Christmas happenings and into the New Year

Happy 2012

We woke and started our drive to Panama City, Florida (or Grandma City as Skyler called it) at 5 am on Friday, 12/23. We were shocked that Skyler stayed up the whole 13 hour drive. I guess he was really, really excited and we were pleasantly surprised that he did really good on the long drive. He was excited when we drove into Louisiana and asked if we were close to Panama City...Ha if only it was that close. When we hit Mississippi he asked who Mrs. Sippi was, it took us a second to figure out what he meant, then we couldn't stop laughing. He started laughing too, which made it even more funny. And, I think we were all sleepy.


Sky was shy for about five seconds after he met each new family member and then it was like he had been there his whole life. He loved everyone but he really loved his grandpas, he would follow them around and want to play. We have some great pictures.

We had fish, shrimp and oysters one night. On the way home we asked Skyler if he wanted to try one. He said "I'll have to look at it first". He saw Momma Dot and Pop Pop eat one, and he watch Pop Pop shuck them. He finally decided to try one, it was so funny, he bit it and chewed a few seconds. Then he could not swallow it, so we let him spit it in the trash. He said I swallowed the juice and didn't like it. HA ha, he is braver than I am, I only eat cooked oysters.

He loved going to the beach, it was a bit to cold to go to far into the water, just ankle deep on a sunny day. He just cannot wait to go back to Florida in the summer to go swimming. He asked about swimming a lot.

Skyler didn't want to come back home, he was so disappointed that he had to come back with us. He slept a lot on the way back. He would wake up and ask "Are we still in ....(he would say the state he fell asleep in)" It was just like I used to do on road trips. All three of us were in one or another stage of having a cold/cough on the way home. We were all (including Vern) car sick by the time we pulled into the driveway.

First week we were back Skyler had a fever on friday so he stayed home, come to find out he has strep throat. Boo!! Thankfully Scott and I did not get it. Whew dodged that sickness.


We are on to the next adventure and I'll have to explain it another day.

Pre-Christmas

Skyler has his last week of school this week. He can't believe it is his last week of school for this year...He is still trying to grasp the concept of a new year.


He has been a little naughty the last couple of weeks. I asked him today which list Santa has him on, he looked at me, looked down, then back at me and said "The Naughty List" with the saddest face he could muster. It is totally true, but I felt bad for him...a little bit. I think it is totally normal for kids to go a little coo coo around Christmas, but some of the things he has pulled there is no excuse. 


We went to see The Trains last Saturday, it was really cool and the admission goes to the Ronald McDonald House in Dallas. We met another couple there, Kevin and Maureen, they have four sons, three of which are close to Skyler's age. Anyway there were all kinds of trains and different scenery's like the Grand Canyon, New York, and the Dallas Fair. The boys were a little over whelmed when we first went in, but they started noticing all the different scene's and moving parts. They were all really cute.

Aren't they just the Cutest things you've ever seen?

After lunch we went to Half Price Books and Skyler saw another Santa, this Santa was so funny and really took time to talk to the kids. Skyler said "He was the real Santa" I'm not going to post this picture yet, so the Grand Parents can see it first. :0) But here is Skyler with a Santa Hat.

Last Sunday after Church and rest time, Scott recruited Skyler to help in the yard. They cut down some limbs in the front yard (which is why I think Skyler was wearing his bike helmet). When I got home they were still dragging all the limbs to the back yard, cutting them up and burning them in the fire pit. Skyler or should I say Crash Test Skyler was running and jumping into the tree limbs. I don't think he realized that a pile of leaves are totally different than leaves still on the tree limbs. He loved it and I cringed every time he jumped into the limb/leave pile.

Yesterday, Friday Skyler's class had a party. They had a big snowman cookie with icing and other decorations to make their own snowman. They had cupcakes, fruit, cheese, crackers, some meat slices and carrots. Most of you probably know the kids went for the snowman cookies and cupcakes. Then they realized that they could cram the icing in their faces and it went all over their face and mouth. I think if I had not been there, Sky would have had icing in his hair too. HA. Here are some pictures below.

Sky gave his snowman eyes and ears, 

but it looks like four eye's..  :0)

We'll post more Christmas pictures and activities in the next week or two.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!