Holiday party and more

a pretty good family portait (although the babies aren't thrilled...)


trying on Santa hats!

"we're free! Make a run for it!"

Violet, trying to choose between her silver and gold party shoes!

snacks in our holiday jammies!

It's been a busy week here, again! I have pink eye, for the second time in two weeks (yucky!), and am trying my best to not let the babies catch it. They've had small colds, but nothing major. We went to the Holiday party for Ben's work (CFG) on Saturday- it was so much fun! The babies did beautifully! They played with the other kids, ran around, ate lots of fun things from the buffet (Violet LOVES croissants- who knew?), and even inched their way close to Santa! We had a great time.
We have a few new accomplishments, too, in our house. I'm going to try to capture them all on video. First, Peanut can sing her "ABC's"! Ok, really, she only sings "e,f,g" and then something that sounds like "l,m,n,o,p" and occasionally "with me", but how cute is that? And, of course, she's right on key. She has been very, very clingy lately; I'm not sure why. Just wants to be held by me, even as I'm doing things around the house- it's really not like her, as she's usually very independent and squirmy. Maybe teething?
Oliver's new favorite phrase is "uh-oh!"; this goes well with his still oft used, other favorite phrase, "oh, no!", and lesser used, but just as adorable, "no touch.". He is extremely busy. I left the kitchen for a few seconds the other day while they were eating lunch (one of my few times to pee in relative peace), and when I came back in, he was standing up in his high chair. Ugh.




Ollie delicately helping Mama with her headband




Wrastlin'!! This is dedicated to Uncle Adam. Sorry I can't get it turned around.