christmas caroling

this was just too cute. ryder singing and quinn playing the tambourine.....already starting their rock band:)

the tree

so we bundled up and went to the local middle school parking lot to pick out our beautiful christmas tree;) ha, can you believe this is the only way my kids have experienced getting a christmas tree, from a parking lot....who would have thunk:) well, we are experts now, and were in and out in about 15 minutes.

slug bug white vintage

jesse has been collecting reference for his bug series (which is by far my fav) and ryder loves going with and taking his own pictures (with his own digital camera, of course). we have also been playing a lot of slug bug......man, are there a ton of these cars in the city!

who me?

i walk away from the kitchen for one minute and this is what i come back to.....little miss curious with her hands in the mixing bowl:) great expression, huh:)

slumber party

my good friend laura and i decided it was time to have a mommy and kid sleepover at her house, oh my god, it was so much fun!! we are totally doing this again;) our boys have known each other since they were 1, so you can only imagine how much love there is! and quinn just adores toby, i think she may have a baby crush;)

our night consisted of playing, making gingerbread cookies (which we actually managed to burn, that's what happens when the girls start chatting and drinking wine), eating a delicious dinner, playing again, bath for three, bed time stories, nighty night (boys in one bed, the girls in the other), and then mommies got to chat and have yummy minced meat pies (i have never had these european delights, but wow, i think i had like 4), and a nice glass of wine! it was just wonderful and we all slept soundly!

here little piggy's! they had so much fun feeding them dinner. and quinn still has flour all over her dress from making cookies......good times!

outdoor play inside

the kids both love playing with water, pouring, measuring, mixing colors, hearing the sound of it, washing things, just endless amounts of fun! usually we do water play either outside, in the tub, or at someone else's house (haha), but i figured why not put a mat down and see what we can do inside. it was a hit, and they played for like 30 minutes (which is a very long time for the kids to play nicely together these days....that's another blog).

play date

ryder's little friend came over for an afternoon playdate. it was so nice to have a girl come over for a change. quinn was in HEAVEN!! she got to do all the girly things, like play with her dollys, dress up, sing, dance, it was just so sweet:)

the girls getting all dressed up

it was time to break out the mat and do a little break dancing. wow, some serious moves here!

pure talent here! oh, and notice he has a tutu on as well, dancing is so much more fun while in a tutu!