Getting ready...

The pretzels are dipped...

and a very special Christmas Eve gift

has been opened

(no Dad, it's not ear plugs)

I think we're ready for Christmas!!!

Check one off the bucket list...

Ice skating made the

Winter Bucket List

this year.

Mom and Dad weren't sure how

this was going to go.

But everyone looked excited

to put on skates...

 Waiting for the Zamboni

to finish up...

Here we go!

It took a little getting used to

but we were flying around in no time!

I was actually really good!

And Tucker LOVED it!

Future hockey stars?

The good company definitely

made it even more fun

We skated for 2 whole hours!

By that time,

we had worked up an appetite.

So we headed for some Mexican

at one of our favorite places.

Why is it a favorite?

Because there's a balloon man

on Fridays and Saturdays!

Cool, right?

Everyone got something pretty cool!

That was definitely 

a fun night...

Happy 68th Birthday, Pappo!

We all gathered for some food

and cupcakes

to celebrate Grandpa Mike's

birthday.

It was a festive occasion!

Shrimp, beer and cake?

Sounds like a good one,

Pappo!

The Magic Potty??

There's been a lot of construction

in our neck of the woods lately.

Some of our friends

made the best of the construction

right next door to them...

and decorated it up for the holidays.

You know about the Magic Tree?

Say hello to the Magic Potty...

It takes deposits of all types.

Oh, geez.

A different kind of Legend...

Guess who came to

soccer practice tonight?

SANTA!

Tucker actually

sat with him this time...

grudgingly

Mom says THIS is the Santa picture

she's been waiting for!

 (Sadly, Jack wasn't here--

slumber party)

The whole team piled in for a picture

Santa even got goofy with us!

Merry Christmas

from all the Legends!

Sharables

Sometimes we just have fun

we want to remember and share...

Cute bath pictures

Cute Tucker pictures

Cute muscle pictures

Cute Bigs pictures

Cute snuggle pictures

Cute PJ pictures

And cute Ranger pictures

Enjoy the cuteness.

Christmas rock band

We are OBSESSED with TSO.

We've been practicing our head banging skills

and guitar skills

and drum skills.

You should have seen Dad

rock out the keyboard.

I think we have a shot.

The BIG show!!

I have been SO EXCITED

for my Christmas program this year.

They called us big kids up to the stage

to go back and get ready.

One last wave

to my adoring fans

We went in order,

littlest to biggest.

After the babies,

Tucker's 2 year old class was up.

He was suddenly

NOT excited about the Christmas show.

But Mom,

with the help of Miss Melinda,

plunked him up there

for "Run, Run Rudolph."

This is what the whole song looked like. 

Mom and Dad were just proud

he didn't run off the stage!

I was up next.

I sang my heart out

to Feliz Navidad

(you could hear me over everyone!)

I knew all the moves and words!

We sang

Santa Bones too

(we've been learning all the bones at school)

and then quietly,

professionally,

marched off stage.

 I ROCKED it!

Everyone wanted a picture

with the stars of the show!

Ok

now just the grandparents

Now just the brothers

And the fam.

We topped it off with ice cream

of course.

What a night!