Choo Choo!

Taken 12/28

Playing with Pop-Pop's train.

Sparkly

taken 12/26

Christmas Eve Tradition

My grandfather read my brothers and I "The Night Before Christmas" every Christmas Eve when we were little, and this year William was treated to the same. He was absolutely rapt while his great-grandparents read him the poem. I will never forget this moment!

Taken 12/24

:)

This is not a great photo, but it makes me very, very happy. I only get to see my best friend, Johanna, once a year lately (she is in FL!) and we got to have her overnight a few days before Christmas. Lucky William even got to have a mini Christmas morning with "Aunt GoNanna"

Taken 12/22

What a good Daddy

Since Esch is on break from law school, he was able to come to our Mom's Group Christmas party. He was the only Daddy there, but I think he had fun seeing William with his little friends. Santa even came!

Taken 12/20

Tradition

My brother Andrew, 26, still comes home to my Mom's kitchen to bake Christmas cookies :)

Taken 12/18

More DeeDee

This time on a tire swing. William liked this one!

Taken 12/16

Holiday Bedtime

I can't get enough of two things: cute PJs for William, and watching him enjoying all the magic of Christmas.

Taken 12/11
(in the pitch dark! love the ISO capablities on my new D60!)

DeeDee (the Elf on the Shelf)

Taken 12/9

Love and joy come to you...

and to you your wassail too!

My Mom makes THE BEST "spiced tea" at Christmastime, and she gave me a little jug of it this week. It made for some very happy editing sessions during William's naps!

Thanks, Mom.

Mmm.

Taken 12/7

Elf on the Shelf Day 6

"DeeDee" was spotted on Tuesday, perched on our kitchen door, checking out the growing display of our friends & family's Christmas cards.

Taken Tuesday 12/6

Day Two

We are having a lot of fun with a new "tradition" this year - the Elf on the Shelf. Every morning, our little elf (who William named DeeDee... not sure why!) appears in a different spot in the house! Sometimes he's just hanging out (like on the first day, peeking out of William's stocking) and some days it looks like he might be getting into mischief.

This morning, much to William's delight, he was in the middle of the kitchen when we came downstairs.

Taken 12/2

The next morning...

Lights up - check. Now, time for the ornaments!

Taken 11/28

Dreaming of Christmas

Taken 11/16

Getting ready...

Taken 11/15