Little reindeer

He loves his antlers!

The Twins Christmas Lists

The twins wrote out their Christmas Lists this morning. Notice that Josh's list is only a list while Jane's is specifically addressed to Santa. The lists speak for themselves.

Pretty night

Last week Dorri came to visit and we had a chance to watch the kids play as the sun went down. Gorgeous night and good company.

Jane in the sun

Last week during Thanksgiving break the twins and I enjoyed some outdoors time. I laid on the little hill while they balanced and rolled on the empty 55 gallon water drums next to me. I remember playing on the ones we had at the old house in Santa Rosa. We would walk on them like lumber jacks or use them as a fulcrum for a teeter totter. We took some time to tell silly stories in the hammock and there was a little jumping on the trampoline. It was a beautiful fall day.

South Fork

Took a little drive up to Vivian Park. The kids were inappropriately dressed so we didn't stay very long. The river was completely frozen for a long stretch so naturally we all searched the ground for rocks. When the rocks didn't work Kgördee found some firewood from a nearby fire ring and flung it at the ice. The kids following their dad's example grabbed chunks of charred wood too. By the time I told them to stop Elli had grabbed a log almost larger than his body to chuck in. Everyone ended up very dirty with very little broken ice to show for it.

We always have time for the pie David

Jane made her very first pie on Sunday night. Since we didn't have any pie leftovers from Thanksgiving I decided to remedy the situation. Jane wanted to help so I showed her my nijia pie makin' skills and let her practice on her own set of crusts. She did an amazing job and picked up a lot of the finer points of pie making with ease.
She is so proud of her pie, and I am so proud of her!

Never tell a Pirate he can't dance!