No no, no pictures please

My extremely fancy and professional set up for Christmas card photos

I COULD have gone to the grocery store alone, but then who would have said hello to all the lobsters??

The pretty sky makes this house look extra creepy

MOMMY TAKE A PICTURE

Magic garden of the future!! Caroline tried the parsley. Said it tastes like parsley.

Abominable snowman ring pop was an excellent choice

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Look Ma, found my foot

Internet, meet my new baby, Laptop, meet the internet.

5 pm teacher conference might as well be the MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

She made up a song about his feety-feet and sings it all the time

Abandoned gas stations make surprisingly good places to stop on long trips

She’s the Queen of Burgers

“Mom, did we trash the place?” “Yes honey, you trashed the place.”

Teaching Evan about targets… “And that’s why Daddy works on submarines!”

A quick wrap job so I had my hands free…

…for the important stuff.

Why yes you may go outside and play in the freezing cold if you want.

Hello, is it me you’re looking for?

Linc and I went for a freezing cold walk to look at lights. He lasted 2 minutes before he fell asleep – and stayed asleep – for almost 2 hours.

Warm enough for a casual walk to church

What big eyes you have

I pulled over to take a picture of a heron, but it flew away so just IMAGINE a beautiful white heron in this picture

SWEATER PANTS

The first time I got him on my back for any length of time and he REALLY liked it

Sitting in the dark editing newborn photos because that’s when it is quiet

WHY IS THIS BABY IN MY SWING????

I took approximately 65 pictures to get ONE where she was holding still enough to be in focus

Super excited to be “helping” Caroline

Gross, gross, gross weather

Helping with the apple pie

We ate a bunch…

…visited some baby friends…

…and then relaxed in our pie comas.

Instead of Black Friday shopping, I got my roots done. Wise choice.

Gorgeous (COLD) day to chop down a tree

Light Up City Hall

E taught the kids SkipBo. They’re terrible.

SANTAAAAAA!!! I KNOW HIM!

Linc is SO DONE with his stuffy nose. Poor baby.

Linc hung out with me all morning at a newborn session. This is the only picture I took.

ALL THE BATHS for the baby who loves swimming

Sunshine on a rainy day

Shoe shopping

Put a Frozen backdrop in Target = listen to every child ever sing “LET IT GO”

Looking for snow (not yet)

The guys at the post office asked me if Linc was a real baby.

Teething relief for mommy and baby

The baby and the cat have reached a truce

I really love wearing Caroline and she agrees

Couch naps with Baby Jesus

So many leaves, so not raking them

Teething baby wanted cuddles. I wanted to do laundry. We both won.

Two dudes watching TV. FINALLY.

Clearly I need a purple one.

Cuddles

Breaking in my Rainbow Baby wrap

UNIMPRESSED by riding in the cart

I’m pretty sure this photo makes up for all the other ones this week being boring.

I wore my wrap instead of a coat for our walk to church

FINALLY CONNECTICUT HAS YUENGLING THANK YOU

Boys in a bounce house = trouble

Twins

My town is pretty cute sometimes

Much healthy, so good for me

Like a scene from an end of the world movie

And then a some horses showed up and blew Caroline’s mind

Me: Caroline, want to be my model so I can test the light for a picture? Caroline: UGH.

A Still Life Of The Kitchen Of A Woman Who DGAF: Volume 1,000,000

All those stupid power lines are ruining my enjoyment of this beautiful sky. WHO NEEDS ELECTRICITY ANYWAYS?

I put that on his head and then laughed at him.

Start ’em young!

That one is called Invisibility Cloak. Linc says “Am I invisible now?”

That’s Evan, solo back swimming in the deep end. SO BIG.

Caroline likes being worn more than anyone else.

Being a ballerina is exhausting

As of right now my red tree is bare, but last week it was gorgeous

Real life: I bring my baby to photo sessions because he’s exclusively nursing, but sometimes it does not go well. Luckily the photos themselves are still awesome.

OH THANKS HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON SEQUEL, I WANTED TO CRY MY EYES OUT

Wraps make good blankies after rough days too.

Waiting in the ER is a lot easier with technology

Not impressed with my wrap skills or the tape on his head.

I am not the only one who loves wraps

I sold this one, pretty much thanks to this picture

Beautiful evening light…at 3 pm.

CHEEKS

Yes mother, that is a very nice fancy teether. Now if only I knew how to PUT IT IN MY MOUTH.

I can’t be mad about the mess when they’re practicing their words

Brother time

I was too sick to wear the baby, so we did the grocery-pile-on-the-carseat method

All we did. All day.

My mail lady leaves treats for the dog

One of the last buildings left at the old hospital is being torn down (taken from a stopped car at a stop light, I’m not dumb enough to do it while driving).

Back floats

I am the worst, because I forgot the iPad and she had to just SIT while her brother had swim.

Parenting win: taking the kids to a friend’s house to let them bounce while I watch from inside the warm house.

Then the friends came over for pizza and wine. NAILED IT, FRIDAY NIGHT.

DUCK JAMS

Never ending Halloween candy

Linc found his toes

One last sleeping baby