It's that time of year!

So we've been busy!

Late Saturday morning, Dad and the kids went to another storytime at that same hotel from two weeks ago, this time to see someone from the esteemed Joffrey Ballet read "The Nutcracker."

From there, we crossed the street to Macy's to look at the window displays relating the "Yes, Virginia" story.

And then we played in the freshly-fallen snow in what was our grassy park.


Late Sunday morning, we all went back to the Loop for a dance-along performance of "The Nutcracker" at the Chicago Cultural Center. Our kids didn't want to dance along, though!

Then, in the early evening, we got out the Christmas decorations and went to work.

We saved the Christmas tree for Monday evening.

And it was Lincoln's turn to add the star.

He also made a new ornament, complete with his name and the year, in his art class and put that on the tree.


Then there is this bit of silliness. If you need interpreting: Levynn is Andy, the boy in the "Toy Story" movies, and Lincoln is Andy's toy cowboy, Woody. They concocted this all on their own.