The boys waiting to go to Sunday School at church
The two oldest boys got to attend a Husker basketball game thanks to my dad and my mentor mom at MOPS who gave us tickets. Camden got to go with Chad and he had a great time. I wondered if he would be interested for the whole game and Chad said he was, except for the last few minutes where he missed a winning dunk. He was super stoked about being able to get some cotton candy and just to spend some alone time with dad. Carter got to go with my dad with his Ameritas tickets and they were able to get free food at the hospitality room which Carter thought was great. My dad said Carter was super fun to go with because he was engaged the whole time. He used his roster to find the players and their names and quickly formed some favorites. His game didn't start until 8pm and was the first game at the arena to go into overtime. Not just one overtime but two! It was a late night for Carter but thankfully it was a weekend and it was totally worth it for him.
outside the arena
ready for his first Husker basketball game
a look at the arena
happy about his cotton candy choice
this is the only picture I got of Carter at the game with my dad. i think it was the first picture he ever took on his camera and he was also able to text it to me. so I am just happy I got a picture.
The kids have also got to do other fun things like go to the movies with the triplets and grandma Ellen (and me too!). Grandma treated us all to the movie Big Hero 6. It was a cute movie and the kids loved it.
We have also had some issues over here with listening and telling the truth and have had several days where our elf did not return due to bad behavior from the kids. I want to say that it helped, and maybe it did a little, it more made me feel better. We try everyday to keep our kids in check that Christmas is the time for giving, and thinking of those in need as well as the true meaning of Christmas, Jesus's birth. The kids talk a lot about things they want, and how they can't wait to open presents and we have to have frequent reminders about what this is all about. I was also able to go to lunch with both my older boys at school which is always something they enjoy. They eat at such different times that I have to find something to do between them but I know they are glad I did it. Chad also took of a random Monday and we got to spend the day with Callan. We called it Callan's day of fun of which he often refers to ordinary days as Callan's day of fun and trying to get us to recreate it. We really didn't do much except take him out to lunch. But we talked up the day and just spent time with him, which I think is all that really matters to him. We took him to Chipotle, which he likes but sometimes it is spicier than others and that day was a hot day. I love hearing him tell us that it is so spicy!
eating with Cam
a little selfie before he goes back to class
eating with Carter
a blurry selfie before he heads back to class
this is what he thinks about the surprise lunch
a lunch with our little callan nallan
he loves being an only child
what a fun lunch!
This month was filled with lots of fun festive things but we tried to do our share of just being home and enjoying our family of five. This means movie nights and pajama days and even some singing dancing and playing games as a family. Unfortunately Camden got hit with a terrible bug this past week and missed 3 and half days of school. It was a combination of headache, nausea, fever, sore throat, cough, runny nose and one episode of vomit. This poor kid was hit hard. He spent several days not eating, sleeping and watching movies to pass the time. Thankfully by Friday he was marginally better to go to school so he could spend one last day there before the long break. He missed out on Polar Express day where they get to wear their pajamas to school. He was sad about it but felt so miserable that it didn't matter. We let him watch it home in his pajamas after he was feeling a little bit better. Being off schedule for that many days made me go a bit crazy but I am happy that he seems to be on the mend. And I can't help but mention that when the vomit happened it happened in the toilet and without my help or my initiative. There were many other false alarms that happened throughout the illness that also were in front of the toilet and a huge sense of happiness and freedom came over me. To know that at least two of my children have the wherewithal to get to the toilet and recognize the signs of impending throw up makes me feel like I have hit another milestone in parenting. A great big beautiful milestone!
after i picked him up on monday early from school he took a nap on the couch
callan keeping camden company on one of his sick afternoons (tatze also loved having someone in bed all day. it meant she could be in bed all day too!)
i had to take this sickie with me to pick up the other kids. doesn't he look yucky?
the 3 boys (and tatze) watching curious george christmas in our room
another afternoon picture of my sick baby
callan tried to cheer up camden by putting on a puppet show. i think it worked
Here are a few pictures of the rest of the fun we have been having this month
while carter was at the basketball game we took these to jokers out to the mall for dinner
bat girl and her boys
my first baby. he is getting so old, but still so cuddly
tatze has been displeased with her dog bed because she thinks it is too flat. so i caught her in callan's room making herself comfortable. does she look guilty?
i found this superhero fast asleep in his room one afternoon this past week. i can't remember the last time he napped, so i was sure he was getting sick. thankfully i was wrong
showing off his grinch shirt and christmas socks
dinner date with the wilkinson boys
i am not sure what he was doing here but i walked by and took this picture
camden fell asleep playing in our bed, before he was even sick
grumpy old man and a lady
I got to go out to a friends house to make grinch drinks and eat yummy christmas goodies.
Curt came over one afternoon and asked if he could take my picture for a december photo project he was doing. I was in my sweats and hair pulled back (which is my norm) so I was a little nervous but the picture turned out nice. he took it with a really old polaroid camera.
