And a funny Dee.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Christmas in Moscow!
We were able to spend Moscow with Mike's family this year, and the weekend was full of cousins and crafts, sledding and snow, food and fun.
Avery went sledding with Grandpa and got a face full of the good stuff.
Big kids going for a ride all on their own. I've never been much of snow person, but I was almost converted after having so much fun, and watching the kids have so much fun.
Mike and I got in on the action on the "big hill."
O Holy Night.
Definitely on the good list.
Our part of the Christmas program.
A bike from Santa! When Avery first woke up she was acting a little funny and said she was really hungry. When she saw her presents, the only thing she got excited about were the three candy canes in her stocking. After she had some cereal and orange juice, she realized that everything else around the stocking was for her as well and was more appropriately ecstastic.
Presents for dad.
Testing out the bike with Grandpa.
Wheee
We were able to spend Moscow with Mike's family this year, and the weekend was full of cousins and crafts, sledding and snow, food and fun.
Avery went sledding with Grandpa and got a face full of the good stuff.
Big kids going for a ride all on their own. I've never been much of snow person, but I was almost converted after having so much fun, and watching the kids have so much fun.
Mike and I got in on the action on the "big hill."
O Holy Night.
Definitely on the good list.
Our part of the Christmas program.
A bike from Santa! When Avery first woke up she was acting a little funny and said she was really hungry. When she saw her presents, the only thing she got excited about were the three candy canes in her stocking. After she had some cereal and orange juice, she realized that everything else around the stocking was for her as well and was more appropriately ecstastic.
Presents for dad.
Testing out the bike with Grandpa.
Wheee
Santa and a movie
The second weekend of December we took the girls to the Bellevue mall to see Santa (not sure why I don't have pictures of that), and then we watched Princess and the Frog, and capped off the evening by catching the Bellevue mall's Christmas celebration with snow fairies, toy soldiers and assorted, cavorting holiday characters. It was all very fun, the lollipops were a big hit, and Elliot even made it through the movie (assisted by large quantities of popcorn).
The second weekend of December we took the girls to the Bellevue mall to see Santa (not sure why I don't have pictures of that), and then we watched Princess and the Frog, and capped off the evening by catching the Bellevue mall's Christmas celebration with snow fairies, toy soldiers and assorted, cavorting holiday characters. It was all very fun, the lollipops were a big hit, and Elliot even made it through the movie (assisted by large quantities of popcorn).
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Averyism
Today, Avery and I were discussing what Santa might put in her stocking and I suggested that he might bring an orange (we always got oranges in our stockings). Avery disagreed and said, pretty emphatically, that Santa does not bring "fruit." I asked why Santa wouldn't bring fruit and Avery replied that his customers tell him not to. !!
Today, Avery and I were discussing what Santa might put in her stocking and I suggested that he might bring an orange (we always got oranges in our stockings). Avery disagreed and said, pretty emphatically, that Santa does not bring "fruit." I asked why Santa wouldn't bring fruit and Avery replied that his customers tell him not to. !!
Sunday, December 06, 2009
Elliot's first word is "book"! I'm not kidding, it's legit. She pronounces it "kook," but it definitely refers to books. I wonder, in general, how often first words are reflective of later personalities. Avery's first word was "shoes." :)
Averyisms
We were late to the ward Christmas party last night and while wrestling Avery into her winter coat I tugged a little too hard, or something, and Avery wailed "Mom! You're killing my life!" I thought I wasn't supposed to be doing that until she was 12 at least.
We woke up to a fallen Christmas tree and ornament debris all over our front room: crushed glass balls, de-limbed angels. Mike told Avery that the grinch did it, and for the next hour Avery was obsessed with how the grinch got in the house, when exactly he came down from his mountain, etc. She even thought she saw him on our neighbors roof (trying, no doubt, to topple their Christmas tree). We got the tree back upright and most of the ornaments back on again when Avery said "well, at least the grinch didn't break our heart." Both Mike and I were a little stunned and about to marvel at the wisdom of babes when we then saw that she was pointing to a heart ornament. But still, right?!
Averyisms
We were late to the ward Christmas party last night and while wrestling Avery into her winter coat I tugged a little too hard, or something, and Avery wailed "Mom! You're killing my life!" I thought I wasn't supposed to be doing that until she was 12 at least.
We woke up to a fallen Christmas tree and ornament debris all over our front room: crushed glass balls, de-limbed angels. Mike told Avery that the grinch did it, and for the next hour Avery was obsessed with how the grinch got in the house, when exactly he came down from his mountain, etc. She even thought she saw him on our neighbors roof (trying, no doubt, to topple their Christmas tree). We got the tree back upright and most of the ornaments back on again when Avery said "well, at least the grinch didn't break our heart." Both Mike and I were a little stunned and about to marvel at the wisdom of babes when we then saw that she was pointing to a heart ornament. But still, right?!