It feels like this has been the longest month in history, but looking through pictures makes me realize how many amazing memories we have made!
I can't really pick a theme here, so instead this is a photo drop of our mayhem over the past month
Though Christmas feels like three months ago, I haven't done a post since, so I'm going to start right there.
We had a wonderfully quiet Christmas at the house
Niko picked these out as one of his gifts to Alexander
Zoey was very relaxed with everyone home for the long break
One big gift was our drifter. This has been out nearly every single day!
Santa also brought a drone
It took only a few minutes for Alexander to excel with flying it.
It was a very Lego Christmas!
We have spent hours building the various sets we received and couldn't be more excited about it.
We always love having Gammie with us on Christmas!
Closet cleanout cuteness
We had the best time revisiting the Clark Park trail (in the daylight this time)
The boys got near free reign as they wheeled ahead
Backyard Nerf Wars - one of the things childhood is made of
Hot Cocoa on cold days
NYE fireworks. Niko picked a saber sparkler and it was his favorite!
Making our own chocolate! Such a cool gift from Ryan and Mary. It fits perfectly into our new normal of from scratch cooking. I've been making our bread and our ice cream from scratch, and now I know how to make chocolate bars, too!
Lots of Battleship days
We thought this would be the only 'snow' we would see during our time in Fayetteville
Movie Day - Mufasa was so good
The rover nearly completed
Crossbows and Catapults!
A game the boys have never had the instructions for because they play with the set that has been around since Ryan played as a kid. Gammie found a new version and we love it!
STEM night at Village was such an amazing event. So much hard work went into it. Our STEM teacher, Mrs. Tew made this night such an incredible family event!
Hot Pot lunch date!
Niko was finally tall enough for the zipline at Urban Air!
Thank you, Papa and Grandma Jay for the gift card!
Our laser tag team
We took full advantage of our winter wonderland. Our sloping yard finally paid off, and we had nearly the whole week off from school to get off schedule and do all the things!
Polar Pose!
Snow Trode!
Alexander spent last night at his first large sleepover party. We enjoyed a quiet evening but were so happy to get him home today.
Somehow it is still January, and I am ready for it! I feel so blessed for all the amazing memories we are making and am trying to enjoy the moments, as the boys still see us as their favorite playmates.
Milestones
Niko is learning to read! He's doing so well with both sight words and sounding words out. It's like a light went off! We love his teachers, Mrs. Stacey and Mrs. Rita. They are helping him grow so much.
His number sense is really taking off, too. Today we were playing Chutes and Ladders, and he said he knew 24+6 was 30, because 4+6 is 10, so 24+6 had to be 30.
Alexander is soaring in piano! He has moved on from the basics and is really enjoying the more difficult songs he is learning. This means practice is more enjoyable, which in turn helps him to improve that much faster! I am so grateful for Mrs. Thompson's leadership and her dedication to our boy.
Alexander is on the Math Olympics team! He made the three-person reasoning and logic team, and his only complaint was that practice went too fast. He has asked me for more practice problems at home. He is also reading voraciously, with his favorite series being Percy Jackson. We read these together and I struggle to keep up!
As a family, we are reading Dragon Masters and listening to the I Survived series on audiobook.
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