view from my front window

we wish you a Merry Christmas...

This is Ivy.

this is Ivy thinking about breaking the rules:



this is Ivy acting as her own lookout:



This is Ivy pulling an ornament off the Christmas tree:


This is Ivy being excited by her success:



this is Ivy realizing her mom is staring right at her:

oh.

birthday party

this is our buddy Maile.
(that's her actual name in our house, by the way: Our Buddy Maile. occasionally My Buddy Maile, if William is the speaker.)































Today was her birthday party.































We spent the day at the park eating hamburgers and cake.



and watermelon.




Maile loved the present Michael and William picked out.

It was a lovely party.

Christmas Morning

I have very few pictures of Christmas morning this year--I didn't even have enough hands for my kids, let alone a camera.


Next to Michael is his cousin. Don't they look like siblings?




Ivy and Nana.

lightsaber

Michael calls his a 'LightSaver,' which I find particularly awesome because I thought it was called a lightsaver, too, when I was little. Until I was 20. Whatever.



























We had a great Christmas.

peace on earth, or at least in my kitchen

This is the closest thing I've done to Christmas cards, so hey! Merry Christmas! Enjoy gratuitous shots of my children being adorable!



They love each other!

This is where I cut out the picture of Michael trying to push William off the table.

But that's okay, William likes it:

Not posed:

Merry Christmas, everyone.

great-grandma snedaker

chloe

Christmas morning

Kylie and Chloe

merry christmas

christmas tree pt. 3

cousins

Christmas Tree

christmas tree pt. 2