big box- big fort

getting the outside looking cool.

heading into the box fort.

I peeked my phone through a hole in the back so I could sneak a picture of ledge chillin out in his box fort!

meeting santa

excitedly waiting in line to see santa!

letting santa know what he wants for Christmas.

downtown Allegan looks beautiful, as always!

santa parade

chatting with some friends from school before the parade.

we found a good spot to wave as the parade goes by.

cold but excited!

here comes the parade!

his first concert 3

looking good as we wait in line to meet the newsboys!

about to meet the boys...

mr. tater was really nice and complimented ledger's fantastic fashion sense!

we wandered back into the venue after the signing and got to see phil joel chatting with some fans!

his first concert 2

he was entranced when the newsboys came on stage!

they had a pretty great light show!

big smiled before the show!

ah- peter furler and phil joel rocking out!

both of them rocking out with mr. tater!

his first concert 1

getting dinner at the Mexican place before the show.  needless to say he was super pumped!

awesome mittens, buddie!

he was pretty impressed when we went up to the balcony to check it out.

he loved to wave around the light up thingy during the show!

what a goofus!

oh, christmas tree

getting some of the higher spots with his step ladder.

finding just the right place for each ornament!

that tree looks great!  it looks like we've already got a present...

the star's lights look so cool on the ceiling!

sitting back, chowing down on one more cookie, taking in the beautiful lights!

family time in south bend

being silly with his favorite auntie!

building his own special creations with auntie Barbara.

he got spoiled with a special gift from grandpa: an amazon echo just for kids!  it was supposed to be for Christmas, but they foolishly left it on the kitchen counter where he spotted it...  he was super thrilled and played with it for the rest of our visit!

random ledge 78

one of our many visits to skyzone, one of ledger's favorites!

what he would look like if he had a rainbow beard...

its dress up time!  our little guy playing mama!

his three school pictures so far- preschool, kindergarten, and now first grade!

hanging out with grandpa allen, he grabbed grandpa's hat to try it on.  looks good, oliver!

ledger's beloved bedtime friend leonard was the subject of his latest illustration.

playing with the cone in the yard after school...

trying out the VR headset in the robotics lab at the library.

modifying a pencil sharpener to make his own machine that makes drawings.

halloween night 2

now for the best part: the trick or treating!

is he brave enough to handle the scary house?  oh you bet he is!

getting in there, making sure he gets some good candy!

you cant tell, but he is grinning from ear to ear in there!

organizing his loot at the end of the night!  now that's quite a haul!

halloween night 1

we had gotten to the high school event a few minutes early.  well, ledger certainly couldn't sit still for 5 minutes, so this is what trouble he found to keep him occupied!

all costumed up, he is ready for the festivities to begin!

chatting it up with some of the other kids at the event.