Our peanut

We call her our little peanut. To which our other daughter says, "But I'm allergic to peanuts!"

And after Santa came the big surprise

Santa came first

Christmas Eve

The quiet before the storm.

You're a star! Again

Xman had two performances this year at his school. He sang as an angel with the rest of his class for us. A day earlier when performing for the parents of a younger class, another preschooler got stage fright and our man gallantly agreed to take over.

Snow and the annual holiday sing-a-long at Wolf Trap

Baby H

 Goodbye little buddy. You'll always have a home in Virginia.

Thanksgiving with the Herchies

I like to think this will be a Thanksgiving that we'll remember. Aunt Snoozer and the kids made pilgrim hats while Uncle H spent hours (literally) entertaining the kids. Baby H stole the show with his sweet smile and slick outfits. It was casual and sweet, chaotic but not stressful because there were no expectations other than to keep the kids from breaking limbs. The way holidays should be. Happy Thanksgiving all. 

Soccer

End of a great season with Dad as assistant coach. And mom made soccer cupcakes to celebrate.

Papa

Thanks Papa for coming and working so hard. We love you.

Halloween!

 Xman went as 'scary skeleton jedi' to the neighborhood parade (in brown robe) but switched to 'The Incredibles' for trick-or-treat. And KitKat was her favorite princess of all time - 'Sophia the First.' 

Apple picking at Hartland Orchard

Sick day!

This is what a sick day looks like for a 5-year-old who is not really sick... (but got sent home from school because of a rash that turned out to be nothing.) A trip to the city to Mommy's work to grab her 'puter, complete with a doughnut.

 

The neighborhood fire station

Open house at the new neighborhood station.