Straining

Learning to crawl is such hard work!

The Tree

I think this is my favorite tree yet!  It was a family affair of picking it out, bringing it home, hacking at the trunk to get it to fit in our stand, putting on the lights and finishing it off with ornaments.  I love the Christmas season!

Fall

Just some more photos from November that I wanted to post.  Fall was short-lived (it already feels like winter over here), but we made sure to enjoy it!

Thanksgiving football

She thoroughly enjoyed her first Thanksgiving meal!  I didn't take any other pictures that evening.  I blame it on all the yummy food and delicious pies my mom made.

Posing with our 2012 Thanksgiving Tree.  I love this tradition more each year.

November Phone Dump

Is it really December already?!?!

Lookin' good after visiting the barber with Daddy

We've started going to a drop-in dance class with our neighbor.  Gretchen says she wants to take ballet, so we are practicing and preparing for a real class after she turns three!

When was the last time you got to eat dinner with a superhero?!

Her smiles never cease to brighten my day!

Funny girl loves bell peppers . . . even first thing in the morning!  

Her first ride in a shopping cart!

Pig tails!!

He can almost make applesauce entirely by himself!

Looking through some of Rooke's baby clothes in anticipation of our nephew's birth made for a fun time of dress-up with Bridgette!

I made sure to do an adult puzzle during Thanksgiving weekend this year.

Their first visit to see Santa (couldn't take pictures inside).  He was by far the lamest Santa I've ever been around, but they each got a toy to take home, so they didn't care!

Date night: kids with grandparents, mouth-watering yummy mexican food, and my hot husband.  

A play date with little Joseph and his mommy

"Mary, your baby is crying!  Give him his pacifier."

Sticker fun while I prepared dinner.

Bouncy B

Rooke and Gretchen weren't big fans, but our little Bridgette loves the jumper!  

Spain {part 3}

Our week in Spain was full of a lot of chill time.  We all needed that.  

Having my mom and dad with us a bonus to our time spent together.  The kids are slowly figuring out that when grandparents are around, treats are usually involved!  Bridgette loved her lemon "treat"!  Funny girl.  

He was showing me how strong he is.

Oh Bridgette, you are so beautiful!

The many faces of our boy.

On our last day, we had to check out by 10, but our flight didn't leave until 9pm.  Thankfully, the weather was perfect.  It was the kind of weather we were hoping to have all week, but to end with such a great day was wonderful.  We played on the beach for six hours!  One of us even snuck in a nap.

And then it was time to get cleaned up, hop in the car, and grab dinner on the way to the airport.  We worked our way through customs with three (tired) kids, three car seats, two carry-on roll bags, two backpacks, one medium roll bag and one stroller!  All three kids were asleep when we landed safely in England and went back to sleep in the car as we made our way home.  It was good to get away and great to be back home.