building museum

milks with grandad

guest blogger: abby

Guess who got a camera for Christmas?? Inspired by buddy Annabelle's forays into photography, Abigail got a kids digital camera from Santa!  WOW.  A few of the first photos below... A is still getting the hang of this...

Nate playing with his Thomas train.

Mommy.

Abby's feet, Nate's new digger puzzle.

Self portrait. New haircut.

Nate's present from Santa: parking garage (and cargo truck from Grandma & Grandad).

Older cousin Natalie (almost TEN) snapped this pic with Abby's new camera.

Grandad.

Mommy.

Library book.

 

3 little monkeys

Getting ready for bed. So exciting to have cousin Walter here and Grandma and Grandad too. And we just talked to Dee Dee and Pop Pop on the phone!!!

keeping busy

Driving trains while watching them through the little peephole in the table.

Through the tunnel!

Proud Nate.

Drawing reindeer.

Big girl Abby ... 4 and 3/4.

Before (yet another) haircut today ... we are forever in pursuit of a haircut that keeps A's thick hair out of her face.

Reading and being "nice and cozy" on the porch.

 

snowmen

Help! We're melting!!

attn: uncle dan

Did you leave your hat here? Abby is taking care of it for you.

gymnastics

Rope swing gymnastics fun in new leotard!

december

December sure is going fast ... we have not been taking very many pics, but here are a few recent ones.  Two mischief makers, going on an "adventure".

Nate was carrying doll Betsy in the Ergo.

Watch out upstairs!

Fun with keys.

Concentration.

Fun wet Sunday with Walter!

Scootering.

A fine example of "parallel play"

 

nap

A scene from yesterday's sick day at home. Mommy, Abby, and Nate all have colds. Abby put Nate down for his "nap" and he was very well behaved. Maybe I should have let her be in charge of today's naptime which included a nearly unprecedented number of random requests from Nate (book, kleenex, blankie, penguin, etc)...also at Nate's family-teacher conference the other day they said he usually takes a nap at school but sometimes gets up and goes around to rub the other kids' backs just like the teachers do to help them fall asleep. Oh Natester.

thanksgiving!

We had a delightful (and delicious) Thanksgiving with good buddies Georgia & Sophie and their family and friends!  Kiddos were thrilled to see these little turkeys made out of oreos and candy corn for dessert.

Action shot.

Hard to pull the focus away from dessert.

The littles of the bunch.

Big Girls.

Abby was thrilled to dress up her life sized doll brother in these tiny pink high heels designed for a cute teddy bear.  Nate thought the whole experience was hilarious.

And then the next morning we zipped off to see the dolphins and fishies at the aquarium.  Much excitement.  Hard to tell whether children or parents were more exhausted by all of the morning activity.

Dolphin snacks.

This cute dolphin came over to say hello.

Dancing dolphin.