barrett: 139 months old

We're into December and Barrett is ready for Christmas!  I think he's come up with present ideas every day, but honey, that ship sailed because I already bought all my gifts.  He would love a bearded dragon, but we have a cat, so that isn't going to happen.  But, to appease his reptile needs, we hit up the Reptile Expo in Houston!  He got to hold a snake and an iguana!

Barrett is gearing up for his first final exams.  I think he's not quite sure what to expect, and going through final exams for the first time is pretty tough. Heck, I forget things from yesterday, so I sympathize with needing to remember four months of lessons!

Likes: all the reptiles

Dislikes: homework

184 months old

I feel like two minutes after Thanksgiving dinner was over, December was right there!  Actually, that is kind of accurate for how the calendar fell this year.  Two days after Thanksgiving, Britton, Barrett,  Memaw, and I were at the Nutcracker, kicking off the Christmas season!

Memaw and I used to take Britton to the Nutcracker in Pittsburgh, and have only been once in the eight years we've lived in Houston, so we decided it was time to see it again.  And Barrett has never seen it, so he was game to see what all the fuss was about!  When the Russian dancer started his routine, Barrett said,  "Hey, I know this song!"

Britton is gearing up for finals!  Of course, every class has to cram a test or quiz in before the end of the semester, so she's been nonstop studying.  She's past the point where I can be of any help, so we've gotten an Algebra II tutor to help out with the matrices and conics and everything else I can't remember.

Likes:  going to the ballet; sleeping in on the weekend; pistachio muffins

Dislikes:  studying for finals