Conlee Family: November

Well I am backed up on blogging once again. Do I get the excuse of it is the busiest time of year!?

James started taking an after school chess class. He loves it. Craig and I both do not know how to play chess so James was teaching Craig!

My Mom and I went to lunch with my Grandma one day. e are so bad at getting out to visit her, we really need to make a point to go out there more often!

My girl friends and I decided we need more girl time and are planning to get together once a month for a girls night in! Here were a few of us that made it for the month of November!

Jake's school pictures!

There is this new phenomonon for kids called the Rainbow Loom. Boys and girls are crazy about this thing. It is a bracelet maker and you use rubber bands. James wanted one, there are tons of different styles and he can only do one kind. So who do you think gets to make them all? Yep me! It's fun, I did think my days of jewelry making was over though.

Soccer season ended and both boys had their team parties at Chuck-e-Cheese.

This was Jake's first time at Chuck-E-Cheese!

This was his favorite game

James takes after me, in loving ski-ball

The Dad's were having fun too!

James asked me one night if we had a bible, I told him yes and he wanted me to get it so he could see it. Then he wanted to take it to bed and read it! Awe….

The next couple nights that was the book he choose to read before bed. So I started at Chapter 1. Adam and Eve!

This year we didn't do a whole photo session for Christmas cards. My niece Alex took a few photos for us...

This is probably one of the best photos I have ever seen of Jake! Love it!

We only went to Disneyland once this holiday season. :(

The boys making gingerbread cookies.

This bear sat down next to James and I was really surprised that James didn't freak out. He played along quite well!

The boys didn't want to sit on Santa's lap but Craig wanted a pic with Mrs. Claus!

Fun on rides!

Jake and Dad on the jelly fish

Jake was finally tall enough to go on one of James' favorite rides. Goofy's flight school! He was a little scared! He did really good but didn't want to go on again!

Craig and I went to the Peterson Automotive Museum. My Dad had donated a car to the museum before he passed away. We have always wanted to go see and it was finally on display. But the day we went they had just taken it down the day before. So we toured the vault and got to see it that way. It was pretty cool seeing it there. It even got me a little emotional.

This was a picture taken by a professional photographer when the car was on display.

We met Jake's friends for a play date one afternoon. I love that he is having his own play dates now!

James had a family project…we thought ours came out pretty well! It is made from pine nuts, rice, pasta, flax seed, paprika, mustard seed, a coffee bean for an eye and feathers!