Ugly Sweater Party

Damien and I attended our first ugly sweater party and I didn't know what to expect....there were some people who looked fabulously tacky. It was hysterical.  I loved seeing the creativity.

Here are the Weavers...

Christmas Program and School Party

Damien and I were saying how we cannot believe that we have a school Christmas program to go to.  It's hard to believe that Dylan is getting so big that he's in a program. It seems like yesterday that we were bringing him home from the hospital.  

For the Christmas program, Dylan had to learn 3 songs. We tried to work on them at home a lot, but he wasn't always so motivated. He would rather sing the Itsy Bitsy spider than We Wish You a Merry Christmas (or as he sang it, I miss you little Christmas).

All of the kids were their pajamas. Dylan has 5 boys in his class and 3 of them had the exact same Christmas pajamas, while Dylan and his best friend sported their favorite pajamas.  Dylan wanted to wear his dinosaurs.

Dylan was a little distracted once on stage.  The classes didn't get to do a full run through of their parts as school was cancelled that week because of the snow day.  I think that Dylan would have been distracted regardless if they had a run through or not, he's so active.  They had this projector thing on the stage that displayed something on the wall.  Well of course, Dylan ends up right in front of it, so I couldn't get any good pictures without the projector displaying on his face.  Oh well, the lighting wasn't that good either so either way, I probably wouldn't have got a "good picture"

The following day Dylan had his Christmas party at school.  The kids enjoyed pizza, carrots and applesauce.  They got to decorate sugar cookies....or lick the sprinkles, whatever way you look at it.

They got to exchange gifts too.  The boys and girls broke out into 2 groups and the teacher played music as they passed gifts around. It's really hard for a kid to pass a gift to the next kid without opening it.  Dylan ended up getting a spider man flashlight which he really liked.

I had to get a picture of Dylan and his best bud.

I hope that after Christmas break Dylan goes back to school without a hitch.

First Snow of the Winter

I cannot believe that it has already snowed and it's not even Christmas yet.  Dylan was so excited to see the snow, the first thing he said he wanted to do was make an angel.  I wanted to see if he knew how to make an angel, so we did a dry run in the house.  He proceeded to lay down on the carpet and that was it.  I showed him how to move his arms up and down and his legs in and out.  He was ready.  Dylan and I got all bundled up and headed outside to play.  Of course, the first thing he did was make an angel.  After his angel, he ran around in the snow for a little bit before it got too dark.  

 Of course, our little snow dog joined in on the action.

Opryland Lights

Every year for Christmas, we make it a point to go to Opryland to see the Christmas lights.  This year, we went with some good friends.  I will just say that the trip wasn't as pleasant as it could be.  First the weather was horrible, it had been raining all day.  The traffic getting off the interstate was hectic to say the least.  There were cops at every light directing traffic.  After grabbing a bite to eat, we headed across to the street to the hotel. Typically we park at the outlets and walk over to avoid paying $20 to park. This year, because of the weather, we splurged.  There were so many people. We didn't expect so many people to brave the weather and the threat of snow, but they did.  A huge company was having a Christmas party and I think there were a lot of curious people to see the hotel since it re-opened after the flood in May.  Then on top of that, it was really hard to navigate with a stroller. Last year when we went, I don't remember it being so difficult.  The lights....well I wasn't that impressed.  I think next year we will find a new place to see Christmas lights. If we make it back to Opryland, it will be to do Ice and that's it.  The one thing that I can say was that we enjoyed the company.

Scary Santa

It's the scariest time of the year, time for Santa.  I don't know why some kids are scared of him and some aren't, but Dylan falls into the scared category.  Don't you think?

I had to pry him out of my arms just to put him in the sleigh with Santa, and I said just take the picture with him screaming.  They often make the best pictures...

 The sweet family who hosted this little get together had Santa, the sleight, a photographer on hand and crafts for the kids.  Thanks for inviting us :)  We convinced all the kids to get together for a group shot.  I was surprised that Dylan got this close.

Dylan and a friend enjoyed their Christmas suckers.

Preparing for the Christmas program

It's come on so fast, Christmas that is and not to mention that Dylan is in school (mind you only 2 days a week for about 5 hours a day).  This month they are doing a Christmas program and his class is singing 3 songs.  We try and practice them at home as often as we can.  Here is a sampling....(let me say in the second clip, that's not how I taped it.  That's how youtube is displaying it on my blog)