Frosted Windowpanes

While the 'woof woof' was out taking care of business, we played with the frost that grew on the screen door.  What fun!

Finally...Some nice weather!

Today called for a trip to the dog park!

The family:

Approaching Fort Snelling from the Mississippi:

Piano Man

We're getting serious about the piano playing around here these days.  We sit at the piano now, and make sure to turn the pages so that we can play lots of different songs.

Happy Birthday Jesus!

The kids decorated cupcakes with sprinkles, M&Ms and gummi bears for Jesus' birthday tonight.

Then we sang Happy Birthday and had dessert.

Then our boy abruptly pulled a cushion off the kitchen chair, set it on the floor between us and tried to go to sleep.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Waiting for Christmas

The waiting is almost over!  Only three more sleeps until Christmas!

(The boys blowing out the Advent candles after dinner tonight)

Casey's Caption

Casey's play by play for this activity this morning was.

"Do you have a headache? .... No? .... Well do you want one?"

Scenes At the Dinner Table

Dinner is getting more and more interesting around here.  Here are few of the more recent dinner scenes

Casey and Megan:  "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen."
Asher:  "YEAH!"  (always followed by some sort of celebratory arm waving)

Megan: "Asher, what is this...cheese?"  (showing him a block of swiss cheese Casey had)
Asher:  (Pokes at it dubiously.)
Megan: "Should we smell it?"  (We take turns pretending to smell the block of cheese...silly us)
Casey:  "And now Daddy cuts the cheese!" (followed by Casey slicing cheese)

Megan:  (giggling) "Daddy cut the cheese and we smelled it!"

Asher: (Starts scraping his tongue to get something he doesn't like off it.)
Megan: "Yuck!"
Casey: "Yuck!" (followed by sticking out his own tongue and making outrageous puking noises while almost falling out of his chair)
Asher: (Sticks out his tongue making outrageous puking noises)
Asher and Casey:  (Look at each other and start making outrageous puking noises while sticking tongues out)