Friday Night Out!

After a long week, we decided to go out for a treat. Our local ice cream shop has a play fort in it! What could be better? Delicious chocolate ice cream, balloons, and a slide! Mom & Dad & Lu shared the fruit surprise - 5 scoops of ice cream, mixed fruit, and chocolate sauce. Moo got his own bowl of yummy-ness. Yes, uncle Alan....we were all screaming for ice cream!

It's a Christmas Miracle!

Grandma Jane and my brother Tim with his brand new daughter!!

Tim and his wife Sara welcomed beautiful little Evelyn Noel into the world this morning. Grandma Jane and Papa Jim brought their laptop so we could skype and meet her. We are so happy to have another cousin and niece. Micah thought she was very cute and agreed to play with her when she gets a little older. We think she is precious and can't wait to watch her grow and meet her in person someday. We love you all! Hugs and kisses and tears of joy from our side of the pond.

Lydia is going to school!

the school of hard-knocks. She enrolled yesterday when she started pulling herself up on anything she could get her hands on.
First hour: pull up in crib and not know how to get down
Second hour: pull kitchen chair over on top of self
Third hour: repeatedly shut dresser drawer on fingers
Fourth hour: recess
Fifth hour: have brother bounce balls off your head
Sixth hour: see guidance counselor for new major

And...graduation! She did it! And she's happy.

Funny Faces from December

laundry

Winter Festival

We went to a Christmas festival this weekend that was raising money for the earthquake victims out east. It was very fun to do something festive and for a good cause. We helped out by buying and eating lots of yummy snowman cookies and pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. Micah got another snake painted on his face...it's the easiest for a squirmy 3 year old, and he likes it. And, they were taking these jolly family photos. Merry Christmas everyone!

Visiting Santa

Ever since last year's international women's Christmas bazaar, I've been waiting to take the kids to have their picture taken with Santa. I got there too late last year. So this is our first official family picture with Santa. Could you ask for better? Lydia is screaming and Micah is expressing his shyness by refusing to remove his hand from his mouth. Santa's beard is falling off and his coat is not even zipped up. Maybe next year.