museum day 2

our little spaceman!

the special exhibit at the museum this time was all about whales- they even had this life-size model of a whale's heart for the kids to play in!

mama and ledge being silly in the kids exhibit!

museum day 1

ledge was totally amazed at how big the whale skeleton was!

in the little 'gaslight village' area there was a man working at the printing press, showing kids how it worked and making special prints just for them.  ledge was entranced!

checking out the carriage car.

posing like a model, as he so often does!

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playing with magnet blocks at the library!

being silly at the m store!

rockin' out on sandy the horse!

using his building blocks to create an obstacle course for bb-8!

a cute family pic, embracing the holiday spirit!

showing off his new jamms!  they had pajama day at school, so we got him a cute onesie.

stopping in to say hi to the fish at cabella's.

chowing down on pancakes at macs!

he found a bandage on one of the shelves in the bathroom, so of course he had to dress up as a mummy!

christmas morn 2

one of the funny things about our boy is how much he loves to draw.  i'm actually starting to think its more than just something he likes to do, but rather something he needs to do.  after he opened all his gifts, he set them all up on the kitchen table and proceeded to draw the whole lot of them.

its almost as if he was drawing them as a way of processing it in his mind, like it wasn't real until he drew it out.

well, after that he just wanted to move them around and take it all in- so he piled them all on the counter next!

christmas morn 1

a happy boy posing with all the prizes he got for christmas!

he was excited to get a blippi doll- its from one of his favorite shows to watch.

we got him a couple games as well, taking the time to play each one as he opened it.

setting up all his toys and games!

taking a little break from the action on his new bb-8 rug for his room!

he was super excited to get this pet kitty- he had seen it in the stores for months and always reminded us that its what he wanted for christmas.  finally, he had it for himself!

christmas eve

being a goof ball posing for pictures!

brinkmas

hanging out enjoying some slush and having a great time... ok, we're mostly just waiting to open prizes!

a beautiful musical intermission before the party really gets rolling!

our jolly elf is quite pleased with his robot kitty!

having fun with his big cousin!

mema opening her big prize.

papa checking out his prize.

jack got a go pro camera for chirstmas so we got him a case for it and all the accessories.  he was quite pleased.

ledge drawing

really focusing on getting it just right...

drawing a christmas scene, while chomping on his candy cane...

goofy christmas elf!

mike and mikey, ledge and i

christmas cookies

he's ready to rock and roll- lets get this cookie party started!

some turned out better than others...

he is so focused on getting the placement just right.

he was very proud of his creations... right before he ate them!

some of the results!

now that's a yummy snowman!

mama enjoying some of the decorations too!

making them look their best!

homemade ornaments

in preschool, ledger and his class made some beautiful ornaments for the tree- we made sure to hang up all of them this year!

of course he put a face on his candy cane, he puts faces on everything!  but what impresses me is just how expressive the faces are!  look at that thing, its winking with a sideways smile- he's 4 years old!?!  amazing!

so cute!