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The everyday adventures of Nolan and Griffin

Frisco Fire Safety Town

Tonight I took the boys and our next door neighbor to Frisco Fire Safety Town’s Holiday event.  Frisco Fire Safety Town is a part of the Frisco Fire Deparment. Safety Town is a a miniature Frisco complete with a variety of buildings and organizations (hospital, fire and police station, news station, church, hospital, grocery store, etc.) There are working traffic and crosswalk lights, railroad crossings and toll booths!  It truly is like you are in a little city. Nolan has been there as a part of a school field trip last year and this year and has not been able to stop talking about it. During the school field trips the children actually drive power wheels through the town learning about stop lights, road signs, and safety procedures.  Of course driving the cars is Nolan’s favorite part. This was the first time I have ever been and I was beyond impressed.  This “hands on” experience is an incredible way for kids to learn about all different ways to stay safe. Another reason why we LOVE living in Frisco!

During the holiday season Safety Town has special evening hours to celebrate the holidays. The “town” was completely decorated and many of the buildings had activities, games, and crafts. This is a FREE event open to the community and is another tradition we will add at the holidays!

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Emailing a letter to Santa (where Nolan changed his mind AGAIN on what he wants Santa to bring. Beyond frustratiing!)

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First time G had his face painted! He is a big snowman fan so I was not surprised he chose this. We purposefully did not wash his hair and half of his face tonight to try to preserve his snowman. Praying it is still there in the morning or this is going to be one sad boy.

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In the Fed Ex building. Do you think they are a sponsor? :)

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Getting holiday tattoos

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Nolan and Amberlee

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No town is complete without a Walmart! Or WFAA TV station.

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While I was trying to take a picture of the kids in front of the mock fire station, Santa came up behind me and was making silly faces at the kids.There was a long line inside where the crowd was waiting for Santa to return from break. We happened to be at the right place at the right time! I am never that lucky!

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Pin the Red Nose on the Reindeer

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In front of the “NTTA toll booth”

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A fire truck all for exploring.

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Can you see Nolan in the driver’s seat?

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They also have a “house” where the kids learn about different ways to stay safe in your house. Here Nolan is practicing how to get out a window in case of a fire.

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Until next year!

 

 

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Weekend at the Gaylord (Part one)

A couple weeks ago my parents, my aunt, uncle and two cousins, and James, Nolan, Griffin and I went to the Gaylord for a Christmasy weekend.  If you have never been to the Gaylord at Christmas, it is a MUST! In addition to all of the beautiful decorations (1.5 MILLION lights, 12,000 ornaments, etc), there are many family fun events to enjoy.

Upon checking in we went to my parents room. They upgraded to a room with a balcony overlooking the atrium. Worth the extra money!

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Once we were settled we went exploring. Viewing all the train displays.

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My college roommate and her family happened to be there the same weekend. Nolan and Brady. Griffin and Belle.

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Year after year the main attraction at Gaylord is Ice! Over 40 artisans from China are flown in to create this magical wonderland all in Ice. Over 2 million pounds of ice are used. Amazing!  PIctures absolutely do not do it justice. The theme this year was Shrek! The day we were there is was THREE DEGREES! Thankfully we were bundled up and were not completely frozen.

Waiting in line!

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Can you believe this is all ice?

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G looked so funny in this parka. It went all the way to his knees! He was not really a fan.

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Halfway through Ice they have slides you can go down. So fun!! This is Nolan who rode it over and over again. No shock there!

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Ice! ended with a nativity scene. Beautiful!

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More of our little getaway to come.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Merry Main Street

Tongiht we took the boys to “Merry Main Street” in Downtown Frisco.  Each weekend in December, the City of Frisco has fun family holiday activities planned around the square.  The main atraction is the 185,000 plus lights on all the buildings in downtown choregraphed to music. It is quite the show!

A few of the lighted buildings.

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One of the adjadent buildings had a large train display. Both boys love trains!

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While James waited in line for the snow tubing, the boys made sugar (sand) art bottles.

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The bounce house is always a must. Griffin has come a long way. He used to be scared to death of them. Now he wants to brave it each time no matter how much of a zoo it is inside (which it always is)!

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The highlight for Nolan was the snow tubing. James had fun too!  Poor G was not tall enough.  James and I were ready to fork over a small fortune for this only to learn it was FREE! Isn’t that unbelievable?

 

We ended the night with a ride on the Trackless Train. This had the longest line of all. The sand art that the boys had made earlier was actually pure colored sugar. We decided the to let the boys sample some to pass the time. Within about two minutes of G gulping down a couple of bites, he was literally running around in circles over and over again while laughing hysterically. It was like he was drugged! I wish I had videoed it. It was hilarious.

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Sweet brothers and best friends.

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Tacky The Penguin Party!

Today was Nolan’s class party. The irony is Griffin’s class party must be about Jesus. Nolan’s class party must make no mention of anything related to Christmas or Hannukah.  So what is the party about? Penguins! It actually was very cute and based upon the book, Tacky the Penguin.  Teachers, parents, and children were asked to dress “tacky” today and boy did some kids go all out! Nolan wore a plaid button down and camo pants. When I got to his classroom he had turned his shirt backwards (conforming to what other boys had done).

The party began with reading the book.

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Tacky the Penguin Bingo

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Nolan and his friend Trystan

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Decorating sugar cookies

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A blurry picture, but our wonderful principal, Ms. Woodson, dropped in to say hello.

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Playing “Tacky the Penguin Says” (aka Simon Says)

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PIcture of a few boys in the class.  James and I have identified there is another side of Nolan we call “friend Nolan.” “Friend Nolan” is hyper, very silly, and acts very different than the Nolan we know. This picture sums up “Friend Nolan.” Based on how I saw him acting at school with his buddies, I am shocked he has NEVER gotten into trouble ever at school!. In Nolan’s defense most of the boys in his class were acting the same way. This is a phase I will NOT miss!

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And finally, creating their own Tacky the Penguin

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Giving his sweet teacher, Ms. Morgan, a hug before leaving for the day! Hooray for our Winter Break!

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Prescott Thankful Turkey

I love traditions particiularly at the holidays and this year we implemented a new one. The Thankful Turkey. For the last couple of weeks James, Nolan, Griffin and I have added feathers (almost) daily with a word of something we are thankful for on it. I have loved to hear what the boys are thankful for. It has led to many great discussions with the boys about what it means to be thankful,  all the different types of things we should be thankful for, how many others live with so much less, and the importance of reflecting and appreciating all we have.

The first feather Nolan wrote said he was thankful for was “Freedom” and Griffin said “God.”  I told James we must not be doing that bad of a job as parents!

Our turkey may have started without any feathers, but now we are reminded of all the things we are truly thankful for. In the middle of the hustle and bustle of our lives, it is very important to stop and remember what all we truly have.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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