We started the month off with the decorating of the tree, Peter was SO excited! He thought that the stockings were a perfect fit for him and wore them The whole time that we was decorating the tree. I had to pry them off him to hang them on the mantle! Isaac was happy to try and eat anything that he could and loved taking each ornament off the tree that Peter had just put on. It was so cute to watch Peter's excitement and to see his little creative/organizational genes kick in. He would put each ornament in a very particular place and had them all arranged and sorted by color and shape...that is until Isaac would get a hold of them. The tree was also a source of entertainment the whole rest of the month since I think it daily was re-organized and decorated. Our decision to buy some cheap plastic ornaments saved our sanity!
Alan's parents came into town for his graduation and we tried to pack in as many fun things as we could while they were here without wearing them out too much! We heading to the transportation museum one day and after looking at some cool old cars and playing with some trains we headed to their discovery area for some hands on fun.
Later that evening (before our trip to the ER with Peter) we opened presents. The boys had a fun time and were so excited for their presents. Even Isaac figured out the opening of presents if for no other reason than to eat the paper. Peter's favorite present by far was his bike helmet. You will notice in the following pictures it will make a grand appearance. That is because he wanted to wear it everyday, all the time...his head would be a sweaty mess of curls by nap time! Thanks grandma and grandpa for your generosity!
Saturday was Alan's graduation and it was a fun packed day. In the morning was his college graduation at the Powell Symphony Hall which was very festive for the holidays!
Here is Alan and his classmates who have survived the last few years with him.
Alan was so glad to be able to have his parents celebrate this exciting day with him.
His happy wife.
Later that afternoon we all attended his convocation with just his classmates. It was a much more informal and personal event and was a great way to celebrate with everyone and their families.
Isaac and his little buddy Tommy who loved having room to roam and the big windows provided endless entertainment.
Afterwards we hit up a visit with Santa before heading to dinner. (Notice Peter's Santa hat, when he couldn't wear his helmet he sported his santa hat for most of the month. Santa was pretty impressed!)
4 comments:
FUN pictures!!!! were so proud of you and your family. It's always so nice to see the things you are doing. Happy for Allen. See you soon.
You did pack a lot of fun in! Love the hat faddish.
Glad you had fun holidays! Congrats to Alan (and to you...you deserve a degree for your role in his accomplishment)!
Congratulations on gratuating! Glad you got to spend a lot of fun time with family! Your boys are all so cute!
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