Grayson & Liam ~ November Photos

Here are the photos from November:

Liam painting, Daddy and Grayson selfie, Grayson's Native American project where he researched the tribe Choctaw.  He learned a lot of new things about this tribe and had fun putting the poster together.  He then presented the poster and research to his class.  He got all a perfect score on his project and we are so proud of him.  Later in the month Liam had a playdate with Tommy from school and had a lot of fun.  I volunteered for the homeless lunch for Grayson's class and helped the kids make the lunches.  Grayson started basketball with other 3rd graders at Lakeshore Athletic Club.  The boys came to my work for lunch at the Metropolitan Club.  They got to see my work and new team.  It was really nice introducing them to Sabina, Kathy, Louise, Bryana and Joe.  Liam likes to help with laundry and cleaning.  He's such a good helper.  They both got a bundt cake after their haircuts with Jaz.  We had conferences with the boys' teachers and they both did such a great job.  We are so proud of them.  It's been a fun month!  We are excited for the upcoming holidays.

Decorating the Christmas Tree & Zoo Lights

The day after Thanksgiving we put up the Christmas tree and all the decorations while listening to Christmas music.  The kids always have fun looking at their ornaments.  Each year my Oma and I give the kids ornaments that mean something to them like the sport they are into or the character they love.  This year Oma got them a soccer ornament and a yoda one.  I got them skiing ornaments and Mandalorian with baby Yoda.  They love finding old ornaments that they made when they were younger.  Later we went to Zoolights at the Lincoln Park Zoo and then dinner at Gemini.  It was very cold and we had to wait in a long line to get into zoo lights even though we bought tickets.  We didn't spend too much time inside, but enough to see the cool lights.  

Thanksgiving

We celebrated Thanksgiving at Ethan's condo.  We all brought food.  Kim brought an appetizer, the turkey, gravy and the stuffing.  We brought mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole with marshmallows, cranberry salad, dessert and bread rolls.  Ethan brought dessert, appetizers and wine.  Nellie and Carla (Ethan and Julia's second cousins) brought green bean casserole and a potato dish, Elle brought brussels sprouts with goat cheese, pomegranates and balsamic reduction.  The food was delicious and company was even greater.  We played telestrations (telephone pictionary) and pictionary.  We had such a nice time eating Thanksgiving dinner and playing games.