More time outside helping dad

We got more snow last night so Seamus was first in line to help Brad plow the driveway this morning!

Do they have a Dad?

Seamus and I headed up to Michigan for the day on Thursday.  What a fun little chatterbox to have in the back seat.  He started out being a little cross with the navigation guy saying "Ohio blah blah blah".  "No, we are going to MICHIGAN!!!"  I wish I could spell Michigan how he pronounces it, I think it is something close to Mistgagan. When we got on the turnpike, we gave Aunt Sis a call.  The line of the day came shortly after I hung up the phone.  Seamus asked who I was talking to so I said Aunt Sis.  He ask if I was talking to Madison, Leila and Eli also.  Then the next question..."Do they have a dad?" LOL Poor Dan! (He does know you and love you Dan, he must think you are just the official driver or cook or something!!)

Too slow with the camera, but this was shortly after Seamus chose Aunt Sis's hand over his own mother's!!   BEST DAY OF AMANDA'S LIFE!!!

Actual conversation, "Eli, What was your Christmas?"  (meaning "how")

Loving his new Scooby-Doo shirt from the Morris Children's Clothing Shop

Silly faces with Madison Kate!

Silly faces with Leila Grace!

Two meatheads, reunited.

Belly Laugh

Seamus was laughing so hard because he was throwing snow at TJ and TJ was jumping in the air trying to catch it.  They really love each other.

Sledding

Hope you can actually see this.  It was his first time going down a "hill" by himself.  I didn't capture it, but TJ ran to him when he stopped and licked his face.  Seamus is so tolerant of his dumb dog, he just turned and told him thanks.  I would have knocked his block off.  LOL

SNOW!!!!

We finally started getting snow around 11 am, even thought the news channels made it sound like we were going to wake up to a winter wonderland.  Seamus wasn't very interested in it until Brad got home to go play with him.  They ended up staying outside for almost an hour and a half!!  (I lasted about 20 minutes) 

He doesn't look thrilled to be going out but he was being very patient at this point. 

The camera flash really makes it look like we were near zero visibility!

Sledding....video in the next post.  World of difference without the flash also.

Loving his sled, he obviously didn't remember riding it in the driveway last year.

Shoveling a path....and throwing the snow on his dog.

"Homemade" Cookies

Seamus wanted to make cookies for his friends at MaryLou's.  He did a great job putting them in neat lines and an even better job sharing them the next day with his friends.  He was so excited that everyone got a cookie AND they told him thank you!

Just look at those fancy homemade cookies!!

Christmas Tree hunting

After school on Tuesday, we got to help Grandpa get Grandma's Christmas tree.  For whatever reason, Seamus only refers to it as Grandma's tree.  Dad doesn't own much in the house if you are to ask Moose!  We hiked to the back forty at Uncle Eddie's and found the perfect tree.  When Dad went to start cutting it down, Seamus yelled to him that "those Christmas trees are VERY prickly Grandpa!!!"  Guess he learned his lesson while decorating ours.

Giving Grandpa the trimmers because Uncle Eddie slacked a little this year on shaping the trees. ;-)

Getting ready to carry it to the car. 

Christmas Party at Preschool

Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Today was Seamus's Christmas program at preschool.  Nothing like a 20 minute session of 3 to 5 year olds singing about baby Jesus.  Seamus did the hand motions for two of the songs but no singing!  He is a not a fan of the performing arts (as you can tell from the first photo) .After the singing program, he and I went to his classroom for some fun holiday activities.

Playing "Pin the Nose of the Reindeer".  And that is Mrs. Johnson, the saint that teaches  twelve 3 year olds  twice every day!

Creating his waffle cone christmas tree.

All done!

How could you not love him???

I am in love with this picture!! He is such a butthead when I ask to take his picture anymore that this is the face I get, but it is still a pretty cute face!