SNOW!!

Claire (our babysitter) still didn't have power so I took today off from school. I went into school to hand in my sub plans. As it approached homeroom time, I didn't have a substitute and only one other 8th grade teacher had made it in. I decided to hang around to help out. RIght before I left, I was bragging how I was going home, sitting on the couch and drinking coffee. Amy said that that would never happen because my kids would want to go out and play. I told her no way..it's too cold for them. Obviously, Amy knows kids better than I do.

You better watch out, You better Not Cry, You Better Not Pout

When you get our Christmas card this year....remember what type of photo shoot it was! :)

Abby was Willing to Cooperate! RJ was Rico Suave!

Lunch Photo Shoot!

Ryan thought he was SOOOOO funny because he refused to open his eyes!

I caught him with his eyes open!

Abby tried talking to Grandma right after this picture. She wouldn't talk because of the peanut butter!

Love the smile...wish the eyes were open!

Waiting patiently for lunch!

Playing Outside!

Abby is much more willing to pause for me to take a picture. Ryan has no interest in interrupting his play for my camera :)

Decorating for Christmas! (There are 8 pictures..click the post to view)

The kids have been SOOOOOOOO excited to decorate for Christmas. We have even had a little count-down! It was the cutest day!

She definitly looks like a MacDougall here. In fact, I think I have some baby pictures that are pretty close to this!

Ryan says "Ta Da"

Ryan calls the balls "Jingle Bells"

So Cute

Abby is so much better at humoring me than Ryan is!

I Love this picture! That smile says it all!!

Even Christmas decorations turn in to baseball!

They love watching themselves sing Jingle Bells.

Movie Time!

So Stinking Sweet!

Storytime with Daddy!

Abby's new hobby is reading stories. I know it sounds cute and all, but we have read so many stories that when she heads for the bookshelf, we run and hide as fast as we can :)

My Little Fairies!

Abby got 2 Tinkerbell dresses for her birthday. One is a little bigger than the other. It was perfect for brother and sister dress up time!

The Beaver Strikes Again!

As you can tell, Joe was very sad to see his tree chewed down! He had been working so hard pruning this tree and getting it just right. It was almost there, when something decided it would make a good house!