Life Lately

This time of year is so much fun.  I feel like once September hits it is just constant holiday fun through December.  My most favorite time of year.

One night after baths we had Christmas music playing and Elle and Ollie were in the kitchen dancing together. These are the little moments I never want to forget. 

Hot coco and cartoons. :)

On the way home from my parents house we spotted the super moon. Eric took Ollie inside and Elle and I stayed outside to admire it. 

Big boy eating breakfast in an actual chair and not in his booster seat. 

Eric is a pretty skilled fort builder, even if they only last about 3 minutes before it is knocked down.

Elle is still doing great in school.  There are some days that she says she doesn't want to go but we have never had tears when it comes to dropping her off and when we pick her up she always seems like she has had a great day.  The teacher assistant told me one day that she must be bursting to talk to me when I pick her up because she is so quiet all morning at school. Better quiet than crazy!!

Ollie and I have fallen into our Tuesday morning routine quite nicely. You can either find us at Target or Schunucks after dropping Elle off...or if we have no errands to run we come home, have breakfast and Ollie can watch Toy Story in peace without Elle begging to turn on something different.

Elle started an indoor soccer clinic. Some days are great and it holds her attention, other days (this week) she does everything except actually play soccer. 

She is wanting to try cheer-leading and ballet next so hopefully we can find some of those classes this spring.

Decorating our Christmas tree! We drag all the decorations up from the basement, the house looks like a bomb went off, we order pizza and eat in the living room and just go to town decorating!

Ollie got himself all tangled in the lights. 

And did his best to remove as many ornaments from the tree as he could. :)

He was obsessed with our Buzz Lightyear ornament and a rocking horse ornament from Elle's 1st Christmas.  He had Buzz riding the horse all night.

Look at that crazy hair!!

Night 2 with the tree and trying to teach him not to touch it.

I was in the kitchen cleaning and Ollie was sitting at this box getting toys out and playing with them.  When he was done playing he picked up all the toys (unprompted) and put them all away.

He knows the way to his mommy's heart!

Putting up the Christmas tree in Ollie's room.  

This is our first flocked tree and I'm obsessed. I now want to buy a similar one and change out the tree in Elle's room. 

These two had more fun in the box than actually helping put the tree up. 

That's life lately! Rumor has it St. Nick is stopping by this weekend and Elle is so excited to see if her elf, Elfie, comes and brings a girl elf with him to live at our house. We shall see!