Catching Up On December

Buckle up - it's time to do some catching up on our activities for December so far.  This month has been flying by!  And we have been having a ton of fun.

First up - I got to go on another playdate with some of my friends from school: Ben and Daniel.  We headed over to the Museum of Natural Curiosity at Thanksgiving Point and, among other things, did the ropes course that is way up in the tippy top of the museum.  I'm not going to lie, it was a tad bit scary at first being up so high hanging from a little bit of rope, but we got used to it pretty darn fast and loved it!

Then we got to pick out our Christmas tree.  We are a "real tree" family and love to choose a tree that is perfect for us.  

Then we got to go have Breakfast with Santa Claus.  It was great to talk to the big man and spend a little time visiting with him and his friends. 

Here is our official photo with Santa.

And here we are just visiting and chatting.

Mr. Polar Bear was cool too.

Our breakfast was yummy.

There were some fun activities to do as well - here we are decorating some sugar cookies.

And we got to see some of Santa's reindeer too.

We also spent a lot of time learning about computer programming.  An organization that mom works with does an event each year called the Hour of Code.  We loved it and did way more than an hour.  

Then we had our school Christmas programs.  

Mom videoed our songs and we picked a few to share:

First a bell piece called Oranges and Lemons.

Second is Winter Sleigh Ride.

Third is my favorite from this year - Havah Nagilah.

And finally, Hot Cup of Cocoa.  I've performed this one before, but it is another one of my favorites!

Here I am with my super great teacher, Mrs. Haynie.

Then Sam had his program that same afternoon.

First up is Simple Gifts.

Second is O Christmas Tree.

Third is Do You Hear What I Hear?

And finally, Santa's Usin' Zebras Now - another favorite that we love.

Here is Sam with his wonderful teacher, Mrs. Anderson.

We are loving the Christmas season.  We spend some good quality time enjoying our tree and our train.  

More fun to come - happy holidays everyone!

Sam Alert:  Hey everyone, Sam here.  We also got to go see the Christmas lights at Thanksgiving Point.  We also got to see more reindeer. 

And we also got to enjoy a special treat.  Aunt Jen Jen sent a surprise treat for mom's birthday - - - Cannolis from Carlo's Bakery in New Jersey - you know, the Cake Boss guy.  They were yummy!

Ok - Sam out.  See you soon.