Sunday, December 29, 2019

Our Christmas...

This year I made it a point not to take a lot of pictures during Christmas.  It's always so hectic with all the present opening I end up stressing about capturing everything on cameral that I forget to just enjoy and experience it.  Here's a few though....



Here's some cooking decorating pictures from a few days before Christmas.  Evelyn piles on the sprinkles...I think her cookies are more sprinkles than anything else!





Lorelai was very proud of her Patriotic candy cane she made for Daddy


I may have made the star on the bottom left
In Christmas pajamas (babydoll Sophia too...) about to head to bed on Christmas Eve



We picked out the best cookie, left a carrot for the reindeer, and Lorelai and Evelyn left Santa a little note.  It's kind of small but Lorelai wrote "Merry Christmas, Santa!  We've been very good this year.  Enjoy the cookies.  Have a safe flight.  Love, Lorelai".  Evelyn wrote, "I love Santa Claus - Evelyn"
Santa came, ate his treats, and wrote a message back to the kids...


Time with family











About to drink some Trump wine and cook this 15lb beast of a prime rib roast.  It's an All-American Christmas over here.  Everything came out perfect.


enjoying the new ipads!



Scarlet's Pageant

Scarlet had a school Christmas Pageant.  In the past, when her school has had a performance she would get really shy, look miserable, and just stand there.  She's getting a little better!  She came out and waved like crazy to us.  She would wave to us but then make eye contact with Joseph and give him a special, cute, baby wave.  When the song started she would try to sing her best...she'd mumble a bit and sing softly, but she kept sneaking in little waves to us.  It was pretty funny...





Lorelai’s 8th Birthday

We celebrated Lorelai's 8th Birthday at a local trampoline park.  All the kids had a great time.  They jumped for 1.5hrs and then had pizza and cake.  I hardly took any pictures of Lorelai because she was a blur the entire time, running around with her friends.  I stuck close to the little ones.  We were all surprised at how daring Joseph was!


Lorelai's light up geode cake!

Evelyn jumping from a high platform

Trapped in a foam pit

Lorelai, off in the distance, attempting the rock wall

They had a Ninja Warrior Course full of obstacles


Daddy and Evelyn are in there somewhere...



The kids can't escape Daddy's big jumps















Thursday, December 26, 2019

Visiting Santa

A couple weeks before Christmas we had brunch with Santa.  The kids adored him and made sure to tell him everything they wanted for Christmas...








Joseph wouldn't stop talking to him.  When he noticed that Santa didn't have a line, he left the table to have a little heart to heart.  "Santa, let me explain..."







"Is this beard real?"

Sunday, December 15, 2019

The simple things...

Sometimes you find the most joy in the simple things in life.  For instance, the fun that can be had on a sunny, autumn day and a hill...


Thursday, December 12, 2019

Our monorail...

Our monorail is up and running.  Joseph is amazed!  Let's take bets on how long he can keep his hands off it....








Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Scarlet's imagination...

I don't even know what to say except that I love how these kids' imaginations keep me on my toes!


Sunday, December 8, 2019

Pancakes with Pop Pop...

Pop Pop makes "World Famous" pancakes and the kids were introduced to them today....