Christmas at Nana and Papa K's

The Family

Christmas boy being force to take a photo.

His job was to help pass out gifts.

With Nana and Papa K

Was really excited for this gift from his Mimi.

Christmas 2012

With Gracie a few days before.

Putting out cookies for Santa.

The big day arrives.

The first reaction.

Happy for his new bike.

All smiles

Goofy smile

Squinkies!

With Mommy

And Daddy

Taking the new wheel for a test drive with Kirby the Safety Monitor.

Excited for Legos

In the middle of the chaos, he stopped down to look through his new Octonauts book.

Kirby is done.

Pre-School Christmas Party

Jack's pre-school had a Christmas party. They got to hit a pinata.  Jack was getting some major air as he swung the stick.

Then they had story time.

Played Christmas "Jingo"

They put on a musical show.

Waiting for a snack.

Enjoying said snack.

Then they had a surprise visitor.

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Finding a berry in a leaf pile.

Waiting to get dropped off at school.

Snuggling on the couch.

Really great drawing he did, enough if (like he said later) he forgot to draw the poop.

Home Depot kid's workshop.

Looking especially handsome. I think this is the same blurry filter they used on the women on Star Trek.  Or on Barbara Walters.

Checking out Bradford's Fall leaves.

Robots and Dinosaurs.

Rock Super Group.

Spidey is enthralled by "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"

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Tired driving back from Missouri.

Sunday ritual.

Putting on a concert for an appreciative Kirby Dog. 

Decorating the tree. 

Watching the Grinch for the first time.

Hanging out with Mommy right before she ran her first ever 5k. 

Taking some hockey lessons from the Allen Americans at the 5k.  Looking like he's ten.

Waiting for Santa?

Cowboy Jack controls the railroad industry in these parts. 

Visiting Santa

He looks like he's 10 years old.

Thanksgiving - A Little Late

But here they are.  Looks like Papa got most of the best photo-ops.

Here's the entire crew. I counted 42.

I wish they were this still for the majority of the visit.

Here are all the trouble makers

Tales of a hard day's work on the ranch with his Papa and a slice of pie.

The annual porch swing photo. Unfortunately, Jack wouldn't cooperate and sit in the same spot as the previous four years.

Story time.

Put the city boy out in the country and he'll play with a big stick.

Sheep feeding internship.