Final Artwork of 2012

Shelby's tragic tale of a Christmas gone awry...

Wyatt's Christmas card from his class...Jabba the Hut style

Anyone else think ol' Mary and Joseph look a little like some sci-fi worm gone wrong?

Aggie Bama Game!

The real key is to start them young. That way they are entirely brainwashed by the time they fill out applications at 18.

We begin with buying them Aggie paraphernalia. 

Johnny Football jersey: check

Aggie football: check

Aggie "leatherhead" hat: check (bonus points for the homage to Aggie history)

Awesome display of future Aggie muscles: check

Poor inflatable that is a stand-in for all Aggie opponents: check

It doesn't hurt that Daddy is so into the game he is starting to sweat and all thoughts of a decent bedtime are out the window. With games like the 2012 Aggie Alabama game, who needs brainwashing?

Gig 'Em Aggies!!!

Future Author/Illustrator?

Shortly after reading "The Gingerbread Man" in Shelby's class, that sneaky little cookie disappeared from their classroom and was spotted all over the world via postcards from family.  To say that Shelby was engaged in Gingerbread Man's journeys would be an understatement. Her daily drawings began to get a little more gingerbread-y...

(This is obviously not her greatest work to date. It looks like someone punched the Gingerbread Man in the mouth which is not a total shocker since his little "run run as fast as you can" line is a little obnoxious. Cruisin' for a brusin' with that one.)

Here are a few samples that I got of Shelby's budding artistry. 

I present to you...

The Gingerbread Man series by Shelby

In this tale, we discover the softer side of our young gingerbread friend as he spends his days frolicking in the family bakery with his best bud the Pillsbury Doughboy.

In this darker version, our crusty pirate friend loses an eye to the great white gull and is tragically dissolved by a giant wave in the end.

The plot for "Gingerbread Princess" is a little thin but she does enjoy changing out her candy buttons daily and spinning fresh cotton candy hair in the castle candy room. 

(My greatest regret this Christmas was not getting all her variations of the Gingerbread Man. They were my morning highlight.)


On another note, Aunt Tracy taught her how to write her name in cursive. The "fancy" writing is a HUGE HIT!

Copy Cat

* It should be noted here that the blow up in this video is officially dead. 

*Can you tell I'm really enjoying being a boy mom?

Coming down from the Christmas High

The Christmas present Wyatt liked the least:

the flu. 

I guess this also falls under the gift that keeps on giving...

The Meaning of Christmas

...according to Shelby.

Translation:

We open presents

We go to people's houses.

*I encouraged her to think a little deeper about the real meaning so she added the second part

We celebrate Jesus is the most present greatest present of the greatest present of all.

Merry Christmas everyone! 
I hope you had the most greatest of the greatest Christmases of all.