Rain gear

Out for post rain romp in our new rain gear.

Xmas part 2

Idenitcal cousins: Linden Pada Evie, Blakelynn, and Nikki

Visit with Mamsu and Opa

Swimming in Mamsu's hotel "warm" pool
Reading with MamaSu

Super Why Evie

Christmas morning

"A train table! Its a train table! A train table!"
Even the reindeer ate their snacks!
Tear it evie. Tear it.
Cooking and relaxing with Daddy while Nuggy naps

Christmas eve

Mama's little reindeer
Twas the night before . . .

Admiring the tree

Decorating gingerbread men part 2

Since we have no school a gingerbread man party was in order with Renato and Mary.

Evie photo shoot

Decorating our tree

Better late than never right?The trick will be to convince them that we don't take it back off and decorate it over and over again. But then again maybe that's why everything on it is plastic.

Surprise visit from Santa

Just before dinner we had a bg surprise visit from Santa! He brought us presents and chatted fora while. How cool is that - a week before Christmas even.

Christmas Party at Linden's school

I helped plan the Christmas Party at Linden's school today. Stories, ornament making, gingerbread man decorating - fun for all - even Evie.
Linden and his friend (and our neighbor) Anders.
Finished product.

Santa Evie

Linden made this beard and hat at school today, but Evie is a much more cooperative model these days.

Happy #3 Mr. Linden!!!!

Cool Violin from MamaSu.
Cool Drill and safety gear. (evie is especially fond of the drill)
"Dance party" cake
The Birthday boy himself all jazzed up for the dance party.
soaking it all in.

Linden's birthday part 1: school

Stories with Santa

this might be as close as we come to having our picture taken with Santa.

Frogs in the tub

Jonesboro Christmas Parade

First Day of Advent

match box advent calendar a la Martha Stewart
What's inside? Penguin stickers and an M&M for each.
But "only one treat a day Evie Mae"

Happy Advent Everyone! 23 days until Christmas!