Countdown to Christmas

Merry Christmas from our house to yours. We wish you a magical Christmas filled with love, joy, and happiness.

The Peavy  family

Let it Snow!

Quite a bit snow fell overnight. It's beautiful and frustrating (yes, I got stuck in the driveway this afternoon) at the same time. A wonderful cozy day at home with T-man.

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Last Day of 2011 School Year

Crazy hair day (for accelerated reading) and pajama day (for helping out the homeless). What a way to wrap up school for 2011.

Magic of Santa

The many days of Christmas continued for the Peavy family on Friday night at the monthly Cub Scout Pack meeting. D-man's Wolf Den performed the opening flag ceremonies and D-man did a GREAT job reading the instructions and leading the group.

We then went caroling through the neighborhood (which was more enjoyable for me than I thought it would be) and came back for hot cocoa and cookies. And then, a visit from Santa! It was so great to have Santa there with less hustle and bustle and see the wonder in the boys' eyes. D-man asked if it was the real Santa and I asked what he thought and he said, "he said he knew me and what I wanted for Christmas," and you could see the wonder in his D-man's eyes. We are definitely enjoying every minute of the magic.

  

5 Trips Around the Sun

I really enjoy the birthday celebration at our Montessori school. The birthday child puts the months of the year down on the floor with their birth month in front of the parents. The candle in the middle of the room represents the sun and the child walking around the "sun" with the globe, signifying the number of times the earth has gone around the sun. Today, T-man got to walk around the "sun" five times as I talked about his life during those 5 years. It was great to be there to celebrate with him, and reflect on what joy T-man has brought to our lives over the last 5 years. I loved that he picked me first to sit at the table with him as I know those days won't be around forever.
After picking up D-man, the boys enjoyed playing with all the new birthday gifts and Skyping with all the Karlen family members. We then headed out to Red Robin for a family birthday celebration. We all ate too much, shared our pits and cherries, and celebrated T-man and the special boy he is.
We came home and opened the family presents and talked with the Peavy side of the family. It was a a great day. Two things I loved about T-man today: 1) whenever you said "Happy Birthday" he said, "thank you." 2) Comforting his older brother on the car ride home  (who was complaining about needing to go to the bathroom) that we were almost home. He really is growing up.

    

The Best Party Ever

  

The best party ever - at least according to the guest of honor (which is all that matters). While hectic,T-man's 5th bowling party was a success. We had 13 kids bowling on 4 lanes with only one ramp. While that was a problem in the beginning, the kids soon got the hang of bowling without the ramp and had a great time. T-man enjoyed bowling, decorating the cake, signing his bowling pin, and being with his friends. It was so fun to watch the birthday boy enjoy his special party. And, I couldn't help think that when I tucked him in on Sunday night, it would be the last day I tuck in a four year old. What a big, big boy we now have.

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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

While the holiday decorations have been up since Thanksgiving, we are really starting to get into the holiday spirit here at the Peavy household. We always have Christmas music on and I love that D-man knows many of the songs and sings all the songs completely off key. Today we baked cookies and watched "Santa Claus is Coming to Town."  It really is the most wonderful time of the year and yet so hard for so many.

As we donate money to the food bank, adopt a child to make sure they have a Christmas, donate coats and gloves to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless in partnership with D-man's school, and donate toys to Wee Cycle through T-man's school, it really makes you realize how fortunate we truly are. We've been using these opportunities to teach the boys about giving and being thankful for all that we have. I know that I am.

Note: the Navity scene has been specifically decorate by D-man. When I spread the set out a bit, he asked me if I had moved it and promptly moved everything back.

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12 Days of Christmas

Ok, well it might not be the 12 days of Christmas, but we kicked off several days of celebrations last night with Zoo Lights. Today (day 2), we headed out to Toy Story on Ice down at the Pepsi Center. We had a coupon (big shock) and the boys really enjoyed the show. T-man was really engaged and D-man was impressed with all the special effects. I, of course, loved the music, and Marshall was happy we all enjoyed the show together. Before we left, the boys got to check out some Nugget and Avalanche gear (bonus!). Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Peavy for the tickets!

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Zoo Lights 2011

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Our annual trip to Zoo Lights at the Denver Zoo was tonight.  I took the afternoon off and then did all the running to get the boys. We were able to take in some lights with friends and because it was so cold, there weren't very many people. Bonus all around. Boys really had a great time checking out all the lights and the animals (the lizards and snakes were a big hit). Yup, I've got a household of testosterone. 

Free Ski Pass

T-man got his ski pass today. The good news: as long as you get the pass BEFORE you turn 5, it is free for the entire season. The bad news: we only had 9 days to get it and it also meant a quick trip to the mountains for T-man and Marshall. Even better news: that traffic was not bad and they even got to ride the gondola to the top of the mountain and back. If you gotta pass, you might as well use it. Can't wait to get both boys on the mountain this winter (and try out my new ski equipment as well).

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It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas