Thursday 12/16
Bret worked from home. I worked at pre school. We had a great time but I was tired. I was in charge of making gingerbread cookies, so much work with all the kids involved. We also prepped all the gingerbread houses for Friday. Since dad was working from home and the next few days seem like it will be raining we decided to head to the Balboa boat parade. I think everyone thought the same way as us. It was packed and parking was hard. We finally went across the ferry. The kids and I watched the parade while dad find a parking spot. It was hard to see the parade from where we were watching but we got the general idea. I was excited to see the lights but the kids had another idea. Instead of seeing the lights they decided it would be fun to play in the sand. Sand and more sand. They used the sand like snow, sand balls, sand angels, etc. They were having a great time and it was fun to watch. I did get to see a few houses. There was a lot of music going on down there, etc. One of the houses had fake snow (bubbles like Disney). The kids did play in that and did really like that. We had a great time but didn’t get the kids to bed until 10:00.
Friday
Justin slept in till 10:00 this morning. It was crazy. So weird with just Nikki awake-it always feels strange when there is only one kid with me. She woke up around 8:00. She played Mario Cart (practicing to get as good as Justin). I pretended to be a waitress and got her breakfast. We also played Trouble. Justin finally woke up and he had breakfast. The kids brought their scooters inside, rain today. I gave the kiddos a bath then we packed up lunch and off to pre school. I worked today. I played games at school with the kids and the kids made cute gingerbread houses. The kids also performed the Nutcracker for the parents. It was so cute. Nikki and Justin were both teddy bears. It was a fun day of school. Last day of school for 2010. Crazy how fast time is going. Here are some pics from today:
When we got home we just played. The kids wanted to play Wii together. I love when they play together so nicely. They have been wrestling with one another lately, so funny to watch. They also pretended they were characters from Mario Cart while on their scooters. We had a quiet evening at home tonight. Finally ordered business cards. Can’t wait until they come. We read books and the kiddos are sound asleep.