Last weekend, my parents treated us to a little train ride put on here locally. Santa rides along and talks to all the children. Levi absolutely loved the whole experience and literally talked non-stop the entire time. You name it, he talked about it. I did enjoy watching his excitement though.
The train car was set-up like an old-timey train:
Here is Levi showing his excitement and telling mom one of the many things he saw outside. Kara was just enjoying the ride:
No attempting having Santa hold the kids this time. I felt like a giant next to him:
This is probably one of my favorite pictures of the year. Levi refused to tell Santa what he wanted for Christmas, but when the conductor came around to take up the tickets, Levi went right up to him for a picture and told him what he wanted for Christmas. I need to send this to the train station:
Kara clapping away as the train chugged along:
The train ride lasted about 40 minutes and was the perfect length of time for the kids. If you are in the area, I highly recommend it!
I just realized that Garet didn't make it in any of the pictures, but he was there!
A few weeks ago, we went to eat "Supper with Santa". Garet was out of town, but thankfully my parents were there to help out. When Santa got to our table, it was as expected....Levi wasn't too keen about the big man (specifically the beard) and Kara screamed.
Kara did a little better with Santa's Granny, although still no smiles:
Not the best picture, but it reminds me of my life right now:
After a supper of pizza, salad and a cookie, we headed over to Santa's Village. Every December, the Constitution Hall Park transforms into a little snow village - it is so cute! Here are my parents with the kids in the sleigh:
Levi writing his letter to Santa. It, of course, had the one item we have heard about over and over this season....a
flying Dinaco McQueen:
Mailing the letter to Santa:
Decorating a cookie in the kitchen:
Every little bit, they turn on a snow machine. The kids LOVED it:
I thought this was a cute picture of the kids in the craft room at the Village:
Over the last 5 weeks, we have had a record number of birthday parties. Apparently a few other people thought the fall was a good time to have children!
Ms. Hannah turned two in November and Miki made the most unbelievable cake. At first glance you might think those are plastic animals on top. Au Contraire! Miki made all of those (edible) animals. I had to get a picture:
I failed to get a picture of Hannah, but Harrison and Levi sure did enjoy the cake:
We celebrated Garet's and our nephew Landon's birthday together. This picture is of all 7 cousins on Garet's side. It cracks me up that of the 8 people in the picture, not one of them is looking at the camera. Elyssa wins the best expression award:
The Fields Family
We enjoyed a breakfast at Davis' house for his second birthday. This was our first of THREE parties this day. Thankfully, they were all at different times. Kara, especially enjoyed this swing:
Here's Davis on his
new tricycle!
Party #2 was for Levi's school friends who are twins. We enjoyed a morning at Earlyworks playing in Biscuit's Backyard. Parker and Levi got soaked at the water table:
Kara and Peyton spent some time in the play area:
Kara really liked moving all the pieces:
We ended the day at the bowling alley. Levi had never been bowling before, so I was thrilled to see they had these ramps (as well as the bumpers) for the littlest kids:
Levi was very into watching his ball go down the alley:
Happy 4th Birthday, Annin!
Last week, Garet took the kids to Harrison's 2nd Birthday at Build-A-Bear. I wasn't able to make it because
I was otherwise engaged, but it looks like the kids had a blast. Here is Kara with "Flopsey" pre-stuffed:
Levi getting "Aubie" stuffed:
Levi "washed" Flopsey off for Kara:
The kids with their animals:
The kids have had a great time partying it up the last few weeks (and mommy & daddy have too!). Happy Birthday everyone!
He told us that he had written his name, so we were shocked when we saw what he had done! Up to this point his "writing his name" had consisted of an "L" and an "I". Garet had worked with him on the "E", but we had never attempted the "V". He learned it somewhere! Regardless, I'm so proud! Now, we just need to work on the order....
He told us that he had written his name, so we were shocked when we saw what he had done! Up to this point his "writing his name" had consisted of an "L" and an "I". Garet had worked with him on the "E", but we had never attempted the "V". He learned it somewhere! Regardless, I'm so proud! Now, we just need to work on the order....
Second, 
Levi loved this little archway made just for him. We had to walk through it several times:
Kara is my warm-bodied child...she loves the cold, so this place was perfect for her. She walked around with this goofy-grin the entire time:
The highlight of the exhibit are two ice slides (thus the reason for the blue jackets). Here I am coming down the slide. Wheeeee:
Finally, no trip to Nashville is complete without a visit to OpryMills! It was especially great, because Garet's sister and kids were able to come by and have lunch. Cousins!!!
