Portraits

Who wouldn't want a nice portrait of these two?  

For not being in the best of moods for taking pictures, 

they sure are photogenic! 

Smiles!

Jammin' in our Jammies

Well, bedtime around here 

can get pretty silly...

We  like silly.  It's good for the soul!

Beware of cuteness overload...

Ready?  All together now...

"Awwwwwwww!"

Home for the Holidays

Presents are wrapped... 

under the tree...

We also welcome home Ella the Elf! 

Oh how we have missed her sweet face!

She will watch over us and report in to Santa our 

good or bad behavior!

Our first friends

Cousins are always our first best friends!

Harlan & Tanner

Pappy having a long conversation that doesn't make any sense with Shelby.

Wavy being silly with her hat!

We always have a great time visiting with everyone at Pappy & Nana's! 

Growing!

Charlie Nox is growing, growing, growing!  

This is my favorite of his puppy looks...

when he cocks his head to the side, like he's all innocent... Ha!

But first, coffee!

Some little stinker found my coffee cup...

and decided to help himself...

Then realized that he got caught!

I guess everyone needs a little coffee to start their day! 

A Blue Christmas

Of for the love of Christmas trees...

I do love to have my trees up and decorated a bit earlier than most.

The kids each have a blue Christmas tree for their rooms. 

So tonight we put them up and decorated them with lights, bows,

and ornaments.

Harlan was happy he got to do it all by himself!

He is almost as tall as his tree this year!

Waverly had to find just the

right spot for her tree in her room.

She let me help her with the bows, 

but otherwise, she was in charge of her decorations!

Topped off with a star!

Charlie Nox

Charlie's first snow!

He LOVES it!

In Style

They got dressed all by themselves...

Sibling love in style!

Tiny Tumblers

Each week, 

the gym is set up different than the week before. 

The kids love trying new things and working their way through new obstacles!

H is super fast!

Wavy is learning how to do a cartwheel!

Indoor Camping

My favorite kind of camping is...

INDOOR!

The kids thought it was great to build their first indoor tent.

Even Charlie was invited to hide out.

They were super cozy with pillows and blankets, 

under a tent made of kitchen chairs and sheets. 

Reminded me of when I was little, 

so I crawled in and played a while too! 

Mommy's Little Prodigy

Yes, it's true. 

She has fallen asleep, "reading" Harry Potter.  

Even with no pictures, and she can't read quite yet, 

she falls asleep with this book in her arms almost every night. 

Like mother, like daughter!

Boys will be boys...

or so they say, 

but I'm raising mine to be a man someday!

And being helpful around the house is a wonderful characteristic to pick up on early!

He's a great little dish washer! 

Fantastic Gymnastics!

Today was the first time I got 

to watch the kids in their gymnastics classes! 

My tiny tumblers are quite amazing!

Stretch!!!

Ok, well that's one way to do it there, son.

Balancing!

Harlan loves to make it all the way to the end of the balance beam and

then kick off the red bean bag at the end!

Rollin', rollin', rollin'

Wavy is working on her bridge!

Splits!

Headstands!

But this is her favorite - learning how to back flip!

Watching sissy, cute as can be! 

My very first Starbucks

As an avid coffee enthusiast, 

of course I would instill this love in the minds and bodies of my children. 

This morning, we divulged in their first ever Starbucks!

Starbucks actually has on the menu a hot chocolate

at kid-friendly temperatures. 

This is what my lovelies enjoyed!

In their very own itty-bitty cups!