Winter Break

Ben is officially a huge fan of the break from school (no longer Christmas holidays, now just a winter break). He's loved sleeping in, spending the night with the grandparents, and NOT going to school! And since Aunt Stacey was enjoying her break too, we headed north to spend a few days with her and her family. With three little boys in the house playground trips were a must every day.

This was a terrific playground in Frisco. Reid loved the slides!

Ben climbed in, out, and over everything. The boo boo on his face that required a bandaid was immediately forgotten until some kid asked about it and Ben pointed to Alex and said "That kid hurt me".

Alex was really intrigued by the tightrope and did it over and over.

This balance beam was a hit, too. Despite being so top-heavy, this kid has a great sense of balance!

Naturally, they found the sand. Wouldn't be a real trip to the park without sand in the laundry.

This cracked me up - a bunch of other boys gathered around and they all started filling the slide with sand. Ben and Alex were right in the thick of things.

This little girl showed up and started yelling at all the boys for getting the slide dirty! This mother of boys got a good laugh out of that.

Back home we said goodbye to 2011 with some sparklers outside with the neighbor boys.

Nothing says a good time like matches and fire!

We have had a wonderful 2011 and look forward to 2012. We wish all our family and friends and healthy, happy and joyous year ahead!