Kellan's Christmas Party

December felt like we went from Thanksgiving straight to Christmas Vacation.  I'm not quite sure where all of the days went in between, but even my camera proves that's what happened.  Usually, when I get behind on the blog, I upload photos from my camera and it's fun walk down short-memory lane.  This month, we jumped the beginning of December straight to the end.  It's a bit nuts.

To kick off Christmas vacation, both of the boys had parties at school.  Now that Oliver is in public school, his party is just for him and his friends.  He had a fantastic day in his pajamas with a Polar Express movie and pizza party with his buddies.

Kellan had his party with friends, complete with a book exchange.  We were fortunate to make it just in time for the party to start, where we found him snuggling on the teachers lap.  He had just told her that he didn't feel well.  Was this going to be a sign of the upcoming vacation?

He didn't look too bad.  Actually, he looked as cute as ever.

It was fun to see Kellan interact and exchange books with his friends.  He really wanted Brendan to get the book that he brought.  He walked it straight over to him so that he could open it.

I think Kellan must have known a thing of two about what Brendan might like.

Kellan was curious to open his book too.

Once his friend Ryker discovered that Kellan was opening a book, he swooped in to check it out.  It's all so exciting to give and receive with your friends.

Kellan was excited to show Stephen the new book that he got, that I believe was from Stephen.

They each bring one book that says To: Friend, From: Kellan (for example).  You just never know who will get or give the book.  It's all part of the fun.

It was so much fun to watch these boys talk about the book.  It's amazing how much they are growing and changing right now.

These three are peas in a pod and have been for quite some time.  When you ask Kellan "who did you play with today", the story always involves these two.

Getting a smiling picture of the three of them together is another story.

BFF's

Brendan, Stephen and Kellan

Eventually, Kellan decided that he had enough of his photo crazy Mommy, but Brendan and Stephen had one more in 'em.

It was a fantastic time to see Kellan at his party and to watch him have fun with his friends.  Then, just as quickly as they ripped the paper off of the gifts, Kellan was ready to go home for a snuggle.  We picked Oliver up at the door and headed home to get the Twelve Days of Christmas and New Years started.