HERO NIGHT at our house

Luke is learning about biographies at school which has encouraged the idea of reading about people we admire. With that in mind, we celebrated our first HERO NIGHT where all the boys prepared reports on one person they admire. After sharing their information, they watched 3 Superman cartoons from 1941.......a fun, first HERO NIGHT.

Here is Paul talking about Pele (he chose him because his name starts with P and because he likes soccer.)

Hero Night, part 2

Here is Caleb talking about Chipper Jones. (He chose Chipper Jones mostly because Luke picked a basketball player so he wanted someone who played a different sport.)

Hero Night, part 3

Here is Luke talking about LeBron James.....his 6 foot 8 inch, 250 pound, dunking hero from Ohio.

Incidentally, Luke just noticed that each of their heros start with the same letter as their name: Luke & LeBron, Caleb & Chipper, Paul & Pele. What an observant young fellow!!

Dynamite

Our boys love "Dynamite".....here they are dancing and singing in the kitchen.

Zoo Light Safari with Cousins

We had a GRAND time at the zoo tonight with cousins. A word to the wise: it is good to go on a day when there have been tornados and flash floods. We practically had the place to ourselves!

What a cute, sweet group of kids! (And, wow----couldn't Owen and Paul pass for twins?!)

Santa...

In their combined 15 years, we have been to see Santa two times. As I watched them having their picture taken today, I was so grateful for the passage of time since the last photo was taken. Notice Paul in his pajamas (now just little boy clothes covered in chocolate and dirt)...he and I had come straight from the "doc in the box" to meet up with Daddy and the other 2 boys.
They might be dirty and a little ragged-looking, but they are healthy, sweet, fun, smart boys---and for that, we are so grateful!!! : )

Making Christmas cookies

We made Christmas cookies today for both Luke's class and our family. The boys enjoyed baking them, icing them, and most of all----eating them!