A Busy Week Before Christmas

The week leading up to Christmas was a very busy one for the Hadleys. On Monday morning, I took the boys to Inflatable Zone to burn off some energy. After that, we picked up Brian and hit Memorial City Mall for lunch and to pick up his watch. James spent the afternoon at work with Brian working on the computer belt loop and pin. Tuesday morning I took the boys bowling so James could earn his bowling belt loop and pin. After that we had lunch at the new Steak N Shake in Katy. Brian was so jealous of all the fun we were having while he was at work, he decided to take the rest of the week off. Wednesday morning we hit the zoo and checked out the new African Forest section. It was super cool. The chimpanzees were a lot of fun to watch and interact with. One was sitting right next to the glass and was watching all the kids. We also saw the two new rhinos!!! They were really interesting to read about. Finally we got to see the new giraffe habitat. They could actually run around a bit. We grabbed some lunch and then headed to the scout store to pick up some resource books and patches for Brian's uniform. After that we went home so Brian and the boys could go work on their Pinewood Derby cars. Well the adults worked on cutting out the cars while the boys played in the front yard. Again, it was an afternoon of fun for James and John. Thursday morning, I took the older two and my dad to see the new Tron movie. I really enjoyed it but it was a bit long and over John's head. He was really squirmy the last thirty minutes or so. We spent the afternoon playing with cub scout friends before heading to my parents' house for dinner. All in all, it was a week filled with fun activity!