Merry Christmas!

Trimming the Tree

Girls! Girls! Girls!

Saturday We had out first of three Christmas gatherings for the season! The girl cousins got to play together while Baby Reed slept gently. It was a big festive group at the Prince residence of Turner.

The day was capped off with Ruby Dog eating the remains (8+ pounds) of pulled pork from the porch. I had the honors of dispensing Hydrogen Peroxide and presiding over the regurgitation. Now that's the holidays for you!

Evvie's Techno-Rave Xmas

By Air or By Sea

Goofing around at home, Evvie has branched out from being a "land only" terrain walker. She's been enjoying the lead-up to Christmas, and we're counting down until the big day!

The Stormtrooper

Thanks Carol!

Evvie likes to sit in this seat and be spun around and around and around. She also pretends its a boat and catches fish to eat while drifting among the waves. It's a pretty slick rig.

Snow Day!

Today Evelyn and I got some much-need one-on-one time thanks to Mother Nature and the huge early storm! School was canceled, so we stayed home and played in the snow.

It was really fun to see Evvie enjoy the fluffy stuff as a two-year-old. She wasn't a confident enough walker last year to play, but this year is a different story, indeed! She enjoyed tasting it...



and offering it to Ruby...


We went sledding on our modest hill, until I got exhausted. Evvie pulled me back inside to recuperate after all of the fun!

...there's another footprint...there's another footprint...there's another...

A cute video from our first snow day of the season!

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Thanks!

Advent Hug

This weekend we broke out the advent elf to help count down the days until Christmas.

Evvie was excited when mama tied his arms and legs around her in a loving embrace!

...wait a minute

Which Smith grandchild is this anyway?!?

Yes, Evvie looks an awful lot like cousin Ruby sometimes!

Make the comparison yourself at Griffin and Ruby's blog