Christmas Fun!

Here's a smattering of our December thus far:

 

Last weekend we enjoyed a squadron Christmas party for the kiddos. 

Here's Ezra and his gingerbread house.

 

 

 

The kids with Santa.

 

 

The kids decorated bags in which to collect their goodies.

 

 

Glad Judith is old enough to not be afraid of the freaky looking guy with the white beard any more.

 

 

Santa hands out books to the children.  Judith got The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

 

 

Jonas and Santa.

 

 

 

Jonas got The Polar Express (and we've read it every night since).  It came with a CD with the audio of Liam Neeson reading the story and he insisted on hearing it on our car ride home.  *Spoiler alert*  He was stricken when he found out that the boy had lost the bell.  "That's sad", he lamented.  "Does he get a different present?"  I said, "Let's listen and find out."  When the boy (so frustrating that we never know his name!) finds the gift under the tree and inside was the bell, Jonas' face lit up.  It was priceless.  Yes, I teared up a little.  I love that Jonas loves the book.

 

 

Silly Judith with her gingerbread house.

 

 

Ezra making his bag.  It's funny that the "R" is the smallest letter because when he is physically writing his name, he still uses a capital R. 

 

 

Ezra with Santa.  Ezra got a comic book Bible.

 

Here's a picture of us from the adult squadron party.  It was a fun event for 100+ people that Mike planned and coordinated.  So proud!

 

 

Some attempts at a family Christmas picture that did NOT make the card.

Cheesy smiles much?

 

 

 

Some pics from our gingerbread house building at home.  The kids were pretty great about putting it together....Long enough for me to snap a few pictures and then they dug in and demolished it.  I guess that's the fun of making it?  I mean it would be gross if we just let it sit there for the rest of the Christmas season..., right?

 

 

 

 

 

Some snuggle time.

 

Ezra's ABA therapy group had a ice skating night.  Lauren, his BI (Behavioral Interventionist, yes, it's a thing) was there to help him out.  Although, she might have had more falls to her credit than Ezra.  :)  Jonas and I skated with them. 

 

Here's a video. (Bear in mind that I was skating too...). 

 

 

Jonas enjoying our first, significant (unseasonably late) snowfall.