Christmas Eve at the Kirkman House

My favorite shot of the night:

(My father-in-law reading the story of Jesus' birth. My mother-in-law holding the lantern.)

 

 

 

 

Parade of lights

Thanks to a cancelled shift and a parking lot with a few spots miraculously empty my boys and I made it to the parade of lights. It didn't disappoint. We nestled our way to a spot in front of an old rock church and canyon saq 4 classmates.  Trek camped on top of Gary's shoulders and they boys came home with more loot than Halloween! 

 

 

Home for the weekend.

What a joyous weekend it was to have my brother and his family and my sister and her family all at my moms with me and my family. We played and ate and visited and celebrated. We enjoyed eachother and all enjoyed being home. Here are my favorite pictures from the weekend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

 

 

 

 

Just so I don't forget

TREK

While riding in the Ranch truck with Grandpa Trek look up and said: "Grandpa are you a cowboy?"
Grandpa replied: "Yes!"
Trek: "Good, so am I."

Staring at a full moon Trek exclaimed: "Look it's fixed."

While I was lying on the couch sick Trek came and put his hand lovingly on my heart and said: "Mama is your heart broken or is it open." (always open my baby, always open.)

I was cleaning the house about to vacuum.  Trek came up to me and said "MOM, I don't want to you vacuum my room (then he stuck out his finger and pointed at me) because I am playing with my dag gum Lego's." And turned around an walked off.

While playing with Avery in the woods Trek and Avery were running and screaming.  Trek told Avery "You scream like a little girl." (not fully connecting that she is in fact a little girl.)

Trek just started at a preschool.  His teacher introduced him in class and this is what he told me when he got home: "Mom, at school they said this is Trek Kirkman and he's a new boy. Mom am I a new boy?"
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CANYON

Canyon has learned to whistle and whistles just about every minute of the day.

His favorite subjects at school are art and PE.

Canyon makes up jokes like: "Knock, knock" Who's there? "Tree" Tree who? "Trees grow because they poop."

or

"Knock, knock" Who's there? "House" House who? "Houses are big and they fly"

or

"Knock, knock" Who's there? "Food" Food who? "Food is poop."

When he's not joking or whistling he's trying to rhyme.  He's not quite got the idea of rhyming down. But he's certainty trying.

He came home from school so excited to tell me about the book fair.  He said: "Mom they have a diarrhea there with a clasp on it for girls."

Me: "You mean diary."

Canyon: "Oh, yeah, lets get it for Mattie." 

He's been trying to convince me to let him get "hot lunch" at school.

This is what he tells me: "They have pizza.  It's so healthy. They have Chile dogs and chicken nuggets."

Me: "Sweetie those things aren't healthy, but maybe you can do it once a month."

Canyon: "But mom, they have beef salad. I really want hot lunch."

Me thinking to myself: What is beef salad?

Helping in Canyon's Class

Making time to volunteer at Canyon's school has been so fun for me.  I love seeing him in his school setting. I love his teacher. I am so proud of my little Kindergartner.

FUN RUN FUNDRAISER:

APPLE PIE MAKING:

 COLLIER FARMS:

HALLOWEEN PARTY:

Halloween

The Lego Skeleton:
One cool cosutume with lots of work. The kids at school loved it. Canyon loved it! Sucess!

 
The Little Ninja:
Trek was in character all night and loved his orange belt and sword the best.

The boys:

The Family: