Mr. & Mrs. Claus

And here is the sweet photo of the big kids and the Mr. & Mrs. :) As you saw, baby Ben was asleep and missed the photo op. 

Merry Christmas!!!

All Aboard The Santa Train!

Our lovely neighbors, Sharon and Mike, bought us tickets to ride the Santa Train this weekend and we had such a fun time! Not only were Santa and Mrs. Claus on the train, but we were also treated to hot cocoa and cookies, as well as storytime and even a bit of caroling. The kids' faces lit up everytime something exciting was about to happen and it was a joy to watch. :)

Here we are waiting to board

Ben thought the bolts felt cool

My men

Daddy and Myla and there's her lucky kitty again :)

Daddy showing Ben a few things

Oliver kept wanting to hold Ben on his lap and then he would immediately slide off. They both thought it was fun. Hooray for no car seats!

Me and the little ones

Checking out the scenery

Sleepy girl

Sleeping baby

Here the big kids are fresh from their visit with Mr. & Mrs. Claus. Oh, the excitement!

Whew, what a day!

First school poster

"All about me"

Oliver's first kindergarten poster. So cute!

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree...

How lovely are thy branches!

We had a blast walking down to our neighborhood boy scout tree lot. Dustin brought along some christmas music and we boogied our way a few blocks to our destination.

Getting ready for the trek to the tree lot

SNAP!

Sleepy Benny

Meow. Furry friends came along for the ride.

Lounging with a busted nose

Oliver pulled the kids in the wagon the whole way there!

We found one!

Don't you smile now

Headed home

manning the wagon again

Welcome to our new house! kidding.

close up

Hey, it's the coolest parents on the block! ;)

We made it!

Hooray!

Baby, it's cold outside...

Christmas is right around the corner and we are getting mighty excited over here! The outdoor lights are up, thanks to Daddy, and the tree will be pulled home via wagon this weekend. Pictures to come. Maybe. 

Here are a few photos from a chilly day of play in the backyard one afternoon. My kids are getting so big! Where has the time gone? Oh, maybe it's been spent on all that running to and from elementary school or preschool or the grocery store...or my husband's favorite, target. ;) 

We really do do other things besides play in the backyard, I promise. I'm finally getting used to our new camera so I think I will try to be more organized and take it on our next adventure.

This fall has been so busy with all of our birthdays right in a row, starting with Myla's in August. Yes, I know August is technically in the summer, but then school started and Oliver is in Kindergarten and Myla is in preschool and did I mention I have a baby? Ben is great, seriously awesome. He is so adorable and intensely sweet. We are so happy we went for it and had a third child. All of our kids are so cute together. I love to watch them interact when they're being sweet and thoughtful. It puts a big smile on my face.

Weeeeee

Silly big kids

Cutie. Don't squish him!

Awww, they do love each other after all!

Model shot. ;) Really it's called sucking on a cough drop.

Take your hand out of your pants. Haha. They look ornery, don't they?

Leaf angels

Kissy kissy

Giggles

Seriously Cute

Ben and his Daddy on Mother's Day

Backyard Posers

"Happy Mother's Day!"

something funny in their tummies

kissy face

blowing bubbles

happy baby