A few favs from 2016

Merry Christmas!

It was a very Merry Christmas at our house!!

Posing for a picture

Merry Christmas indeed. BOTH boys slept long enough for us to get up and have coffee in peace

All he wanted for Christmas was a measuring tape :)

New bike!

Opening my handcrafted card from the boys

Ready to tear down this tower!

Best gift ever. Plus mimosas

Nice

Naughty

Christmas Eve Shenanigans

Christmas Eve Shenanigans 🎄🎅🏻😊

A few of my favorite questions from Adam about Santa:

Is he going to eat the cookies on his sleigh?

Does he have hands? Does he have gloves?

Is he going to take his shirt off when he comes inside? 

Does he like chips?

😂😂😂

Leaving reindeer food on the front lawn so Santa knows where to stop

This guy!

There he goes

Matching jammies

Picking out cookies for Santa

Massive Snowman

This is what happens when Uncle Matt comes to visit and you get 8 inches of snow.  ⛄️️😂

Ugly Christmas Sweater Party!!

Tom and I have always wanted to go to an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party but the stars have never aligned.  Well turns out all you have to do is move to the burbs and get to know a few of the neighborhood preschool parents! Ha.

I had a good time making my sweater. I knew I wanted to wear my Chirstmas leggings so I went to Good Will and found a red sweater to match.  Then I saw an idea on facebook and ran with it! You sew a stocking onto a sweater that doubles as a wine bottle holder!!!  Add some dollar store battery operated LED lights and voila! You win runner up at the Ugly Christmas Sweater party!!! Tom bought his sweater from the men's section of Good Will, however many (many) people throughout the night begged to differ that it was actually from the men's section. 

Prize winners!

Watching Penn State win the Big 10 Championship!!

Some amazing sweaters!

Our hosts!

Annnnnd this happened.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

We had a nice Thanksgiving just the four of us!  We kicked it off with cinnamon rolls, a breakfast casserole, and mimosas. 

Later we made a turkey with all the fixings, and then most importantly, pie! Adam helped me make a homemade pumpkin pie.  And Tom requested lemon meringue pie, and the last time I attempted to make one was a complete disaster, so we went store bought for his pie. 

And Thanksgiving wouldn't be complete without the trifecta superhero visit! Superman and Spiderman and Batman (or Spiderbatman?) all made an appearance!

Cubs win!!

After living less than 3 miles from Wrigley Field for almost 6 years, I think you are automatically qualified as a Cubs fan! We were so excited to watch them FINALLY win the World Series!!

Pic from last week when Mom and Dad were here visiting

Borrowed pic from the internet, obvi

Happy Halloween!!

We had a great Halloween this year!!  Adam dressed up as a fireman and was super excited to go Trick-or-Treating.  I took him around the block while Tom stayed home to hand out candy with Owen.  The absolute best part of the night was when an actual firetruck came down the street handing out candy. Adam was in shock and couldn't believe his eyes! And of course the next several houses we went to all asked him if he had seen the firetruck. 

Adam's preschool class

Jack-O-Lantern Pizza!

Owen's not so sure of Dada

Little Lion Lover

Family pic

Cheeeeese

A firetruck lovers dream!

A bumble bee and a rufferee

Bailey with her thundershirt aka halloween costume

Scarecrow Fest!

This weekend we went to the St. Charles Scarecrow Fest.  We only saw about 1/4 of the whole festival but it was more than enough for our guys.  There were massive bubbles, a petting zoo, funnel cake, and a tattoo artist.  And a seating area near the river that Adam insisted was a boat and was the highlight of the day for him, lol. 

And this little lover slept through the whole thing.

Fun Run!!

Adam had his first "Fun Run" at school today! Unfortunately it was raining outside so they ran in the gym. I couldn't make it due to Owen's nap, but I heard he was run run running laps around the gym! His favorite part was a surprise orange popsicle afterward!

Adam's First Day of Preschool!!

Adam had his first day of preschool today!! He was so excited to wear his backpack and go to school! He didn't even look back when he went in! I asked him what he did at school when I picked him up and he said he played with cars, "digged" in the sand and sang Wheels on the Bus.