Picture with Santa

So we took Natalie to the mall this weekend to sit on Santa's lap. She wanted NO parts of it. We were with Brian, Ashleigh and Lilly, so we thought the two girls could go together, because, you know ... safety in numbers. Lilly was happy go lucky and just kept saying "Santa" over and over. She was in! Natalie still didn't want to do it. It was only when Ash and I agreed to go with the girls and we'd ALL sit with Santa that she said she'd do it. We waited about 30 minutes in line and when we were on deck, Natalie decided she did not want to do it. I begged, bribed with candy and money until she finally agreed. As soon as we sat down, Lilly screamed bloody murder. So Ash and Lil left. Natalie did not speak to Santa, did not smile for the picture. Nothing. So, instead of a traditional kid with Santa picture, we got this fine coloring book:




There's still time, so we may try again. I think it's payback for all those times I did the same thing to my parents.

Elf Yourself

This was such a big hit last year, I decided to do it again this year. Enjoy!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Natalie's world

Natalie has her own digital camera and we thought it would be fun to post a few of her pictures. This is how she captured Thanksgiving:





















Looks like we need to work on centering the subject...

Good Friends, Good Times

On Saturday, Natalie and I went down to Willow's house to catch up with some old friends. I don't mean old, like age .... I mean it's hard to believe that Willow and I have been friends since 4th Grade and then we met Jenn and Kris in middle school. Wow! We had a great time catching up on what's been going on.

Maria and Natalie also had a blast playing together. Joey didn't know what to make of all these girls in his house!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We have a lot to be thankful for today, but mostly for our family and friends. We hope everyone has a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Tumbleweeds

We were allowed in the gym this week so I took a bunch of pictures.

Warm up jog:



Stretching:



Front Roll:



Working on the bars:








The Beam:



And jumping into the pit:



We look forward to trying out for the Olympics in 2020!

First Snow!

We had our first snow of the season on Friday. It was just enough to cover the grass and make the roads a total disaster. In Natalie's words, it was "wonderful".