Happy birthday Pappo!

Nothing says celebration

like 20 pounds of Strouds fried chicken

and some pink pie

with all of your family gathered together!

Happy 72, Pappo!

 

Holiday Spirit Week

We kicked it off with a bang--

an outfit that embodies the holidays for you.

Ugly Sweaters.

'nuf said.

I got to make an epic gingerbread house

in Art Club

and Tucker made one with his Paw Partner

There was Grinch Day

and Pajama Day

but Mom was most excited for Dress Up Day...

which there is no picture of

because we refused to dress up.

Don't ask.

She's still irritated with us.

Winter Cabin Fun

The cold doesn't stop

a good time at the cabin!

We "helped" with chopping wood

(although pretending to kayak was

obviously way more fun)

We channeled all our energy into a walk

Clearly more fun

with a wagon and The Coop

It was chilly,

but the night called for a fire pit

and a beer

and a hat

Happy hour with games

is always a good time

And how about a 

well-earned,

hard-built

teepee?

Coming down here 

is always a lot of fun

even when it's cold,

it warms our souls

A Night with the Symphony

You have to be fully vaccinated

to see the KC Symphony.

Well, guess what?

WE belong to that exclusive club!

So we headed to BRGR

(which we have talked about incessantly 

since we ate there 2 years ago)

for some burgers and shakes

Mmmm.

Shakes.

Then,

it was off to the Holiday Concert

Don't we clean up good?

We got to sit right behind the percussion section

which was perfect

since I started playing percussion this year.

I was entraced.

We were right next to the choir too.

Maybe they'll inspire Jackson

to try out for Concern Choir in the spring.

It was a good concert.

A new brass arrangement of O Holy Night

was Mom and Dad's favorite of the night.

and another great way

to enjoy some holiday spirit!

 

Another season, another season

Jack and I are back on the field

for winter ball--

which is pretty sweet

because it's all games, no practice.

The field is netted all the way around

so there's no out-of-bounds

but that makes a good picture tricky too.

Dad nabbed one of me and the team though

And how about the Jackster?

Making soccer look good.

The Lights of Lee's Summit

We needed to make

the annual Christmas lights rounds

and what better night than tonight?

We started out with dinner

at Bella's--

if you haven't been there yet,

you should definitely check it out!

Then,

it was off to the lights.

We hit the Magic Tree

which called for a family selfie

and then an even better family picture

We watched the show at the Water Hole

and the house behind Home Depot

(if you're from Lee's Summit, you know what I mean).

Then we headed back towards our neighborhood

with a stop at the Magic Potty

(which also has a light show this year!)

and then a drive through our neighborhood.

And look what we found:

Probably the best show of the night!

And in OUR neighborhood!

We're going to have to make a few trips over to this one.

Santa in the 'hood

Look who made a surprise visit

at our neighbor's house??

We told him we wanted computers

(which confused Mom and Dad

since we already have school computers)

and Jack asked for a very ironic football

Not sure it was a successful discussion

but it was a successful picture

 

The Annual PJ Picture

We have a LOT of ornaments

to put on our tree

so that we can get the perfect

picture this year!

We started out a bit slow,

waiting for our brothers to finally join us

We had some ideas about 

what would be the perfect pose

Some were just ok

Some took some heavy lifting

Some turned out awkward

Some we thought were pretty funny

even if Jack didn't

Some were a little crooked

Some we were being squished

Some were taken 

as Dad mooned us

But some turned out pretty well

Mom says she's buying matching pjs for 

our whole family forever,

even when there are 50 of us 

(which would be a LOT of grandkids)

so we can take a Christmas pj picture

even when we have our own families.

We thought that sounded pretty cool

(even Jack).

What's Tucker up to?

I'm reading a bunch these days--

I especially like Fly Guy and 

Elephant and Piggie.

I had to read with Farley for

my school reading list the month.

I unfortunately had a bunch of cavities

(5?  6?)

so I had 2 appointments to get them filled.

Laughing gas and a movie made it easy to sit through.

Beck has been tutoring me in math.

That's going well.

He's a smart dude.

Wes and I made a helicopter

with the Erector set.

That took some time and patience!

I went on my first slumber party!!!

I may have packed 4 days before the event.

A whole day and night

with my besties Breckin and Sutton??

Yes, please!

As you can see,

I've been pretty busy.