Recognition Stripes

Simon had his first recognition ceremony for TaeKwon-Do tonight. We were so proud of him. He was the first kid up and he handled himself like a champ. He stood perfectly with his hands behind his back and almost knocked me down with his exuberant hug before getting his stripe. It's so much fun to watch him in the class. He has improved so much since the first class where he didn't participate at...all. Now he's able to able to kick, punch and block with the best of them. He can't wait to graduate to the 4 class.

Santa Claus Parade ... The Downtown Version

Well we didn't luck out with the weather for this one but despite our last minute arrival, we did manage to score a pretty decent spot to watch the parade. Miles was mesmorized by all of the lights and was quite happy to sit in his stroller and eat a candy cane. It was fun to see both of the boys waving at all of the floats and both of them really got into the Christmas spirit by putting money in the passing Fireman's boots. We were rewarded at the end of the parade as Santa's float stopped in front of us for a good 5 minutes - of course, we didn't manage to get a decent picture!

Snowy Halloween .... Balmy Santa Claus Parade?

Go figure, Halloween was cold and snowy and the Santa Claus parade two weeks later...almost balmy. We were definitely over dressed in our winter wear but the boys seemed happy enough with the parade and non-stop candy! It was fun watching Seamus get all pumped up for the parade but not quite knowing what it was before it started passing. The three boys were perfectly behaved and enjoyed waving at all the people on the floats and seeing Santa.