Kids Baking Christmas Presents

Kids made Christmas Cookies as presents for everyone. They were both great at it. Lillian especially surprised me at how well she knew what to do and how independent she wanted to be. Simon was better about not eating the raw cookies though.

Post Christmas Hanging out

Making a T-Rex

Practicing Simon Says

Helping his sister pop the bubble wrap

Christmas Visit 2015 with Grandpa Bart

Santa Visits 2015

Christmas cookie pictures 2015

Sarah, Julie, Vickie, Maddie and Auntie Colleen came over to make cookies!

Simon's Barber Visit

Simon asked to go to a barber. So before our Santa pictures I took him to the Hair Cuttery. He loved it and had so many questions for the lady-barber.

He just wanted to sit in this - she humored him.

Random Pictures of the kids

Reading in Bed
Simon will give her a book and sit next on the chair in her room and they'll both read.

He's helping her get ready.

Bringing a vacuum up a ladder at Little Beans

Writing his first and last name on his own, no tracing! (Dec 14)

Playing in Lillian's room in the morning.

Just hanging out in Lillian's room in the morning. He gives her books and then they talk.

Sneaking her a new book.

Simon's Pre-K Family night

Simon's class did a little performance for us - Simon was the line leader again, just like in the fall show. At the end of the night I asked for a picture with Simon and the teachers and other friends wanted to get in on the action too. 

The whole night every time I told another parent that I was Simon's mom they said "My kid talks about Simon all the time!" Apparently he's quite the little popular guy! One mom told me she overheard Simon walk up to her daughter Abigail as she walked into the classroom in the morning and say, "Hey Abbs, let's grab breakfast." I love that little guy.

Ms Zairel and Simon

Kids saw us taking pictures and the group grew.

And grew!

Out at night!

We went for an evening walk (4:30ish). The kids each took a flashlight and had so much fun playing in the park in the dark. 

Simon's Field Trip - Children's Museum

I took chaperoned Simon's class field trip to the Chicago Children's Museum. It was insanity and wonderful fun both.