Christmas card outtakes

I think the idea was solid here but Dad said two floating heads might scare people instead of making them festive. 
 

Hanging up the lights

Dad always says getting all these Christmas lights up is tough, but he never talks about how much fun it is to climb up and down off the roof. I though about charging him for the help but honestly I'm having too much fun to pretend to complain. 
 

Surprise Thanksgiving

We didn't expect to be home for Thanksgiving this year, but a cold changed some of our plans. But Mom still pulled together a tremendous feast, and as long as we've got each other and some corny jokes, we've still got plenty to be thankful for. 
 

Warm and cozy

 

The best way to keep the cold out is with hot, fashionable sweatshirts, I've always said. 

Second Class Scout

Got my next Boy Scout rank and five merit badges that I earned over the summer -- First Class up next! 
 

Grandparents Day

Christmas and Thanksgiving are great, but they come every year. You only get Grandparents Day at school once, and it's the greatest school day ever.  

I was lucky enough to get Grandmom Doyle, Grandmom Shane and Pop Shane to come and celebrate the day with me. It couldn't have been better. All three grandparents to myself! And instead of math class! Too awesome.  

We read poems to our grandparents and sang songs and just thanked them for being awesome. We really should do that more often, but I'm glad to have the chance to do it today. 

A dear new friend

OK, actually he is a stag. But, still, I think he'd made a good pet.