James spent the weekend with Grandma Rose and Grandpa Larry in late January. These are the pictures I received, reassuring me he was safe and having lots of fun!
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015
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Monday, May 25, 2015
Winter toys
James received this snow (mobile) sled from his Uncle Joe. We barely had enough snow to make it work!
Cutie pie.
Monday, December 1, 2014
Family night
There is a house in our neighborhood that goes all out with Christmas lights. This year there was a general invitation for the Lakes community to join them at their house lighting. Hot chocolate, cookies, and homebrewed beer for the adults. It was just a quick walk, but it was pretty dang cold.
The house before the lighting--
Kids were playing in the snow, wrestling. James joined but then ended up twisting his arm. Or someone twisted it. We never really figured it out. He was fine.
The house lit up---
We oooh'd and ahhhhh'd and then made our way home shortly after. It really was super cold outside. My hands were starting to hurt even though I had two pairs of mittens on!
We got home and discovered that Charlie Brown Thanksgiving would be on TV. We snuggled up on the couch and watched together. James took our selfie.
Winter neighbors
Winter is here. James can't just pick up and leave and go to the neighbor's house to see if they can play. There are snow pants, boots, gloves, a hat and a coat to deal with. And then you have to visit the bathroom before you put all that stuff on. It's a lot of work for a little kid.
I have most of the neighborhood moms' phone numbers at this point, so I do try to text them to see if their child is available before James does all this work. But sometimes he just wants to go check on his own.
On this day he wanted to go see if Sawyer was home. I noticed he was wearing a backpack. What's in the backpack?
"My iPad (really it is his Dad's) and iPod. And a Nerf gun in case we can play Nerf inside."
Sawyer was home.
Early Snow
Snow came early. November 10th, I believe. And quite a bit!
This is James bundled up for school.
As soon as he got home he wanted to go sledding! First, he sat in wait. He waited for friends. They finally came.
This is from the next day. James loves sledding down our hill. They really love sliding into the big hole in the backyard, it kind of freaks me out but I guess they are safe.
There's James standing in the hole.
The Canadian geese are finally deciding to leave?
Up and down the hill, what fun!
Monday, April 28, 2014
Friday, March 14, 2014
More snow
Before Jim left for his weekend he did use the snow blower to dig us out after the last snow dump. I took this picture because it was a beautiful crisp day.
Moments later a snow plow came by and dumped a heap of snow at the end of our driveway! Grrrrrrrr. I told the acting man of the house that we need to go outside and take care of business.
James helped to shovel.
We cleared it up as much as we could. So grateful for my little man!
Play date
We had Dane over for a play date that snowy, slippery weekend. Good thing he just lives down the street!
The boys enjoyed some Minecraft action. Of course!
The rest of the time they bickered. It was exhausting and unexpected. I think winter is wearing everyone down!
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Outside
It was pretty darn cold in the last days of December and early January. Finally there was a day where the boys could go outside and play.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Bentleyville
Jim is always doing nice things for his family. This time he arranged for us to spend some time together in Duluth- to enjoy a little Christmas fun before Christmas.
We checked into the hotel and James made himself right at home!
And Sneaky followed us!
We caught a shuttle from Canal Park to the Bentleyville area- a Christmas wonderland!
We were there slightly early so we stood and waited.
James played on a big pile of snow, because that's what kids do I guess.
And then at 5pm exactly, and after a quick countdown by the Bentleyville staff, the whole place lights up! I don't remember how many thousands or maybe millions of lights make up the entire place, but it was a sight to see.
You walk through several tunnels like this to get to different areas of light arrangements. Most of them were kid friendly- like Thomas, snowmen, or other characters.
We even found an Eiffel Tower in there!
We hurried our way to the Santa area, because we heard that the line gets long.
Yup, the line was pretty long but we waited with the others in a somewhat heated area. I was glad that Jim suggested snow pants and heavy winter gear. I was warm enough except for my toes. I should have doubled up on socks. But once we started walking (and not just standing in lines) I was fine.
And then, finally, Santa!
James made sure to remind Santa of the things he wrote on his Christmas list.
A high-five goodbye!
Each kid received a free Bentleyville hat and a bag of cookies! James has proudly worn his hat since he got it that day.
After we located Santa we were able to explore a bit more leisurely. I wasn't a Mom on a mission and leading her boys to a destination anymore.
Gingerbread playground!
Golf scene.
James doesn't look too happy here. He just had a fall, slipped on the ice and smacked his head. He was fine. We minimized the crying and he was fine within a few minutes.
Sesame Street was my favorite.
As we were leaving we spied an ice rink. No skates but James wanted to slip around on the ice. I think I was the only one brave enough to risk falling, so on to the ice we went..
We fell a little bit, but mostly because James jumped on me. It was a good time.
Noah's ark.
It was a late dinner for us. We took the shuttle back to Canal Park and walked from our hotel to Grandma's Saloon. You can't go to a saloon without having some beer! James was curious and took a sniff. "Yuck!" It's what he says about soda too, so we're good!
Thank you Jimmy for always thinking of your family. It was a nice, festive thing to do! We would recommend Bentleyville to any family. It could be a lot of walking, and it can be cold, but it was pretty. I don't think my pictures did the lights any justice!
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