Strike! Spare! Gutter baaalllllll......

We needed a break from the cold weather and bowling seemed like th perfect thing to do.  We loaded up and went to Stars-N-Strikes in Wyoming and ate pizza and went bowling.

Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus....

We have always gone to see Santa at the Mall of America, after all he is the real Santa and all the others we see during the season are just helpers.  It's a great tradition.

They recently re-opened Legoland and the new structures were really impressive.  Kyle took some pictures as he is our Lego fanatic.;

We happened to catch up with a few Nickelodean Universe characters too.  Spongebob and Patrick were dressed in their holiday attire and ready for Christmas. 

However, the main character attraction was Dora and Boots.  Gabriella adores Dora.  We watch an episode of Dora every night when she does her nebulizer so Dora really has become a friend to our family.  She was so excited to see and play with Dora.  She gave Dora a kiss and a hug and hugged boots too.  When our turn was over she laid on the floor and cried, she didn't want to leave.  Finally she asked "Can we come back another time?"

PS - We did get a little Christmas shopping done too!

Happy Birthday Kyle!

Kyle turned 11 on November 29th!  I can hardly believe my baby is 11 (and stands 5'8")!  We had a special dinner for him that Monday and then the following Friday he had a party with his friends.

We were originally going to go bowling but the weather got bad so we went to the Grand Arcade and then to Grand Cinema to watch Megamind.

Megamind the Movie

Kyle, Tyler and Tommy

Kyle, Tyler and Tommy

Gabriella (after a little too much candy), Kyle, Tyler and Tommy