In anticipation of Santa

Cookie decorating

Twas the day before Christmas and all through the house
All the children were stirring . . . decorating cookies

Erika is in the baked goods spirit, down to her PJs.



Miranda loved the cinnamon disks. yum.


Catie made this one for Grandma Kathy.


We used the little tubes of icing for decorating ease. However, that medium leads to Jackson Pollack cookie decorating.


Finally, the cookies to be left for Santa tonight.

Sunrise!

Erka turns 7

What Miranda is up to

Counting the Candy

Pumpkin Carving

Halloween pre-trick or treating

New game invented by Catie and Miranda

What all of Catie's and Miranda's clothes look like

Previously folded contents of drawers. Again.

Marker Fun

63F and sprinkling...

I was putting away the sprinklers for the year, and the twins demanded a last run. Why they like to stick their heads in the sprinkler I have no idea.

Dorkbot Seattle

Afterwards, we walked to get ice cream by the infamous Lenin statue. Here Jason explains how to hold Lenin's finger and how Lenin liked shopping to the girls.

Sleepy Miranda

Miranda fell asleep on the couch for her nap today.

If I had a hammer . . .

Catie helped me put together a storage shelf for toys. She really enjoyed swinging the hammer.

Marina Park Concert