drawing with sticks

Making a play dough waffle is tougher than you might think

Should we let her do a wall mural next?

She is painting the drawing Otto left on the easel.

She couldn't reach but solved that problem herself.

getting a head start on Valentine's Day

where to go when it has not been above freezing in a week

Dusty Bill

I'm Dusty Bill
From Vinegar Hill,
Never had a bath
And I never will.

from Here Comes Mother Goose

hand-me-downs

I found out later, he had figured out the camera app

Ok--technically--I did tell him, "Please go eat that baguette in the kitchen."

He is getting a little big for this trick

play dough diner

Excellent timing Fairy Godmother!

Our snow day turned into a rainy day and they were getting a bit squirrely and then the mail arrived.

Little Rabbit got her own snack

Not quite as neatly as her brother

no way up

negotiations

the boots add a degree of difficulty

Sure, now they will all go to bed

These pajamas have no soporific effects

 "I am a sea krait ninja!" he said, with a flourish. That was the color name in the catalog wasn't it, Aunt Heidi?

By morning they were playing Water Ninja and Fire Ninja inspired by Avatar: the Last Airbender, no doubt.

"We should dress them like that all the time," Papa said.

They all fit with a bit of room to grow. Thank you, Aunt Heidi!

How could it be a cake without candles?

Inspired by the full moon cake in Annie and Bo's Big Surprise, a recent donation to the family library. Thank you!

art super hero

supper might be a bit late

All the way through the design process, while Mama ate her breakfast

constant companion

this last less than a minute, she preferred to hug hello kitty to her chest, even while trudging through the snow.

The road was closed but it was worth the walk

happy new year!

Though 2012 is gone, my cache of "to be posted" pictures is not empty yet. In the next two weeks there will be a ridiculous amount of back posting. I will try to include links to the right and also to post new pictures (2013!) here as well. Think of it as a year (or more) in review or perhaps a trip in a time machine.

Love to you all!
alissa

ready for a snowball fight?