Bathtub fun

What is it about kids in the bathtub that is just so adorable?

Merry Christmas 2009!

What a wonderful Christmas! We got to spend lots of time with family and friends, and the kids were utterly overwhelmed by the ginormous piles of presents. Our trip through Wichita and KC left our car loaded down beyond belief and our kids filled with sugar and love for their family. Too many pictures to post, so here are some highlights. Can't believe the holiday's come and gone again!

Goin' to see Santa!

Griswold-style: Oh, were we excited to go see Santa this year. We were going to sit on his lap and tell him how good we've been and ask for our most-wanted toys. So Mommy & Daddy get the kids all dressed up and drive 40 minutes, only to be given a card to come back over an hour later for our "time to stand in line." Thank God for snacks. So after more than an hour and a half, our time came...and our kids freaked out. Brady wouldn't go anywhere near Santa, and Lauren screamed her head off when we threw her in his lap. Then she was so traumatized that she threw herself on the floor for a good cry on our way out the door, and Brady was in tears because he thought that he wouldn't get the bike he wants because he didn't talk to him. So we sent Santa a letter instead. One of these years we'll get one of those happy, smiley pictures on Santa's lap--but these are way more fun ;).

What happened to the fall?

Suddenly it's winter already and I have so many cute pictures from the fall! I walked in one day to get Brady up from his nap and realized that a black marker had gone to bed with him. He looked like Jim Carrey in Liar, Liar. Brady & Murphy had a great time playing hide and seek in the leaf piles until Murphy peed all over and Brady had to get out. And anyone who doesn't think my kids look identical is crazy! People ask me if they're twins...apparently, they can't tell they're 2 years apart.

Family Photo Shoot October 2009