I can't believe I never posted this story! Usually, I stick to stories about the boys because they tend to be the funniest, but this still makes me laugh just thinking about it.

A few weeks ago, P went to a business meeting to meet a man someone else had recommended he talk to for networking purposes. He was honest about his position in life right now. He talked about how he isn't motivated by money and would rather do something he is passionate about. He communicated how he doesn't love sales, but would do it if it was for the right company/product. After about 5 min of conversations like this, the man just stared at P with a confused look and said, "Well, I don't think this job is the right match for you." P was now equally confused. He mentioned their connection and why he was there, and the man said, "Oh, I am sorry. I am interviewing three people today for a sales job!" I still wonder what that many must have been thinking for the first 5 min!

Andrew Peterson - Dancing in the Minefields (Official Video)

This is the song he opened his concert with. Enjoy!

What a Weekend!

Friday Night: We walked over to the Old Town Square to enjoy the lighting of the HUGE Christmas tree. We missed the "Big Moment" where the lit the tree, but our kids didn't know the difference. The whole scene was very much out of a movie. So beautiful and nostalgic.

Saturday Morning: Up early (always!) and out the door. A quick stop at the market (can't go a week without Dennis's apples!) and then off to the train display downtown. This is the 65th anniversary of this event. It's a free Christmas train display, and they even hand out free cookies :) The boys love it, and it will be a part of our family's Christmas traditions.

Then off to Grandad's house for a delicious brunch. Homemade pancakes, sausage, bacon, eggs... yum! It never ceases to amaze me how much my kids can eat when they enjoy something. I guarantee both C and A ate more than I did! They had a blast with Grandad, too. Building towers, crawling in "bear caves" and wrestling. So fun!

After naps, the boys got to play in the snow! It was so fun to see them full of pure joy. Especially C who was so young last year that he doesn't really remember the snow. Nothing quite like seeing someone experience their first snow!

Sunday: Cookie Making Marathon! One of my favorite holiday traditions. I posted pics below. It was great time with my family. Then we got a phone call in the afternoon offering us free tickets to Andrew Peterson's Christmas Concert. We LOVE his music! He's relatively undiscovered, but we've loved listening to him since he opened for Caedmon's Call at Miami University in the fall of my freshman year... within the first few months of dating. Now that is more than 13 years ago! Anyway, the concert was AWESOME! A special thanks to my parents for taking on the last minute babysitting role so we could head out to the concert. What a great, great weekend.

Ready to Run

C loves to run (don't all boys!?!). When he's getting ready to take off, instead of "On your marks, get set, go!", he is CONVINCED that it is "Uncle Mark... set... go!" It makes me laugh every time!

Super Girl Button

The other morning, A told me when he grew up he wanted to be a girl like me. I explained that he would always be a boy because that's how God created him. He thought about it for a minute and then said, "But if I can find the Super Girl Button then I can push it and I can become a girl". Haha! Where does he come up with these things?!

Picture Update!

Christmas Cookie Making Marathon! One of my favorite Christmas traditions! This year, the A and my nephew were able to help a little, which was really fun. C tried to help but got super sad when he realized he couldn't eat all of the cookies. Maybe next year!

Decorating the Christmas tree with Nonno.

C thought this was so fun! He loved that the star went on top. Later, he was carrying around a Christmas Troll dressed in a Santa suit. He was telling the troll all about the tree and how he and his brother got to help Nonno put the star on the top.

"Star big. Up. Nonno, A, C."

Enjoying our first snow of the season! They had so much fun! A was so excited when he woke up and saw it snowing that he wanted to call everyone he could think of to tell them about the snow. I had to convince him to wait a little because most people were still asleep at 6:30 am!

He is just about the cutest kid in the world! He loved the snow! It was so fun to see him really experience it for the first time.

What a goof ball! He is such an funny boy. I don't know many one-year-olds that tell jokes and ham it up in front of anyone who will watch.

A Thanksgiving craft from school. Written on the leaves are the things A is thankful for. In this order: 1 - Joey Votto 2- MG (P's cousin!) 3- E (his friend!) 4- C 5- Daddy. I had to convince him that maybe Mommy should make it on there somewhere, too.

One more thing...

I'm taking the boys to a gymnastics class this afternoon. A wants to know why he can't wear his bathing suit because when he saw girls doing gymnastics they were in their bathing suits. I tried to explain that it's a leotard and only girls wear them. Then he tried to convince me that I need to wear my bathing suit because I'm a girl and I'm going with them to their class!