Thanksgiving 2012

It was a Thanksgiving holiday filled with lots of time on the road, but we had a great trip with our family and friends in Nebraska.

We took some great family photos with the Bunger's that I will post later, but we also tried to take a few shots for our Christmas cards this year and almost had everyone looking and smiling at the same time.....almost.

The boys had fun riding the four wheeler with Uncle Aaron on thanksgiving and he even took them out to his "tree house" as Mitchell called it.  I think Uncle Aaron would prefer they refer to it as his deer blind. ;)

Then on Saturday we were in Grand Island for a wedding and we got to catch with up many of our friends!  We wish we could see them more often, but it was so good to have this time to see them again.

We are home and a little road weary from all the travel (as well as minus one treasured stuffed pet, whaley that Mitchell left at Grandma and Grandpa's).  But we are thankful for the time we had with so many over this long weekend....and Mitchell is thankful for the postal system that will have him reunited with his long time killer whale stuffed pet. 

5 stay home days

Collin calls weekends or holidays "stay home days."  So when we told him about the holiday weekend and how long it was he has excitedly exclaimed several times today "5 STAY HOME DAYS!!!"

 

Our Thanksgiving will involve a lot of time spent on the road, but today we've been able to spend a lot time outside on this very warm Wednesday while Daddy is still at work.

Collin has recently realized how fun the big wheel can be....and Mitchell has learned that he has outgrown this mode of transportation....literally.

Hope everyone has a fantastic 5- stay- home -day- holiday!

He's Back

True to form, Christmas has arrived early at the Bunger house!

Putting up decorations early has become somewhat of a tradition at our house since I have blogged about it in both 2011 and 2010.  We are usually in Nebraska for the Thanksgiving weekend and after that we get so busy it is just easier to get it put up before the holiday happenings begin.

And tonight when we returned to the house we discovered that our good friend Bobby, our Elf on a Shelf has returned to us for another Christmas Season.  Mitchell has already made a bed for Bobby's first night with us and Collin has already that Bobby will NOT hang underwear from Collin's ceiling fan again this year.  Everyone in the house thought this was hilarious last year....except Collin. ;)

Life Lessons Learned by Collin

Lesson 1:  Markers are for coloring on paper only.

Lesson 2:  There is a reason a little boy is not supposed to feed Mr. Bubbles without help from an adult.

Life lessons learned by Collin on a Friday afternoon!

Take a Rest

Tonight while I was making dinner, Collin was repeatedly asking me if I was finished so I could play with him.  Finally he said "Mommy!  You need to take a rest.  Can you play with me too?"  I just couldn't deny this kind of logic.

It seems I have also taken a rest when it comes to running.  I took about 10 days off after my last half marathon and have run several times since then, but can't seem to get back into a regular routine again.

I have to admit, I was starting to feel a little burned out during my training this past fall and thoughts of throwing in the towel after half marathon #6 started to enter my mind.  But the Waddell and Reed Half Marathon was a good race for me mentally.  While I know my mind and body needed to take a rest, I also know that I will definitely run my 7th half marathon in 2013.

Old Navy

I never noticed the total imbalance of the clothing selection between baby/toddler/children clothing until I became a parent.  I could devote several paragraphs surrounding this, but to some it up for those of you who haven't experienced this: In just about any major department store, the selection of clothing for little girls is about twice as large as the selection is for boys.  What does this say about our society and how it play into gender stereotypes....I'll let you decide, but as a parent of two boys, I can tell you it's a limited selection just about everywhere you go.  And if you are like me a refuse to buy anything with a skull & cross bones, it gets even narrower.

But every once in awhile, between the purchase of the standard striped or solid polo for the boys....I come across something the boys can actually get excited about when it comes to clothing.  The above Lego Star Wars shirts are the 2nd best find to date.  Playing second fiddle only to.....

THUNDERCATS!!!! Thank you Old Navy....for putting a little excitement into our world of stripes and solids.

Fall 2012 Pictures

I've meant to include some of these shots in recent posts.  Fall has flown by!

It's never a dull moment in a house full of boys.  There is much to be thankful for during this month of Thanksgiving!