Day of Changes

I know that it has been a long time since I've updated my blog for various reasons, so I thought that I would go ahead and skip to present time instead of letting the gap grow larger. ☺ I plan on going back and filling in the holes eventually.

Today was a day of change for us. Mara started third grade, Jack moved up to the Pre-K1 class, and I went to work in our brand new building for the first time today. It was a lot of change all at once, but it seemed to go well (despite how Jack looks in his first picture).

Christmas Parties

Monday, December 17

I spent this evening wrapping a bunch of presents. It's nice to finally see some presents under the tree.

Tuesday, December 18

See today's post here.

Wednesday, December 19

We went to Wendy's for dinner to support Mara's school on spirit night.

Thursday, December 20

Jack had his Christmas party at school today, and then we went to a Girl Scout Christmas party in the evening where we handed out the patches that the girls have earned so far.

Friday, December 21

Mara's school had winter parties before they let out for the break today. After the party, I took her out to Subway for lunch, and she got a whale shark bag with her meal. When we picked up Jack, they were still celebrating with cupcakes they didn't eat yesterday, and Jack was eating his without his hands.

Saturday, December 22

See today's post here.

Sunday, December 23

When we were in Oklahoma City last month, we got both of the kids Eskimo Joe's Christmas shirts.

Jack's Christmas Program

Jack's daycare put on a Christmas program tonight. Jack didn't like being left in his classroom after we picked him and and grabbed a bite to eat, so he didn't cooperate when it was time for his class to come on the stage. It was a cute performance anyway.

Being Thankful

Monday, November 19

At work, my department had a potluck "graze" today. I brought buffalo chicken dip and apple pie drink to share with everyone.

Tuesday, November 20

Jack made a Thanksgiving hat at school this week, and he proudly showed it off to us at home.

Wednesday, November 21

With the weather getting colder, the kitties are starting to snuggle more. We came home today to find Doxy and Puck cuddled up together on our bed.

Yummy Food

I know it's the week before Thanksgiving, but our week has been filled with very yummy foods.

Monday, November 12

Since it's colder now, I thought some good, old fashioned tomato soup sounded good for dinner. John doesn't like the way I make it (with milk and butter), so I just shared this goodness with Mara.

Tuesday, November 13

Jack loves cheese and was thrilled when we had more than enough left over from our pizza cones (that we got through a fundraiser at Jack's school).

Wednesday, November 14

John grilled some teriyaki chicken tonight, and I made my pineapple rice. It's been a while since we've had it, and Mara wanted seconds.

Thursday, November 15

Today was Parent Involvement Day at Mara's school. Her class divided into groups and created bridges. After school, we stopped by the book fair.

Friday, November 16

Chicken Express has quickly become one of our favorite places to eat.

Fall Festivities

Today was a busy day. Mara had her last soccer game of the season, she went to a friend's birthday party, and then we went to her school's Fall Fun Fest.

Since it was the last game of the season, we took some team pictures before the game.

The birthday party was a "diva" party, so Mara put on a sparkly dress to go enjoy some time with her friends.

The Fall Fun Fest had a jumping thing that Mara kept begging to try each time we went to the mall, so she was thrilled to see it there. She also got her hair and face painted and got a glitter tattoo. Jack had a lot of fun too.