Christmas Card 2017

Happy Holidays!

Christmas Prep

Nana and Papa helped us get into the Christmas spirit this year.

I think we wore them out this week.

Nana and Papa

We love these people!

Dinner at Berns.

Ryan wore his first tie.

It was our first visit to The Dessert Room- Kenny on the piano and Bananas Foster on our bellies.

And the kitchen and wine cellar tour- pretty cool and creepy.

Happy Thanksgiving

This year we got to spend Thanksgiving break with Nana and Papa! It was so nice to have them in our new guest room. 

Nana enjoyed the warm Florida sun with her books. Papa enjoyed the open kitchen, where he crafted his famous apple pie.

We got to play outside in the not-Boston weather.

And we got to eat a yummy Thanksgiving dinner.

We ate on Mawmaw's China plates, so Mom felt like she was with us, too.

And the boys won the day with their pie.

Top 3 signs that Nana and Papa are in town: the butter,

the kids' fun holiday gear,

and Red Solo cups. 

Nerd Goals

Mom and Dad were so proud of us this fall. I developed into a vocabulary nerd with new glasses and awesome hair styles. 

Dad is the vocabulary guy in our house, so he's thrilled to see me learning big words.

And we found a competitive speller with missing teeth.

The first grade spelling bee was no joke. These guys had to be brave in front of a crowd.

They learned the lesson that sometimes you work really hard for something, but you still may not win. It was awesome to see them cheer for each other, such a great group of kids.

Mom is thrilled to have a fellow speller in the house. She was the 1985 Spelling Champ of West Side Elementary. Maybe you've heard of her.    

Happy Halloween!

This year was definitely Mom's favorite for costumes.

Ryan's school Halloween book report presentation was just a fun excuse to be a dragon.

The class parade was fun, 

but we think Ryan inherited his Dad's aversion to wearing costumes.

At least this year we finally learned our lesson, and did NOT put pumpkins out.