'Twas the Morning of Christmas

And against all odds, 

Santa Claus came.

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Finally.  Parents made us wait for HOURS before we got to open anything.

Ari got a beautiful new headband from her sister.

You can always count on big brother to have a knife.

With Ariana's "Rebelle" nerf gun.

I think he likes his personalized #4 Zags shirt.

'Course, any interaction ceases as soon as anyone gets books.

 

Gingerbread Houses

Carousel 2013

This was SO funny.  This squirrel stuck his neck out to see what we might have to offer him - and Wynn nearly walked her face directly into him.  The rest of us noticed as Wynn squealed and tried to run her dad down.  Then, of course, we stopped to see if we had anything on us that he might like.  He accepted M&M's.

Christmas Tree Hunt 2013

 Pre-selection day.

 And back to cut it down.

"School"

This was 9/5/13, and I forgot to post it.

Gabrian was teaching Ari to read.

Super cute.

Sledding!

Hike around the property

More individual pictures on their blogs.

"Trans-Siberian Orchestra," or "How We Overstimulate Our Kids"

Halloween 2013

Birthdays!

The 3rd, 4th, and 5th birthday parties in the family this month.

 Ariana turns 7.

Conor turns 14.

Gabrian turns 8.

A present that Gabrian and Conor (and Wynn) all like.

Trampoline time.  Big smiles.

Despite the age gap, I think you can tell Conor and Gabrian are brothers.

Finally!  Dodgeball!

That's what Gabrian came for.

Dodge, dip, duck, dive, and dodge . . .