around the corner.  Speaking of Christmas... an elf visited us the day after Thanksgiving!



We named him Joe and he watches to see we are making good choices.  He reports back to Santa every night and then switches his location.  So far he was by the TV and in our Christmas tree!  We are being really good so Santa knows we deserve lots of toys!

 

We hope you all enjoyed your Turkey Days with loved ones.  Even though we weren't together, we thought of each and every one of you.

 

Have a great week!

 

Love,

Kendall

and

Jackson
XOX

Update

This post has been a long time coming!  Let us update you on what we've been up to.

This picture is from our first day of school.  We love school and all the teachers are like our second family.  We really enjoy going to school together.  I am in 4-year-old preschool and 4K and Kendall attends a 3-year-old room, even though she's 2 1/2.  She is doing very well and loves school!

With Mom's work schedule this year, Dad has become "Mr. Mom" at times.  He even let us have a "picnic" in the basement one weekend!  We are so, so lucky to have Daddy!

We cherish our family time, and often count the days until our next "family day."  One fall weekend, we tried Apple Fest for the first time in Waukesha.

The best part of Apple Fest was the apple pie, but the games were really fun, too!  We also got a kick out of our balloon animals.

Fall to us means one important thing (besides going back to school)... HALLOWEEN!  Here we were trying on our costumes in preparation for the big day.

Attending the same school has some perks.  We had the same picture today and they took pictures of us together.  I love to dress up and look like Dad.  Kendall loved wearing the dress Ma Mac made her.

Being home alone with Dad when Mom is working means... fun!  One weekend we decided to try on Dad's helmets!  So fun!

For another "Family Day" this fall, we went to a farm that lets you pet the animals.  We met Ellie and Gavin and their cousin Allison there, too.  What a blast we had!  Kendall's favorite part was holding a kitten that snuggled in her arms and went to sleep.  She did not want to let it go!

Here we are petting a deer at the farm.

We even rode ponies.  It was my second time only... I was very brave!  Kendall loves to ride ponies.

 At the farm, we took a hay ride to pick out pumpkins.

Nana and Papa came to visit, too.  We swam at their hotel and went out to eat!

 



Finally, Halloween was here.  Mom spent the day with us at school.  This was Kendall's old class that she attended before she moved into the 3-year-old room.  Can you spot her?

 Here we are ready to leave for trick-or-treat!

One of our most recent "Family Day" outings was to Train Fest.  Our favorite trains were the ones that went around the Christmas trees and the ones we could actually touch.

 



 Kendall had a Thanksgiving program at school.  First her class sang some songs, then we had a yummy feast!

 

 

 

Now that Halloween is over, and it's Thanksgiving, we are already thinking about Christmas.  We enjoyed the Waukesha Christmas parade last weekend.  Aunt Audrey, Cohen, and Isabella joined us, too!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Love,

Jackson

and

Kendall

XOX