Surfin' bird

Christopher donned my sunglasses while "surfing" in the living room and listening to "surf rock" on Pandora (think Beach Boys and Misirlou). C'mon people, it's about 14 degrees out! We have to think beach thoughts!

In other news, Chris has all of the sudden been into "doing homework" which is quite a miracle for a boy who does not usually like to draw and write. Before school today, he wrote "Chris Woglom" and wrote out some math problems and drew a self-portrait. Then he cut it in half, stuck it in an envelope, and "mailed" it to Daddy. After school, he wanted to draw a picture of Olivia and I have to say, this is quite a good picture! Of course, you can't see the 6 arms and 4 legs he gave her but the face is great and her name is fantastic. Go Chris!

Friday movie night

Friday night movie watching is not a passive experience in our house!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIR3-zXBUb0

Baking moon rocks

When I signed up to bring in snack for Christopher's class tomorrow, I didn't realize that it would be the day they would celebrate his half birthday. I'm glad they do this for those poor summer birthday kids and you can bet that Chris is just as happy! He may be more excited for this than his actual birthday. Anyway, we have a kids cookbook that has a recipe for "moon rocks" in it (really just cookies!) so that is what we made today. Here is the chef with his makeshift apron...

The fun thing about a kids cookbook is that they instruct you to mix things with your hands! Here is Chris digging in...

Finally after baking and cooling, our moon rocks are ready for school! Some of Christopher's friends from other classes will be receiving some as well.

Lil' Kickers

Christopher started his first day of soccer today over at Lil' Kickers at All American Indoor Sports! We tried a class before the holiday that Chris' friend Aidan goes to and he loved it so we signed him up for the rest of this session. He really loves it and it's a small class where they teach some of the basics of soccer. One thing Chris will have to work on is not touching the ball with his hands (unless he wants to be a goal keeper!) but otherwise, he really enjoys kicking and trying to score a goal. And he's really fast too! The running drills are definitely his strong point.

Christmas in New York (Part 3)

(Continued from Part 2)

On top of that, we got to take the Metro North and two subways to get to and from the museum. And of course Chris got to have his giant pretzel...

We had a fabulous time with all our family and friends in New York! We can't wait to come back soon!

Christmas in New York (Part 2)

(Continued from the post below...)

Christmas morning was delightful and it was fun to see the kids' reactions to their presents! Santa Claus even picked up Christopher's stocking and delivered it to New York--imagine that! Here are some pics from the day, including the grand finale of helping Grandma Jan make her famous baked Alaska...

And of course, they got to enjoy the baked Alaska as well!

The day after Christmas found us in Brooklyn where we got to hang out with the triplets again and see Aunt Dabney's fabulous new store! It was so exciting! After that we trekked over to Jersey (in a Nor'easter!) to see the Duren-Lubanski family and to eat more good Italian food including a second dose of pizza for the day and Mommy's favorite, eggplant parm!

This was a very exciting day for Christopher because in a matter of 12 hours, he got to cross the Manhattan, Brooklyn, Triborough, and George Washington Bridges, and he went through the Holland Tunnel. Unfortunately for him, he fell asleep as we sat in traffic waiting to get through the tunnel so technically he missed it. We took a video for him but apparently that was not enough. We had to hear about how "disappointed" he was to miss the Holland Tunnel (which he kept calling the Lincoln Tunnel). He's probably the only person on the planet who is upset to miss the Holland Tunnel! Anyway, the next day found us in Manhattan at the Natural History Museum. Because we live in Kansas, Brian and I don't get to always bring Chris places that we visited as a kid. Well, it was so exciting to do this at the museum! I was practically as excited to see the giant blue whale hanging from the ceiling as Christopher was!

(Again, to be continued in Part 3)

Christmas in New York

The Kansas Wogloms made the trip back to New York to spend the holidays with our family and friends who live out on the East Coast. It was a pleasure to be back and it was hard for Christopher to decide what his favorite part was. At the time the picture above was taken, that giant pretzel was probably his favorite part, but he pretty much enjoyed the whole thing! When we arrived in NY, we made our usual trip to the Mamaroneck Diner to have some real grilled cheeses. In fact, the whole trip was marked by our consumption of white bread, cheese, and cake. A good combination I'd say! Anyway, the day after we arrived, we went up to Grandpa T's house for some snowy fun. Chris got an accordion so he could join Grandpa in a duet. Then the boys went sledding down the driveway...

And when in Rome... You have to dress the part of an upstate New Yorker...

When we returned to Harrison, it was Christmas Eve. Not a creature was stirring... except for these four crazy kids!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDvNtK6IgNk

Yes the cousins were all reunited for some lively holiday fun. The kids all had a great time together and before bed, Grandpa Eric read them all "The Night Before Christmas."

Well, they are not letting me upload any more pics so I will continue this in the next blog entry!