spontaneous

Spontaneous sibling reading time. May there be many peaceful and harmonious moments like this in our house in 2014. (Somehow the tantrum moments are not as fun to photograph.)

last day of 2013

Abby making jewelry, popcorn and hot apple cider, and playing with cars. See ya 2013, welcome 2014!

gifts, part 3

We are stretching out Christmas gifts and had Christmas part 3 this morning! Fun tattoos and activity books from Dee Dee, a cool puzzle and book from Aunt Jennifer, and a neato truck and jewelry kit from Uncle Ben and Aunt Shari and Katie!

santa

Santa found us in Florida and brought Nate a toy fire engine and an art kit for Abby. Yay Santa! Sneaky Santa also left a note that there were a couple of other presents that he delivered to our house so those were waiting for us when we got home. The marble run and hopscotch mat are both big hits!

twins

Grandma and Abby were matching one day in Florida!

sunny

Sun, sand, and stories. Christmas in Florida draws to a close.

nighttime pier

Date night for mommy and papa with G&G home with Abby + Nate ....

beachy christmas

Fun in the sun!

on board

Reading up on safety info before taking off... Florida here we come!

reindeer

Abby + Papa had fun at the elementary school winter social!

florida here we come

Abby drew a picture of what she thinks our rental house in Florida will look like when we go there on Saturday! From left to right we have (in Abby's words): "Grandma and Grandad wearing their goggles and coming back from the beach with Abby, Mommy tidying the house, and Nate and Papa watering plants"

The world according to Abby!

Also, PS - Mommy is glad that if she must tidy the house in Florida, at least she is the only one in the family with arms in this drawing!

stripey jams return

Like sister like brother.  Doesn't seem like that long ago that Abigail was wearing the same pair....

mini nut

Girls outing on a snowy Sunday!

construction site

Rice and beans and popcorn and couscous make excellent "dirt"!

star student

Of course she's OUR star student ... but as luck would have it on the day parents were invited into visit Abby's kindergarten classroom, she was THE star student!  (A rotating honor, we gather..).  Here's a good view of the Red Table where Abigail sits.

The Promethean (sp?) board...

These photos are from a month or so ago ... they are getting closer to the 100th day now!

Hard to tell from the photo, but that is Abigail with the pointer (star student duty) leading the class in the word wall words.  Go Abby!

What a big girl!

 

chilly

Chilly weekend outside means shaving cream and food coloring inside..... Mmmm squishy.

swinging through fall

How is next week Thanksgiving already??

big digger

Or a backhoe loader as Nate informed mommy. When preschool is closed Natester has neighborhood adventures after dropping big sis off at kindergarten.

nate's school pics

Nate's first reaction to school picture day .. when asked to smile.  What a tease.

Handsome big boy.

A little smile.

Now this is fun!

I'm a good jumper!

JUMP!

All these wonderful pictures by www.justinramsdellphotography.com

abby's school pic

We don't have this one in digital form ... so a picture of a picture will do. Hard copies coming to grandparents' mailboxes soon.