Dinosaurs Alive!

In the beginning of December, G and I went to an exhibit at a local museum called Dinosaurs Alive! They were animatronic and very realistic in every way. They made noise, moved their eyes, tails, arms - they did everything but walk! While G LOVES dinosaurs, this exhibits really frightened him, and actually it kind of scared me as well. They were so lifelike. He wouldn't get very close. The only animatronic dino he would touch was one that was broken. :)

The museum also had a petting zoo and a little zoo. He had a good time feeding billy goats, pot belly pigs and a donkey. They were pretty gross in mommy's eyes, so we headed back to the museum and scrubbed up. Ha! Ha! It was a good day, and we were thankful for the beautiful weather.

Last Soccer Game

In November, G had his last soccer game. He really loved soccer. He never wanted to leave the field so much so that he cried when they switched out players. Towards the end of the seasons he started to play more and kick the ball down the field. I was really proud of him. Most of all, he really looked up to his coach, Coach Joe. He was so good with the kids. I think Coach Joe's daughter wants to take gymnastics next, and he won't coach in the Spring but maybe we can talk him into it again. :) He's so good at it!! Here are some videos of G playing at his last game, and then pics at the pizza party. It was so cold at the last game, and I was running around trying to get ready that I didn't realize how cold it was outside. I win Mom of the Year. So we showed up with no coat. Geez. Anyway, another mom let G borrow their extra coat and he was so stubborn that he refused to wear it if it wasn't his. Double Geez. So here's my little boy who didn't get pneumonia that day, thankfully.

He's number 7 and the only one without a coat. :) The team name is the Green Giants.

G throwing in the ball.


G kicking off.


G kicking.

DVD Recommendation

Daddy bought G the best DVD collection for Christmas. It's called the Scholastic Treasury of 100 Storybook Classics, plus the Treasure of 20 Storybook Classics that also came with it. It is utterly amazing. It takes the classic storybooks, we are talking about Caldecott Award winners, that we loved as kids and animates them using the original illustrations, and it's NOT cheesy. Beautifully illustrated stories like Where the Wild Things Are, Harry the Dirty Dog, Alligators All Around, Chrysanthemum, etc. come to life, and they are told and sung by Academy/Grammy Award Winning Actors/Singers. B and I were pleasantly surprised. Of course this does not take the place of the real book, but it makes you want to get the real book or hey, even go to the library and read the real book.

And how B found this collection is that he follows several deal websites and found this for more than half price plus a 20 bonus DVD set as well. WOW.



http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012909Q8

Christmas

Before the cruise, we opened presents. Santa was very good to us. G is a blessed little boy. Mamaw got G and B each a Coaster that you sit and ride on. I've seen them before at fairs. They can't wait to try them out!

Rudolph

G joined in on the kids program on the boat. He loved it! He said it was his favorite part of the trip; it was better than Santa, Christmas, hanging out with us and even better than playing on the beach. They did keep him busy making crafts, watching movies, riding three wheelers, getting tattoos, being made up to look like a pirate; what's not to like?!

Anyway, he volunteered to sing before both of the evening shows. They would sing Rudolph and We Wish You A Merry Christmas. We are trying to get the entire video from another parent as I missed this part, but as the kids walked out on the stage, G looked down and realized that his shoe was untied. B and I realized that this meant trouble. He kept saying that his shoe was untied, but no one heard him. We were too far away to come to the rescue. The song began and G yelled out, "Wait! My shoe is untied!" The song came to a halt while the director ran out to tie my son's shoe. Once all was right with the world, the show went on. The ship was rocking but the kids did a great job. My son continued to try to steal the show. Below are the videos, and if I ever get the video from the other parent, I'll be sure to post. It's priceless.

Rudolph, Show I


We Wish You A Merry Christmas, Show I


Rudolph, Show II


We Wish You A Merry Christmas, Show II

Cruise

Well, I will try to post more about our cruise in the following days, but here are a few photos. Meme, my sister, has more photos that I will try to get from her. She has the beachy photos, and I didn't want to take my new fancy camera to the beach. Anyway, we had a blast and so did G. We did a lot of beach time and relaxing, but it was fun.

More about Santa and Christmas soon.

Of course I knew he was a genius

During Thanksgiving, we realized G could recite the Pledge of Allegiance that they recite at school each morning. I had to catch this on video.
Note that the brilliance is from me and the wiggly thing is from Brad. LOL :)

G and daddy

G and daddy were hanging out watching a Charlie Brown Christmas when I snapped this with my new camera. I thought it was precious.

Playa

In November, we talked our friends Trek and Traci and their son E into a quick trip to our favorite place, Playa del Carmen. They had never been. My mom went as well. We all had a great time just hanging out and relaxing on the beach. After we returned home, G kept asking to go back to Mexico. Maybe daddy will buy us that condo in Mexico after all...probably not.

Cotton

On the drive through Oklahoma during Thanksgiving, we saw a cotton field. Living in a large city, we never see fields much less cotton, so we had a quick lesson. He loved feeling the cotton, but we left it for the farmers to harvest.

Making up is hard to do!

So since my last post was almost TWO months ago, it looks like I have some catching up to do! The holidays were fierce, fast and furious. I will do my best to catch you up and show pics and little tidbits from our travels. There's so much to tell. Stay tuned. I will go as fast as I can!