Off to church

The Christmas tree farm has an adorable quaint tractor-pulled wagon to take you up the hill to the trees…or a heated mini bus. DUH.

Caroline Claus

Trying to climb out the window at the pediatrician (wusses, it’s not even a flu SHOT)

Tree decorating

I’m the big one with the crown, the scribble on the left is E

Snow day = cookies

They LOVE eating snow

Self portrait(s)

Pretty

More snow eating

Sent him off to school in my slippers. I LOVE THE BUS.

My house really needs some Christmas lights. Maybe next year.

SO HAPPY her Mormor is visiting

Bumpas are too tough to need coats

She was in a crazy bad mood considering we were shopping for her birthday

Storytime!

Castles for the Princess

World’s Tackiest Cake? The castle turns into a purse for carrying around the princesses. World’s BEST Cake!

Grandpas are awesome, because they read your new book 6 times in a row without complaining. Mommies don’t do that.

LOOK MY POPCORN CAUGHT FIRE. GET IT?

Trip #1 to the grocery store. We did buy cookies. We forgot a turkey.

Visiting their lobster friends. That’s what they call them. I don’t have the heart to explain those aren’t the same lobsters as last week.

It was freezing on the pier but the sun (and all the happiness) warmed my cold heart.

My TV babysitter earned her paycheck this week.

Go buy this book. HILARIOUS.

Real street fashion: scuffed boots and yoga pants.

Evan loves his Duplos and Caroline loves creepy naked dolls

I don’t know how she doesn’t have nightmares.

RUN AND GET A TURKEY BEFORE THEY ARE GONE, SLACKER

They put extra ginger in the pumpkin pie <3

Making pies is exhausting.

It’s sparkling cider.

NO REALLY IT’S JUST CIDER I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE HE LEARNED THAT.

Thankful

Instead of shopping, we visited our favorite places.

She met Santa.

Hot cocoa and a lollipop = best day ever

Watching the town tree lighting

They FINALLY built a playground at the zoo!

Those are yesterday’s lollipops they brought to the parade

Our local parade is adorable, if not very fancy.

Apple fritters

Spicy crab and corn chowder. It was delicious. E had the lobster bisque, which is the only kind of soup he likes.

Shipyard beer at the shipyard!

These things crack me up.

I bought that dress at the consignment store in Mystic – it was $12, which was half price, which was probably 1/4 of the original price. It’s designer toddler-wear.

For a kid who is refusing to go into the building and participate in craft time he looks surprisingly cheerful.

Change of heart, he DOES like painting!

The gingers attempt croquet on the great lawn

I say old chap, nice swing!

Devil’s Hopyard – either it was named after the time the devil was seen jumping around in the pools at the bottom of the falls or after a landowner named Dobble who had a farm near there.

It’s very warm.

A two photo shoot kind of day

He takes his Christmas gift list circling very seriously.

CUDDLE TIME

MOMMY THERE’S A MAN IN THE TANK WITH THE FISHES

Aquarium date with some of our favorite people

Bacon, caramelized onions, tomato, blue cheese on sour dough. JEALOUS?

I can’t remember WHY I put the kitchen stools in our bedroom but the gingers enjoy them.

Special Helper Day

I like pretending that is my house.

GOODNIGHT CAROLINE

We have a train table he never plays with at home. But the one at the library is THE BEST.

The cat found her spot on the new couch

I think she has her princesses mixed up.

Showing off his art at my parent-teacher conference

My kids are weird.

They spent the full length of a movie like this. Unfortunately the movie was Equestria Girls.

TV, screaming toddler, Facebook…and I wonder why it takes me FOREVER to get things done.

Fall in a cookie – pumpkin, hazelnut spread, butterscotch chips. Unfortunately I don’t really like butterscotch and E doesn’t like pumpkin, so we can’t tell if these are actually delicious.

Halloween at the aquarium

Sunday couch naps

Take, move, import, edit, export, edit, repeat

Shopping buddies – Caroline and Fluffy the Beluga Whale

Spoiled rotten 2 year old

But really, she’s too cute not to spoil.

BOOM. Immunity!

I want them alllllllll

Cheesy Ginger

Waiting for the bus always makes him look like a big kid

POWER RECLINERS! They pick you up and put you down.

Reading in bed, 2013 version

Reading the furniture catalog in the car. She says we need MORE couches.

The sky when we got to the evening photo session

The sky when we left the evening photo session

First winter coat day of the season

Apparently when you don’t feel well, wearing your clothes like this helps you feel better.

Looooooooooooong work week

Hay ride, cider and donuts sponsored by Caroline’s preschool

Another beautiful evening sky

LOOK AT MY FACE MOMMY TAKE A PICTURE