The animals were more active than when we have gone in the summer. The kids were fascinated with them all. The boys thought it was hilarious that the herbivores were all eating Christmas trees. The polar bears were wrestling, the tigers were pacing, and the monkeys were snuggling.
Since we had gotten in free, when the boys begged for a ride on the carousel we gave in and bought tickets. They had a blast riding their animals.
I realized after we got home the only time the boys wanted to pose for pictures was for statues. They didn't want to be bothered with posing when the animals were running around. The ran from exhibit to exhibit. It was totally exhausting to keep up with them.
One of the nights last week we had a family puzzle night! I got a puzzle of our family for Christmas and the kids had a blast helping us put it together. It was fun to hear them squeal "look, here's Dad's head!" or "which president has the creepy glasses?". It was probably my favorite Christmas Break night.
The Sunday after Christmas Logan's church teachers gave him a gift of pineapple things! He got a cup, a pineapple fruit leather, a cup of pineapple slices. Why? Because he and his church friends Briggs and Michael draw pineapples in all their pictures. So much that their teachers banned them from drawing pineapples! It was all in fun, the boys still insisted to see if they could sneak a pineapple in. Logan has sure loved his teachers this year and will be sad to get new ones next year.
We made a huge breakfast New Years morning and Dave started work on the built in shelf for the basement bathroom. He has wanted to have time to finish it since this summer, and he was glad to get to work on a project.
We read a lot of books, played a lot, and had a lot of fun. But when school started I was ready for the structure of school and work.
I love the pineapple trick! What a fun kiddo! What company did you use for your puzzle and did you like the quality? I sent one to Mom but didn't get to see what quailty it was. Just wondering in case I decide to try one for us.
ReplyDeleteWe did ours through Shutterfly because I found a code for a free stocking stuffer (just pay shipping which was around $8?) The pieces were really sturdy, like the ones you buy in the store. Some of the pieces had crinkles in them, but it didn't hinder building the puzzle.
DeleteIt was so much fun for the kids to find their own faces and remember the fun vacation we've gone on I have considered doing it again next year. Dave and I had fun working on it too, so great family gift. Although I think the full price is $30, so I would definitely wait for a coupon of some kind.