Showing posts with label Christmas 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas 2011. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

My Sledding Buddies


This has got to be one of my favorite pictures from Christmas break. My brother-in-law Josh pushing Norah, cousin Lincoln, and Toby on my little sister's snowboard down the middle of the street. At the top of the blog there are a bunch of pictures scrolling from Christmas. This is just one in a series showing the kids sledding down the street, and if you click through them you'll see a few in a row of Norah almost falling off. But she's got amazing balancing skills and stayed on in front--she's a little adrenaline junkie in the making! (Just like her Dad...)

I love the joy on the kids' faces. We really tried to make the trip be all about the kids. We took them to the Denver Zoo lights, we spent a lot of time with cousins, and on Christmas morning they got to open a ton of presents. I am happy to see pictures like this, where the kids are enjoying themselves so much, because it was really a hard time to be without my Dad.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

My Kids Have the "Christmas Can't Come Soon Enough" Wiggles

I think Toby might be highlighting his shirt as a possible gift suggestion to Santa....

We have had to explain several times to Toby that Santa will not be bringing him a DS or a Wii for Christmas. He has taken to drawing elaborate Star Wars scenes and Lego battles to illustrate his Christmas wish list. While helpful, not only for the time it keeps him occupied, it seems to me that we still need to work on the true reason for Christmas around these parts.

Norah just asks for a princess set for Christmas. When asked what a "princess set" contains she replies, "I don't know." So we decided that her main gift will come in the form of a tiny stainless steel cap that was placed on her baby molar that was infested with a huge cavity. The dentist called it a "princess hat" anyways. Merry Christmas, dear Norah, and we'll get you a real gift next year.