The Greatest Show on Earth

The circus came to town this year (maybe it comes to town every year, I haven't been paying attention until now) and we decided to take the kids.  We got a good deal on some cheap seats.  I wasn't expecting them to be that good, but actually since a lot of the action is up high, they were pretty good.  Brad and I saw Cirque Du Soleil in Redmond, WA but neither of us had been to a regular circus since we were kids so we weren't sure what to expect here.  We both thought it was really fun and so did the kids!

 

 

 

Poor Little Mister.  The show started at 7:30 so we knew it was going to be a late night.  I should have tried to get him to take a nap that afternoon, but instead I let him go to a playdate.  He fell asleep just before intermission and slept through the whole second half.  I don't think he realized he missed anything though!  I guess we will just have to make it a point to go again next time and definitely have a nap or go to an earlier show :)

 

Mister says his favorite part was the elephants.  Baby sister liked the "song".  I'm not sure what she meant but she will say she liked anything you mention.  My favorite part was definitely the trampoline guys but I also really liked the poodles. 

Graduation Day

In mid-December, Brad was finally able to officially graduate from his Master's program at Georgia Tech.  We went down to Atlanta for the occasion and stayed near Centennial Park.  It was a fun mini-vaca, although, I don't think I had thoroughly thought through the idea of having two young children all by myself in a fairly crowded auditorium for two hours past their bedtime. 

I'm pretty sure we spent more money on concessions than we did on the entire four years of tuition and books, but it was well worth it to keep them happy and content to stay in their seats.  I only had to chase (literally sprint) one child, one time through the concourse.

The next day we had a lot of fun exploring the park.

'Tis the Season

For visiting Santa 

For looking at Christmas lights

For baking cookies (thank you Melissa for the ninjabread idea!)

For spreading our Christmas cheer 

 

 

For nestling children all snug in their beds

Giving Thanks

This Thanksgiving what I am most thankful for is nieces and nephews.  Nieces and nephews who can entertain my children for hours.  Who have such patience answering countless questions about video game strategey, play silly games with them, dress them up in pearls, and take the most adorable pictures of them.  I love you all and I'm so glad I got to spend Thanksgiving with you (and I really missed those of you that weren't there).

Oh yeah, and siblings and siblings in-law, you aren't bad either :)