Frozen Cheeks, Noses, Fingers, and Probably Toes

We decided to brave the cold temps to watch a local Christmas parade. Despite the cold temps the kids had a good time. They especially enjoyed all the tractors that were decorated with Christmas lights.

Let The Decorations Fall Where They May

It was lots of fun to decorate the Christmas tree this year with, especially with Leland. He was very interested in looking at all the ornaments. I finished decorating the tree after the kids went to bed and the next morning Leland looked at the tree in amazement and began pointing and saying "I really like this one momma!!!", as he looked at most every ornament on the tree. Winston also decided to be a part of the decorating this year. He for some reason decided that he liked that fake berries that are on the tree. He liked them so much that he decided to eat 3 strands of them. He of course always left the metal pieces that connect them together, smart dog huh? It seems that there is never a dull moment at the Kapnick household!!!

Not Your Average Sleeping Gear!!!!

Sutton has recently decided that it is necessary to sleep either with his sun glasses or a hat these days. The hat he is wearing in this picture was actually worn from 9:30 am until after he went to sleep about 8:30 pm last Saturday!!!! He sure is able to keep us smiling.

Oh Christmas Tree

We were told about a fun tree farm by our daycare lady, even though it was about an hours drive we decided to give it a try. At the farm there were all kind of farm animals that were set up so the kids could pet them. Sutton found a hole in one of the boards and found it much more interesting to try and put the straw into the hole than to feed the animals. The highlight of the trip for both of the boys was riding in the wagon begin pulled by a John Deere tractor to take the Christmas tree to the barn to be wrapped, imagine that!!!

Nice Shoes!!

It is scary how good both of these guys are getting at walking around in my shoes, particularly my high heels!!!!! At some point in time we will probably have to break the news to Leland that high heels really don't match his monster truck shirt.

Annual Visit to Grandma Rosie's and Poppa Pete's

Kathy's family celebrates Christmas on Thanksgiving so that Pete and Grandma can enjoy warm weather in Florida for the winter. After dinner with Nate's family we made our way to Pete and Grandma's. As always it was nice to see them and we even made it there before the rest of the crowd left this year. Sutton found a massager and he just couldn't get enough of it, crazy kid!!

Combining Take 2

Leland reminded us daily that he wanted to go back to Pete's to ride in the combine. He also reminded us daily that Pete wanted him to come back when he was harvesting corn. So that is what Nate did, took Leland back for round 2 and Sutton for round 1. Harvesting corn was enough to put Sutton right to sleep!!!! While Sutton slept Leland enjoyed every minute!!!

A Day Of Exploration

Awhile back Nate took a vacation day on a Friday I had off. We decided to take the trek to a children's museum in Saginaw. The kids had fun exploring all the different areas. The favorite area by far was the water area. Of course we had not planned ahead and brought extra clothes so we dried them under the hand dryers the best we could. Other than the extremely long drive the museum was a blast.

Harvesting A Little Boy's Dream

Leland had the opportunity to go combining with Pete. He could not have been any happier or excited about something!!!! He was decked out in his John Deere hat and his John Deere boots. When he rode, Pete was still harvesting beans, so Pete told him he would have to come back when he was harvesting corn. Leland was not going to let us forget that Pete wanted him to come back. Everyday until he got to go again all we heard was "I want to ride in Pete's combine".