Sea World, Sleepovers, Sailing, and other Stuff...

We have had such a fun break!  Unfortunately Anson goes back to school tomorrow and the fun is over.  Life goes back to the normal grind! But here is some more evidence of our fun!

These two boys light up my life!  They bring me more joy than I could have ever imagined.  I don't know how I got so lucky.  They are best buds... and Anson going back to school is going to be rough for the little man.  I am so grateful that they have such a great relationship!  This picture is of them sporting their new Christmas attire.  Pretty handsome if you ask me!

 Now back to the activities....... My family has a tradition to make graham cracker creations every Christmas.  They were pretty awesome and then we found the trick of melting sugar as the glue instead of frosting and that took them up to a whole new level.  This year my mom had the idea of doing trains and train cars.  Since we weren't there to participate with them, we did our own little train station!  Anson was the brains on the design and Shaef was the decorator (luckily more got on the house than in his tummy)!

We found some pretty yummy treats to use!

 Starting on the decorating.

 Finished product!!!

 We had a plan to go to Sea World before Christmas but a flat tire stopped us - Luckily we were able to make it before the end of the year!  Shaef doesn't like the sun in his eyes so I made him a little tent!

 This tree was amazing!!! So huge and it had my favorite snowflakes.  We got to the park right in the middle of a huge rain storm. Tonz of people were leaving the park as we were coming so it was pretty nice.  Sea World mostly has indoor or covered exhibits so it wasn't a big deal.  We did want to try to keep Shaef's pants and shoes dry so we hung a garbage bag from his stroller tray.  It worked surprisingly well!

 One of the special Christmas shows was a Sesame Street one.  It was pretty cute!

 We got to eat dinner at the Christmas Market right on the little lake which was covered in beautifully lit trees. It was the first time all season that I had felt like it was actually Christmas.  

Shaef's buddy Brooklyn came over for a sleepover because her mommy was having a baby!! She got to come 2 nights in a row and Shaef was so excited to have her over!  It was Shaefer's 1st sleepover and I was nervous that he was going to be a little to crazy and not sleep but it actually turned out really well.  We played and then got them ready for bed and let them watch a movie and have popcorn.

 And quickly after the movie they both crashed!  

 It has been really warm here - even in the "winter" and we haven't been able to wear even long sleeves very many days.  Two days in a row it went below 50 degrees and I pulled out his coat just in case.  Of course he wanted to play outside (and even though it looks really nice outside it was pretty cold).....so I put on his coat. Within a few minutes of playing the coat came off because it was too warm for a coat.  

 And since it is so warm....we decided to go sailing!!  Acually we got invited by an older couple in our ward to go sailing with them at the sailing club they are members at.  It was a really fun experience!  

 They even had a life jacket that was just Shaef's size.  He was really good about keeping it on and loved being on the boat!  He even got to put his hands in the cold water and "make his own waves."

 Here is Anson holding onto the little boat.  It was a pretty small little boat but it was so nice to sail around the river and spend some time together!

 Shaef missed his nap because of all the fun and was extra tired from running around, playing on the playground, etc so he crashed on the way home.  My favorite is the upside down glasses and the drool.

Anson is now 1/2 way done with Law School.  He loves it and has been doing really well.  He even got an award in his Moot Court class for being the "Best Advocate" meaning he is the best at arguing his case. Pretty impressive if you ask me!  We are excited for a new year with new adventures.