A very Merry Christmas!

Super Heroes

Aunt Katy outdid herself this year.   Super Hero capes for everyone!  Batman Brody and his sidekick Robin Riley, The Flash Cohen and Super Eli.  Miss Harper received a WonderWoman cape and Master Crewe is Captain America Crewe.  She somehow weaved magical powers into them because Brody had to give me a kiss this morning just in case he flew so high he didn’t come back down for awhile.  Thanks for the awesome gift, Aunt Katy!

Happy Birthday, Baby Jesus!

From our family to yours, Merry Christmas!

Grandma’s Birthday Party

After we wrapped up Brody’s birthday party, we quickly transformed our home for Grandma Yakey’s birthday party.  We definitely had a house full of people and hopefully they all found a seat and got their belly’s full.   Thankfully, Grandma had plenty of help blowing out her candles…they were kind of tricky to blow out.  If only the Illini would have won, we could have called the evening a complete success.  Hope you had fun, Grandma!

Brody’s Birthday Party

Yesterday we celebrated Brody’s birthday with a small gathering at home.  He had really wanted to go to Chuckie Cheese, but we offered a pizza party at home instead and he approved.  He only asked for a Lego cake and Lego cookies and Lego cupcakes.  Thankfully, Aunt Jody made 2/3 of his requests and I filled in the last 1/3.  

His cake really must have been his only wish because his parents were just a nice added bonus.  Thanks to all who came and celebrated with us, and an extra special thanks to Aunt Jody for the awesome cake and cupcakes!  It definitely made turning FOUR even better!

Ninety-one

Today Grandma Yakey is 91! She is claiming to be 89 though because you are to start counting backwards after your 90th birthday. She was feeling quite foxy this morning and told me she thought she and grandpa should just run away somewhere. Last I knew they were still perched on top of their hill waiting on their next visitors though. Hope you had a happy day, Grandma!

FOUR!

Somehow our first born turned four today?!  He was so excited to go to bed last night.  He told us when he woke up he would be FOUR just like Cohen!  So if celebrating his birthday wasn’t enough, he also had a Christmas party at school, he took treats to Miss Julie’s house and then this evening he kind of participated in his school’s Christmas program.

 

Brody didn’t request gifts for his birthday.  Instead he wanted lego cupcakes for Julie’s and star cookies for school.  Wish granted!  We even got Grampy, who had never iced a cupcake until last night, to participate in the decoration process.  Aunt Jody will fulfill his last request on Saturday with a lego cake!

Blowing out candles at breakfast is the best!  He was so excited about his day that he couldn’t sit still to eat breakfast.  He had to be going on fumes by the time he sat down for his lunch.  A doorway full of streamers and a floor full of balloons was by far better this morning!

All spiffed up for his Christmas program.  I think he managed to pick his nose, flick his lip and sing a few words, but refused to say his line.  My sources say he said it during practice, but tonight he stood there and shook his head no when it was his turn. 

And because I never have pictures of myself with either of the boys, I include this last shot too!

Happy Fourth Birthday, Brody-ody!  

All Our Love, Mama, Daddy and Ri.

Terrified and thrilled!

Skinny pants

Riley fills out his skinny cut pants like his mama does!

Reindeer Ranch

  

Saturday, we visited the Reindeer Ranch in Rantoul.  We kind of had a parent failure and didn’t obtain tickets to feed the reindeer like we intended.  Oops.   We promised a return trip next year before they tear up the corn maze.  Seemed to appease all parties.  I actually think the only disappointment was the fact that Rudolph didn’t live at the Reindeer Ranch.  We looked high and low for him, but alas he wasn’t there.