Umstead Park

We went for a nature walk at a nearby park the other day. Ken captured some beautiful pictures of the kids. 

 They were all trying to look through the cracks to see what was in there. 

 I love this picture. Seriously. And hey, everyone's looking at the camera!

Gingerbread Baby

Some friends brought us Gingerbread Cookies and I loved the little Annemarie cookie!

I have way too much fun putting her beautiful hair into pigtails. Our cute little ginger. 

Feeding Time at the Zoo

Rex asked for a mandarin orange for snack and a few minutes later asked for another. When he asked for a third I investigated. Apparently it was feeding time at the zoo 

A Bear-y Merry Holiday

The first graders at Abraham's school put on a little show, A Bear-y Merry Holiday. While we didn't get a single good picture, it was quite obvious we had the cutest bear there! He did a great job and we really enjoyed watching him. He enjoyed getting ice cream afterwards with just Mom and Dad and no siblings!

Uncle Kale Visits

Ken's brother Kale was on the East coast for business and was able to stop by and stay one night at our house. The kids were in heaven. They spent all afternoon using the Mighty Men and Monster Maker. 

There was a fair amount of "battle" that went on too, but I didn't get any pictures of that excitement and fun. 

Our only complaint is that the visit was much too short!

Cowboy Day

The boys had Spirit week at school and their favorite day was Cowboy Day. 

All I want for Christmas...

I keep telling him he's lucky to have lost his front teeth right before Christmas. He just wants his permanent ones to grow quickly.