Brother Laughs

Only his big brother can make him laugh like this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_8cRffgvIg

Snow!

I know there are Christmas pictures to put up but in the meantime, we had our first snow of the year in Kansas! Chris was extremely excited; Jonathan was moderately excited...

Insect Project

We were invited (by Christopher's handwritten invitation) to attend his class's presentation about the insect project they have been working on all semester. We've been hearing about this for weeks now and the kids worked so hard on their research! They all worked in committees that specialized in one area of research. For Christopher's group, their focus was insect bodies. We attended their presentation as well as several others. Then Chris read his book to us (below). Jonathan was just happy to be on a comfy couch--not sure how much insect info he absorbed...

But he was very excited to sit at his big brother's desk!

Best Buds

We had the Titus family over for dinner the other night and it's just so nice to see these two play together. They've been friends for such a long time! The younger siblings got involved in the fun too...

Baby Grand

This morning we took Grammy to Union Station to see all the Christmas decorations and we came across this Keys for Kids baby grand piano painted in a Kansas City theme. Christopher proceeded to play for the passersby and even got a little applause!

Brothers

Any time I try to get both kids to smile at the same time, I am rarely successful. So the picture above is a more accurate representation of real life! And then there is J with his partner in crime--Holly...

This Could Be Trouble

This could be the beginning of this dynamic duo getting into all kinds of trouble...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgH-q0rmsXI

Santa

No tears for Santa from J!!

Bundled Up

It was a little chilly this morning when we went to walk the dogs so Jonathan got to wear his toasty snow suit. He was up quite early and was so cozy that he conked out for a little morning cat nap while we walked...

14 Months!

This little guy is 14 months old today! And he's walking all over the place too. The beginning of this video will look very familiar. Chris used to walk everywhere with a train in his hand!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5XqDngNYQ0

Instrument Maker

Christopher has been very interested in music for a while now, and he has really gotten into making his own instruments after watching a show with Grammy about just that. These are some of the projects that he has worked on over the last couple weeks. Above is his guitar, followed by his viola below...

This is his violin...

And he also made a French horn...

Most of the time, all he needs is some paper and tape and he can make whatever he can imagine. In the case of these instruments, a few wooden blocks have factored into the mix!