I love it when Audrey dresses herself. 
We went to Brent and Cheryl's for Thanksgiving. It was probably one of the very best Thanksgivings ever. Really. We had the best time.
We dug in before I really got a picture of our feast, but here is everyone with their empty plates. Notice David was too cool to oblige me in holding up his plate.
This is our Christmas tree all decorated.(My mom made the quilt that is currently serving as our tree skirt. I should have held it up so you can see. It's one of my favorites that she's made. It's so pretty and Christmasy.)
The tree didn't last more than two days. It currently has no ornaments. Just lights and the ribbon on top. It still looks nice though. Nicer than ornaments half falling apart and flug on the tree in a big clump because I just tossed them up there after the girls took them off . . .
This is the livingroom decorated. The garland on the mantle is no longer there. It lasted about 2 hours. The stockings aren't up anymore either . . . we thought they looked a bit silly there, but the mantle was out. Not sure why Jane is crying. Dave is pretending to be working on something, but really he's watching Dora.(And, yes, my mom made all those stockings and bought me that throw on the couch . . . if it weren't for her we'd pretty much look like Scrooges)
My mom got me this cute snowflake for Christmas one year and I've finally been able to put it up. I'm totally shocked that it's survived so many moves! It's quite fragile. Those little white balls pop off all the time. Hmmm . . . but now that you mention it, it does look a bit rumpled, huh . . .
Another present from my mom. She made this little snowman wall hanging. I love it.
Word of Caution: Audrey is pretty much naked all the time. So from here until she starts kindergarten probably, she'll just be in panties in all the photos of her at home . . . or she'll be dressed like she is in the first picture of this post. Just so you know. So the story behind this one is that I had that vegetable tray sitting on the kitchen counter, and I'd placed it so that Audrey could reach the carrots (and it was also her job to get Jane some). I found this when I got out of the shower. I just let them carry on. After all, as soon as the dip ran out they actually ate the vegetables (not just sucked the dip off the vegetables). They pretty much cleaned the whole tray out.
Ah yes. So my big plan to have a playroom where organization and fun would reign has turn out to be ruled by a dictator which has bred nothing but chaos and anarchy. Audrey is the dictator. And as she informed me after I asked her why she did this with her toys, she declaired that she "liked it like this." The Queen has spoken. The happy part of this story is that after our Ikea upgrades there has been a lot less chaos. :) I say less, not "none," but less.
I noticed this on the rear end of her toy horse the other day. Lately she has been drawing little faces all over EVERYTHING (surprised?). And sometimes the places she chooses to put faces are quite funny and charming.
Audrey's rudolph nose! She wore it to both Christmas parties she went to. We had to tie it funny so it would stay on her face. And despite how uncomfortable it looks, she wore it for long lengths of time at both parties and on the car rides to and from. :)
I told Jane to smile and this is what she did.
The nose blinks, but it doesn't work on Audrey unless it's even tighter. Dad had to help with that. I wouldn't have bothered taking a picture of this, but Audrey insisted we get one with the light going.
No, it wasn't his birthday.
It wasn't April Fools Day.
It wasn't Father's Day either.It was just because we love him and think he's a great guy.
And we made the banner with our own hands--really. It's all fingerpaint.
The hat is the best part for sure.
:)
Jane wanted to wear the nose too. No, she isn't being hurt. She's singng.
Ah! Finally a clear picture! This picture was taken after I FINALLY cleaned my lense! Gross. Suddenly everything is clear. Those others should have been . . . This is Audrey's "display." It's a face. She said she made it for "Jesus' birthday." Again, she's naked.
I'd like to add here that everytime we pass a christmas light display in someone's yard, even a tiny one, Audrey says "ooooo, a display!" It's one of her favorite words.
In other news, we are ready for Chirstmas!! Jacob and Kassie get here tomorrow! All the food for the holiday feast has been bought! The Christmas shopping has been done! The carols are playing! The stockings are hung! The tree is aglow!
You get the picture.
Now all we need is a little snow! But having weather in the mid to lower 50s in December isn't all bad. :) In fact, it's 11:20 pm and a balmy 48 degrees. I'm ok with that.
