barrett: 103 months old

I'm ridiculously late in posting for Barrett!  Every year, December hits, and I think I'm ahead of the game because Christmas cards are mailed and presents are wrapped, and I can take it easy.  But nope, December came in like a runaway train, and we've been slammed with activities and fun events.  

Barrett started tennis last month, and is enjoying his weekly lessons very much.  He is starting baseball in the spring, and Britton took him to the park today to teach him batting.  It was so sweet, and completely her idea!  He's still into the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series, and every week brings a new one home from the school library to read.  And his newest project is creating a cruise ship model out of the many cardboard boxes that show up regularly on our doorstep, aptly named "The Cardboard Majesty."

Checking out Christmas lights with his friend Walker

Likes:  ham and cheese paninis, bike riding - we had a goal to ride all the way to the soccer fields (about 3 miles each way) and did it today!

Dislikes:  doing math homework

148 months old

We are three weeks away from Christmas, in that weird in-between time between Thanksgiving and Christmas when we've had a taste of vacation and just need more!  But no, Britton is gearing up for her Winter Band Concert this week, and finals starting the week after.  We've planned to do a whole lot of nothing over winter break, except for a few volunteering gigs for NCL.  We're also planning spring sports, and Britton has decided to do another season of softball!  She's also going to do weekly swim conditioning with a coach in preparation for swim team season.  So this spring is shaping up to be a busy one!

Likes:  playing on Babbel app to learn new languages (she's currently on French and reports that Russian is hard); "The Babysitter's Club" graphic novels - new ones at the book fair!

Dislikes:  Getting up early on the weekends - we had to get up earlier than usual for the elementary school's "Breakfast with Santa"