Legos in Motion

What do a dad and two kids do during their Christmas vacation while mom is at work all week?

 

Assemble Legos and make stop motion videos of their Lego creations, of course!

I say he deserves the Dad of the Year Award!

Christmas 2013

 

Christmas at our home

 

 

Christmas Eve breakfast at Granna & Poppa's

 

Waiting outside in the cold for the doors to open at Passion City Church's Christmas Eve Service

 

Christmas lights

 

Gifts for Jesus

A new bone for Hudson

Gifts for each other

Gifts from Gramma & Grampa 

 

 

 

 

 

Gifts from Mommy & Daddy

Annual Christmas breakfast at Miss Jennifer's and Mr. Steve's (our neighbor's house)

 

Christmas evening with cousins

 

As Snug as a...

...Dog in a Guitar Case

 

Hmmm...appears this case might be a little too snug of a fit--notice he has a little chub hanging over. Guitar cases seem to have become Hudson's new favorite place to snuggle into for a long winter's nap.

Recital Night

 

How my heart overflowed with joy watching these two perform together!

 

John Caden played "O Come, All Ye Faithful" and "Amazing Grace"

 

Anna played the "Hallelujah Chorus," "In the Sweet By and By" and "Musette" 

What Goes On When Mom/Homeschool Teacher Isn't Home

I left the house this morning at 11:15am for a dentist appointment. When I left, the kids were hard at work on their school assignments and Tim was working from home in his office.  When I returned, I found this interesting Skype chat that occurred between John Caden (depicted as "me") and Tim in my absence.  I didn't even know John Caden knew how to initiate a Skype conversation! Notice the math problem that he set up for Tim in the fifth frame. Typing...creative writing...math...utilizing computer technology...I'd say he accomplished a lot of school work/covered a vast array of subjects while I was gone.  Maybe I should leave more often!  Looks like his dad wasn't too intrigued though. :)

Snowflake Gymnastics Competition

Beam: 9.050 (3rd place)

Floor: 9.5 (1st place)

Vault: 8.5

Bars: 8.2

 

1st Place Floor Routine

Snuggle Puppy

 

 

A Neat Messy Eater

It always makes me smile when I wipe down the island after John Caden has eaten his breakfast or snack there--without fail there's always a neat little pile of crumbs waiting for me to clean up.