New Years Beach Day

Summer came back for New Years, so we took off to the beach with Grandma and Grandpa. The water is still really cold but the sand is perfect for digging. It seemed extra perfect since Logan is obsessed with everything related to the book "Holes" right now. (Can't get those songs out of my head!)

Diggin up them holes, dig 'em up

Sandy Pants Dance WEEEEEE!

T'was the night before Christmas

and Yoda Santa was getting ready for our festivities.

Cookies were decorated for Santa

Grandma, Grandpa and Kelly joined us for a special dinner and some Christmas cheer

the boys decorated Grandpa

Lots of Christmas stories were read

Good food was enjoyed

Presents were exchanged math theorems were explained

...and to all a good night!

Trot Trot

A family tradition

Both boys have bounced on Grandpa's knee to the tune Trot Trot to Boston, Trot Trot to Lynn, Watch out Caden or you might falllllllllllllllllllllllllll in! They ♥love♥ it and so does Grandpa

A Day at the Museum

Grandma and Grandpa joined us for some Balboa Park Fun

Happy Birthday Mom

After a nice dinner out, we continued celebrating with dessert back at our house.

Better LUCK next time

Logan turned St. Patrick's Day into a full fledged holiday in our house. I blame/credit his kindergarten teacher because she filled his head with all these stories about catching Leprechauns and getting their gold. You may remember last years trap attempts. This year he was at it again...the box, jar, can collecting started about March 1, designing took place off and on over the next few weeks and then of course there was the actual set up, the night before.

This trap used a gold painted rock as bait. The idea being that when that crafty leprechaun grabbed the gold, the box would fall and trap him. That engineering needed a little more testing.This was a favorite. The sign out front says "Bank". The concept here is that those little green men will assume this is a real bank and simply leave their gold for safe keeping, duh!

And what's St. Patrick's Day without ye ol' potato trapHere is Caden's attempt...camouflage is the word you are looking for, right?

So what was the result of all these fancy contraptions...let's see...

Those little elves are tricky! Most of the gold bait was nabbed but they left yummy treats!

After a few chocolate coins, we gobbled up some rainbow waffles and trotted off to school

We wrapped up our St. Paddy's Day celebration with Corned Beef and Cabbage a la Grandma. It was a tasty meal but apparently induced great thirst... Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Let's go fly a kite