Glowing

 It was a happy Christmas Eve and Christmas.  We loved our dinner by candlelight

and our Elf Olympics.

Everybody liked their glowing finger-lights.

Junie happily ate this superglue package

Daisy placed her new post-it notes carefully all over the house

The boys built the first few of what will be many, many marble tracks with their blocks.

Clearing Out

She eats!  She has a great appetite and is our cleanest eater yet (waves her arms elegantly to the sides as she eats rather than grabbing the spoon)

Abe Dances, Seb Sings

Christmas lights at Riverwoods---so pretty!  I like this lower picture: Sebby gazes enthralled at the fire, Daisy warms her hands, and Sam tells everyone (unsuccessfully) to "Look at Mommy!"

Cold and Rosy-cheeked (and Sorry, Sam)

Do these people go here?

Do these people go here?

Much Excitement and Running To and Fro over the insulation truck which came to blow more insulation into our attic

Sebby loves the pipe organ

Daisy puts Junie in the doll stroller

J'adore Four

Mr. Malachi turned four last week, to universal acclaim.  He is the funniest, sweetest, cutest, smartest little four-year-old you'll ever meet!  He requested butternut squash soup and wheat bread for his Birthday Dinner, with Sebby Cake for dessert. Here are some (slightly blurry---he moves fast) pictures of him on his Happy Day. 

(explaining something)

Festive

 We got our Christmas decorations (mostly) up and have been enjoying the festive atmosphere they lend.

Juniper loves the Little People Nativity, as every baby has and does.  This is one of the best presents we've ever gotten (thank you, Sheila!).

She was really playing with it, putting the animals in the stable and so forth.

She was slightly put out, but resigned, when the inevitable happened (i.e. Daisy came and took over)

The kids got some new pajamas, which I decided they should wear all month instead of 

waiting till Christmas Eve.

Matching gingerbread babies

Our rainbow Christmas tree