Sunny Days in January!!

We have had an absolutely GORGEOUS week of weather! We've spent every day enjoying the outdoors as much as possible. We went for a walk in the woods, took a couple of trips to the beach near our house, and went to the park with our play group. I love this warm winter weather! I think we're prepared for the coming gloomy months, with this nice little shot of Vitamin D!

Kaia, marveling at the majestic tall trees.

Our shadows (a source of much excitement for the girls!)

On the beach...in short sleeves and barefoot!

Farley makes a wake when he swims...the girls loved throwing the ball for him! (Although he got much more tired when daddy threw it!)

Kaia in her little pink baseball hat

Emma, in her cute little visor.

I hope you all have been enjoying this lovely Winter sun!!

Kaia Likes to Move It, Move It!!!

This song has been the hit of our daily Dance Parties lately!!

Christmas Joy and more...

Kaia's favorite gift? ChapStick from Santa. Click on the image to enlarge it and read the story :)
Em with her bouncy ball-making kit, a gift from her and Kaia to Daddy.

Enjoying the slide at the mall with big sister helping.

Doesn't Emma's face somehow look like an 80's movie box? I swear I've seen some 80's movie with a picture of a guy in shades making that face on the cover. Maybe it's just me, and in that case, nevermind. Cute kids, right?

Em giving Daddy his Christmas gift...a homemade sugar cookie pizza that she decorated herself!

Mama and Kaia on Christmas day.

"Why did Santa give me this?" "What's a Whoopee Cushion, Dada?"

Decorating cookies for Santa

Em and Bucket in their matching dresses from Great Grandma and Grandpa

Em in her new Christmas dress from Great Grandma Jean and Great Grandpa Bernie

Waiting for Auntie at the airport, with a handmade "Auntie" sign like a limo driver!

We had a couple of nice hailstorms...the girls were mesmerized by the ice balls falling from the sky!

Kaia got cold on an outing, and we'd just bought Lewis a t-shirt, so we put it on her. She did NOT want to take it off. She wore it all day!

We went on a field trip to the tortilla chip factory with Em's preschool...it was really fun! One of the things I love best about school is that parents are encouraged to be involved and I get to watch Emma have all of these wonderful experiences!

Kaia got to come, too, and was intrigued, and both girls loved the samples of chips!

Daddy popped over from work (it's next door!) and came on the tour.
Kaia loved standing on a pallet at the chip factory with the other kids...for some reason this was very exciting.

This is a shot Em took of us shopping in Old Town in December.

Lewis and I at my work's Christmas party