A Bowl Victory! The Orange no less!

This was my favorite of the post-game articles...   As they state, the 49-34 score wasn't nearly that close considering 7 points came on the fluke Hail Mary at the end of the first half and a huge missed call fumble in the first half led to 3 points for MSU instead of probably 7 more for GT.  

All in all - a super enjoyable win after going 1-8 over the past 9 bowl games!

Jack Scores his Bobcat Badge!

1940 Orange Bowl: GT 21 - Missouri 7

The game is vastly different than it is today! Mizzou scores first but GT's trickery denies the Tigers their first bowl victory ever.

Elle's Birthday Party at Build-a-Bear

 
 

Train Bridge in Place!

Today we added the bridge to the train!

Elle's Dance Show

Party Rock is in the House!

Jack's Christmas Train! Fixed Video

Cool Tech Gift!

Elle's Frozen Birthday Cupcakes!

More Christmas Train!

Ready to board the Christmas train!

Merry Christmas

Jack enjoys getting some Shrinky Dinks ready to bake. In the foreground is the Flashpad 3.0 where one of our favorite games is Chase Me. Current high score is 243.

Christmas Morning #Anticipation #Ready

Christmas Morning Video!

Here is the long-awaited video!   We've taken a Kringle / Omelet break before round two!

Santa Arrives in CA!

Santa has once again made it to California!

Highlights of the stockings are as follows:

Elle scored a karaoke machine with and sing-along frozen CD and a microphone along with a camera.  

Jack scored a Kindle Fire Tablet (sadly without Intel inside) and an array of Shrinky Dinks!

More updates and pics later!

The Christmas Train

We went on a Christmas train over the week-end.  The highlight was the kids getting to meet and talk to Santa.   First he reviewed their lists!



He then told Jack that live animals don't really do well in the sleigh so he couldn't make his wish for a puppy happen.

Jack and Elle Meet Santa!

Elle finally mustered up the courage to sit in Santa's lap.  This year she's asking for a camera, a wallet, and a puppy among other things.   Jack doesn't really seem to have that specific of an ask this time which makes sense.  The boy has all he needs!

Harvest Festival

Elle and Dad enjoy the annual Harvest Festival at school!

Conference Bowl Pay-outs!

I thought this graphic was especially interesting.  There's certainly a bit of money involved in college football!

Folsom Bulldog Football

Jack and I went to one of the Folsom Bulldogs recent play-off games.  The basically destroy almost every team they play with a solid defense and a spread offense that most team are unable to stop.  They won this game 56-14.   Depending on which poll you look at they are typically ranked in the top 10 nationally.  Unfortunately for them, another team they often face in the state final, De La Salle is ranked a couple notches ahead of them and has never lost to Folsom.

They also happen to play on a blue field!

Look Jack!

It's a lit up Ford F series with Santa in back!

A Fun Watch for GT Fans

Though there is some foul language written within!

Elle and the Dentist!

 

Elle had her most successful trip to the dentist to date and did a great job.  She scored a great check-up and everything looks good.   Jack's was good as well!

Shipping Reminder - Pay the Premium!

Thinking about shipping something this season.  Here's a reminder to avoid the general United States Post Office Service.... 

Talk about inefficiency... along with a total fail.... pay the premium and go FedEx or UPS....