Keenan At the Dentist

 

Keenan went to the dentist for the first time. He was such a great patient. He was happy to sit in the chair. He also did great while they took x-rays. The dental assistant laughed and thought he was just too cute because he kept his mouth open even after they were done with the exam.



 

Carter was there for moral support.  They both got balloon fishing poles with a fish.

The First Snow Man This Season

 

We finally got snow and it is perfect for building a snowman. We got about 3 inches but it is nice and wet and packs together.

 

 

Carter is always wanting to build a snowman whenever there has been snow, but the snow just has not come.

 

 

Thomas rolled up all the snow in our front yard with some help from Carter and Keenan.

 

 

The next day the sun came out again and melted all the snow. The snowman lasted a few days longer but was not around long. Carter wanted me to put the snowman in the freezer so that he would last but there just was not room. He really enjoyed the snowman while he lasted. 

Swing Set Pallet Roof

My parents bought a swing set a few years ago.  It came with tarps that made canopies that covered a little table and also the platform at the top of the slide.  The sun had completely rotted them.  They had holes in them.  It was time to do something new.  I took apart four free pallets. I got enough wood to fix all three sloped awnings.  

We decided that we needed to stain the new roofs to make them match the rest of the swing set and to protect them from the weather.  I had a very small amount of reddish brown stain from when I made a set of bunk beds and I had some oak colored stain.  Neither was enough to complete the job alone.  I also had a small can of polyurethane.  I dumped all three together, not measuring.  I am very pleased with the color.  I think it matches near perfectly.  More importantly, Grandma Jenson thinks it matches near perfectly.  It was a fun project.

Carter's New Bike

 Carter got a new bike for Christmas. It was $5 from DI. A few weeks before Christmas we asked Carter if he was going to ask Santa for a new bike with brakes and the ability to coast. Which his old bike did not have. He said he did not need to ask Santa for a bike, we could just watch at DI and find one.

It has been cold and wet outside so this is the first time he has had a chance to try his new bike.

We have not had much snow in Price but Carter has been dying to build a snowman. We got enough snow to make a very little snowman and he was so excited. 

Christmas Morning

Keenan was excited to get started opening presents. 

Seth woke up at 3:30 am excited to open presents. We sent him back to bed until 5:30. He was excited about this remote control helicopter. He is a little hesitant to fly it, but he like to watch Thomas fly it.

Carter got a remote control car. He loves that he can drive it himself. 

Keenan loved all of his presents. He is easily entertained. 

The boys each got their own pair of boxing gloves. Now they do not have to share one pair of gloves. 

It was a good Christmas morning. 

Coat Rack

We needed to make a tool that would help make exact cuts multiple times. Thomas came up with this out of scrapes that he had around.   

He is now cutting slots for the hooks of the coat rack. He did this on all four sides of a 4x4 post.



This is the finished product. It took about 2 hours to make. It is nice and strong.



Now the boys have a great place to hang their coats so that they are not laying on the floor. The coats are handy to grab on the way out the door. 

Santa

We went to the main street carpet store to see Santa. The boys were excited.

 

 

Seth has a long list of things that he wants for Christmas. Santa told him he would do his best to make him happy on Christmas Eve.

 

 

Carter could only remember one thing that he wants, so Santa is sure he can bring it to him for Christmas.

 

 

We were not sure how Keenan would do with Santa but he was happy to sit on Santa's lap. He would not open his eyes for the picture. He did not have anything to ask Santa for.

 

 

Merry Christmas!!!