a cousins' christmas

It's late, but we're doing great!

(Good job on the picture, Grandpa!)

sleepy time

sleeping by the tree tonight

so big

look who can stand up all by herself!

christmas vacation

Eva's asleep. Nathanael's playing baseball with a cow. Alyssa's off in the land of the dollhouse. I LOVE Christmas vacation.

christmas kids

bribed...ice cream!

just beyond the manger

This morning the big kids had their school Christmas program. Recitations and songs were thoroughly enjoyed by Mommy and Daddy, all the grandparents, and Nana! Man, those kids are getting big fast!

NCK with the 3K, 4K, and 5K classes

AJK with the first and second graders

oh christmas tree

It was cold on Saturday, but we were successful anyway! Off we went to the Christmas tree farm to cut down this year's centerpiece...

Eva enjoyed rides in the baby sled, compliments of Madeline, Nathanael, and Alyssa. Nathanael was pretty pumped to get to help Daddy cut down the tree. Alyssa, she was happy just making snow angels!

happiness is being allowed to touch a dangerous

object...with Dad's supervision, of course!

this is it!

are we having fun yet??

cuddles with oma

Eva got a chance to cuddle with Oma on Thanksgiving Day -- what a good deal for both of those girls! We are also celebrating the arrival of tooth #4 and tooth #5.