It's really fun to hang out at Daddio's work when your Daddio sells CAT equipment. Tucker got to drive a mini excavator and a bulldozer and a dump truck. He was in heaven.
Poor Jackson is often the subject of their play (the patient who needs a shot, the cowboy, etc.)
Tucker loves "Kanga." One morning before school Tucker lost Kanga as a punishment. (Taking his beloved items away is the MOST effective behavior modification we have!) He cried and pleaded and promised to never do anything bad again. He finally pulled it together as we headed to school. I told Ms. Patti when I picked him up about the incident that morning and she told me this funny story: That day they happened to be making their Thanksgiving head dresses and each "feather" coming up had something they were thankful for. One of Tucker's was kangaroos. She thought this was odd when everyone else was listing off their mothers and fathers! Classic Tuck. Kanga is happily back in his arms. He sleeps with this giant thing every night.
Teaching Mac letters & sounds.
Tuck and the guys from Ms. Patti's class as the "gray donkeys going clip-clop-clip-clop on the way to Bethlehem..." This year we could have been up on stage with the 4 year olds singing all the songs by memory after hearing them for weeks and weeks!
One of my favorite things is when Tucker rediscovers toys that have been in a tupperware bin for a long time -- He found his Mr. Potato Head family three days ago and has been ALL about these new friends. He has some crazy names for each one that I couldn't possibly try to spell for you.
Jacksonville has several Boat Parades around the holiday season. There is one downtown on the river. One down at the beach on the intercoastal. And then there is the little boat parade on the San Marco duck pond. It is certainly not as grand or wild as the other two, but all the kids in the neighborhood LOVED the model boats all decked out for Christmas. 
This is a tugboat pulling a full crew from Charlie Brown Christmas. Tuck's favorite!
We had Thanksgiving Dinner with several of Carolyn's closest friends at Plantation this year. Sometimes you just have to document just how many pictures it takes (and even 40 pictures later, there isn't the "perfect" picture!)
Pre-partying.
As I was taking this I said "I'm sure this will be frameable" and it is as bad as I thought :)
First handful... he was quite agressive grabbing bites!
After he ate half of this thing, I took it away and he cried! Sad, but necessary.
Aunt Terry & Uncle Craig & Paul sent this fun play station to Mac. He LOVES it and kneels in front if it like this and dances over and over (and over) to the music.
It went well. Ha! Tucker was fairly terrified (although he warmed up) and Mac...
