Last Day

Today was a short day.  We took the boys to school and helped them get all of the presents that they had for the Teacher's and staff inside.  Brandon helped Danny and I helped John Michael.  My headache is still there, I am pretty convinced it is just going to be a part of life now. 
Then Brandon and I rushed to WalMart to get the fruit that I needed to take to their parties.  Every year I say I am going to make something cute and every year I run out of time.  That takes me back to the more organization needed for 2013.  Anyway, we got it and got it to their classes.
Then we headed into the church for the school's Advent program.  They changed it up a little this year and there was a little more Christmas in it.  I personally liked it better.  I know that it is Advent but they are preparing for Christmas and so I think it was a great and very moving combination of the two. 
After the program we went to their parties.  Danny's class did Dirty Santa, which was pretty funny.  Miss Donaldson is pretty brave.  John Michael's class did a book review of the books that they wrote and illustrated.  It was super awesome.  I definitely enjoyed them both.  We checked the boys out and headed home!

Well before we went home we headed to Brookwood Mall since we were closer to it then we would be the rest of vacation and we had the boys pictures with Santa made.  Evidentally the 8th grade class was there doing the same thing.  It was cute to have them in their uniforms and now I do not have to stress about that any more.  Every year I go there and get the snowglobe and I was not looking forward to not getting it done so I was glad that we had this opportunity.

We came home and strated getting things ready for Christmas and wrapping gifts.  There are a lot to get done and not a lot of time to get them done.  Being sick for two weeks really has made things slow going. 

Christmas Vacation Begins

So this morning was the boys' Advent prayer/program. It depends on who you ask to what the proper name is, but regardless it is always a great thing to be a part of. The boys did great. Danny's class did Little Bethlehem and John Michael's did Jonah, Jonah.

After that was the Christmas parties for both classes.

Danny's class was where we went for the first 30 minutes. They did pizza, cupcakes, and chips. Mrs. Day made his day by giving him (and the whole class) a kit kat bar with a free homework pass...."the best gift ever!" He was super excited, now to see when he uses it.

John Michael's class did a book exchange, which was a lot of fun for them. He got Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and was super excited. Not only is that his favorite song, it also ended up being the book his best buddy Chason brought. They had cupcakes and pretzels, which was plenty for them, most did not eat anything. Too funny as that was their snack.

We left the school after the parties and all of the gifts were delivered. The boys got out at 12:00, and we had a lot to get done. We started by heading up to Liberty Park and meeting a client at Dairy Queen to deliver her pictures before they headed off to Disney World. I love my job, and I hope that one day it can take my family to Disney World. We shall see.

We had some more errands to run and when we got home Danny showed me a bite on his leg. He said he got it at school, but it was HUGE. Seriously one of the biggest bites I have ever seen. We called Brandon's mom to stop by after work and see what she thought. She told us just to watch it and if it grew to go to the doctor.