Checking in for December

There is someone in the neighborhood who has a countdown to Christmas and apparently there are 11 days left.  We are slowly getting ready for the big day. Decorations are mostly up, packages and Christmas cards are mostly mailed.  Amazon Prime has been my best friend this season. Online shopping is just so easy!  I'm putting my feet up after one busy day of real shopping, a teacher conference for Max, chorus practice, basketball practice, Activity Days, and a primary meeting.   Sorry I have been a little absent lately, December came and let's just say I've been a bit busy. 

What did you miss during our 3 week absence?? Well Luke was sick for a week and we didn't go anywhere, then Jack was sick for a week and he missed 3 days of school. Luke loved having his big brother home to play with.  They did crafts, had fun lunches together, watch movies and mailed off their Santa letters.

Jack made an ornament to send to Santa.

 Thankfully everyone is well now.  Jack is glad to be back at school because they are learning about Holidays around the world and they get to do a craft for each country.  He is in heaven.  He brought a boomerang home yesterday that he had decorated.

We made a few efforts to take a family picture.  This is probably my least favorite task.  Most of them look something like this...

The big kids have been working on their science fair projects with Doug.  Max's has to do with determining the critical angle of a laser as it shines through various liquids.  Basically he is figuring out what angle you have to hold the laser at to make it bounce up and down like this.

Mer is testing the bounciness of bouncy balls.  Finally two physics projects that I don't have to help with. Thank you Doug!!

And Doug has been working record hours at work.  We are just happy to have him home when we can.  That's enough for now.  I'm tired, in case you haven't noticed, and it's time to get some shut eye.  Good night!