Merry Christmas

From our home to yours. . .

(our card this year - front & back)

Merry Everything!

We hope you have the happiest of holidays.

Goofy

These kids can be so incredibly goofy.

I love that!

(used my fisheye lens to capture some goofy pictures of my goofy kiddos)

The Christmas Program

Sad to say, but this is one of the only pictures I took with both my little people in the same image at their Christmas program.

It's stellar, right? 

They sang two songs and they both did great - as did the rest of the preschool.

My little lady started the program strong, but by the second song (and when she realized how many people were in the church watching her), she got shy and refused to sing any more of the song. Such is life at 3, I suppose. 

Merry Christmas!

What He'll Always Be . . .

When he sleeps, I can still see the baby in him.

I'll love you forever

I'll like you for always

As long as I'm living

My baby you'll be.

A Boy And His Dog

He insists that she follow him. He's learned the trick to keep her around.

Nothing better, don't ya think?

Who Makes Those Rules?

You know, those rules that say you shouldn't have red wine with fish or red wine doesn't pair well with sweets . . .

Well, I'm here to tell you, that this red wine and these maple cookies were wonderful together.

What do "they" know, anyway? 

Happy Holiday!

Carnage

These two look innocent enough.

But looks can be deceiving.

Despite this little guy's best effort and friendly smile. . . he never stood a chance. 

The Christmas Spirit is alive and well here this week!

Warmer

It was warm enough today to get out and play in the yard with only jackets (not heavy coats). Hard to believe we are only a week away from Christmas.  They are getting excited (as am I).  Just a few little snaps in our jackets this afternoon.

Love these two (but you knew that, didn't you?). 

These Two

These two . . .

Love them (and their blankies too).

That's all. 

The Little Apple

We took a day trip this past weekend to Manhattan, Kansas to visit Dirck's alma mater and take in a basketball game. These kiddos loved wearing their Wildcat clothes, and if only it would have been a little warmer, we could have gone all over that campus.

Here's a quick pic in front of the administration building.

And two little snaps from inside taken with my phone.

Go Wildcats! 

Observing

Fun things happen when you sit back and watch.

I'm enjoying watching these guys (only slightly more than I enjoyed eating those cookies!).

Typical

This is what Saturday morning looks like around here . . .