Happy Birthday, Mamaw!

Christmas Party

Mason and Brady had their Christmas parties today. Of course, they were at the same time so I only made it to Mason's. We decorated little reindeer ornaments.

Brady's class had a carnival themed party with lots of dancing and fun games. They had a (pork-free) hot dog lunch and then went to recess and then watched a movie. What a fun day!

Marina Bay Sands

Ryan travels in style when we're not around. Here's the view from the hotel pool in Singapore. Working hard, are ya?

All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth!

My Favorite Superhero

Faster than a speeding bullet

Stronger than a locomotive

Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound

 

Ryan receives a lot of attention here and at the office. Let's be honest, there are a few things that set him apart. His height, low voice, authoritative spirit and rugged good looks. Alright, so I'm biased. But let's be honest, there is a certain resemblance to Clark Kent and his alter ego Superman. All the Malaysian women think he looks like Clark Kent, especially when he wears his glasses. So, of course, I had to get him this shirt on my last trip to Chinatown. You be the judge. I love you, Ryan!


How can you not love this man?

 

Let's Get Physical

Brady had a field day (of sorts) at school. It was called Run, Jump and Throw Day. There were a lot of different activities all involving running, jumping or throwing. It was all just for fun and everyone was celebrated. I was able to watch for a bit before I ran off to Mason's class to participate in Santa's Workshop. We decorated Christmas shapes that will decorate their Santa hats. They also made Christmas cards and beaded pipe-cleaner wreaths. It's a shame I didn't get any pictures of his class! I was elbow-deep in glitter, glue and sequins.

Celebration for making a basket!
 

Look at the arm on that kid!
 

Every field day needs a potato sack race

We took the boys to the batting cages on Saturday. They had so much fun, especially Brady. It was good practice for him and he enjoyed it. Mason was excited to start learning how to play baseball, too. 

 

Brady's 1st Tooth

Wow! Brady has (finally) lost his first tooth. This must be some kind of record considering that he is 7 1/2 years old. I imagine they are all going to start falling out now.

It has been wiggly for weeks and he pulled it all by himself today at school. Luckily, I was at the school while it happened. I was putting up Christmas decorations in Mason's class and Brady passed by to say hi and that he was on his way to recess. Not long after that, he ran back in and said, "Mom, I pulled my tooth!" He said it was "soooo wiggly." By this time his class was eating their snack. All the kids ran up to me and told me that Brady had pulled his tooth. I think they were excited, too! He had a little treasure box and his tooth was inside. I told him I wanted to see it, but he said we couldn't open it because it might fall out. I hope he doesn't lose it and that he remembers to bring it home.

He was a little shocked, but also excited. I'm so glad he did it on his own. He was about to let Ryan pull it out last night, but I interfered and told both of them no. Brady needed to do this on his own time and do it for himself. It's definitely a right of passage and I don't want to have to be pulling all his teeth for him. Let's be honest, it kind of grosses me out.

Here's our snaggle-tooth now. He might be singing "All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth!"

Parting is such sweet sorrow...

Batu Cave

I'm so sad, my parents have left. We had so much fun while they were here. My sweet mom is such good company and always helping with the boys. My dad is so easy-going and fun to travel with. The boys stayed entertained and we got to see a lot of sites. The first of those was Batu Caves. As my dad would say, "it's appropriately priced." This little jewel was free and that was a good thing. A tourist attraction? Yes. You get what you pay for? Yes.



Batu Cave



A cute pic at the FRIM




Snorkel Tour

 

I realized that I didn't have any pictures of  my mom! I was taking the easy road and using all the pictures that she had taken. So, here are some with her actually in them. We had a fun time on the speed boat to Phi Phi Island and snorkel tour. Mason was a champ and snorkeled with the best of us. We even got to see Nemo! Mason also said he "danced with the fish."



See my mom? There she is!



This was actually a really nosiy picture. The boys just got "instruments."



Aaggh!



Look at us - no kids!

 

One day we left the kids and grandparents at the resort and Ryan and I went on a canoe tour. It was a cool trip and we got to see the island caves. This young boy paddled us around. I think he is so cute.

 

Sun seekers - Phuket

More pics from our week in Thailand.