Kim and I had a vision of a big world map in our family room as artwork and something that we can use to teach the kids. We bought some fence boards and started making that vision a reality. I cut, sanded and stained some fence boards to make a frame
We attached a world map to the wall then nailed the stained boards directly to the wall
We are pretty happy with the finished product
It is getting pretty Christmas-y around here
We have had visits from cute little elves
We decorated the Christmas tree for family home evening
Pretty tree, now we just have to figure out a way to keep the kids from taking all of the decorations off. Maybe we could incorporate some technology from an electric fence?
Miss Lyza and I had a fun time playing Jenga together one night this week
She can be so focused when she wants to be
She also really likes when the tower falls over
I don't think she understands that the objective of the game is to avoid making it fall over
Kim is carrying on one of our traditions where we wrap up a bunch of Christmas books and let the kids open one each day before Christmas
This is the first year we are trying the Elf on the Shelf, although Humpty Dumpty is a great story too
left for work once they opened this one. Kim said that Lyza was terrified by the Elf and it eventually had to be put away because she was so scared of it. Maybe next year.
Nixon likes playing this game where we roll him up in a blanket and the he struggles to get out. He always manages to get out without too much trouble. I decided to kick that game up a notch and rolled him up in a pilates mat. He didn't like it very much!
Nice boots cool dude!
We have had lots of fun around the house today. Kim has been doing some Christmas shopping and the kids and I have just been hanging out and relaxing.
Christmas dancing has also been keeping us busy
The kids like having their pictures taken when the phone is in "selfie" mode and they can see themselves
Lyza is OBSESSED with dinosaurs right now. Here is a song she made up about brachiosauruses. I have had to listen to this song all day. Although, to her credit, the song has matured and gotten better as the day has gone on. This is one of her earliest versions.
We are excited for Lyza's birthday and Christmas coming up. This time of year is especially fun without having to worry about final exams ;)
Take care.
