The Polar Express

We rode the Heber Valley Railroad's Polar Express the day before Thanksgiving with Grandma and Grandpa F. We thought Jack would love it, but he has a fear of Santa Claus.

I think this is my favorite picture from the whole evening.

This is Jack letting us know that he did not want to have anything to do with the Big Guy. I feel kinda bad for taking a picture of him so sad, but it was part of the experience. When Santa did make his way to our row on the train, Jack had settled down and was thrilled to get his bell from Santa. And Santa was great and kept it all low-key.

And once Santa was gone, Jack was back to his smiley self :)

Thanksgiving Fun

We weren't able to attend our Mommy and Me group in November because both kiddos had terrible colds. Kim was nice and saved the turkey craft activity for us. We put this together the day before Thanksgiving. Jack had a great time eating the marshmallows :)

Preschool Fun

There is a school near our home where the school district holds classes for its Child Development Center. Our friend told us that they were looking for Peer Models (children who like to talk a lot...Jack fits the bill :) ) for their toddler classes. I called and enrolled Jack. He goes once a week for an hour and a half and LOVES it. His friend Kate is also in his class. I'm glad he has something that is his own thing to do once a week. The picture above is one I took of him before I took him to class for the first time. Below is Jack holding up his first craft project after going to class.