Sarah in (early) December

Excited about Christmas:

She loves the dogs and cat:

Playing poker with Kelly:

 Enjoying her first real snow:

Telling Santa her deepest wishes:

Playing peek-a-boo:

Bath time:

Playing with Aunt Lynette:

She loves to eat, and recently figured out her sippy cup:

David in (early) December

Learning to play the drums:

Learning out owls at Pajarito Environmental Education Center:

Making a tower:

We got our first decent snow of the year, he enjoyed helping Daddy shovel:

And helped Mommy make a snow man:

When decorating the tree he found his first Christmas ornament:

Being his cute self:

Pure joy at finding a special card while playing Candy Land:

Siblings in (early) December

 Snow day!

Dressed up to visit Santa:

Going for a ride:

Teaching sister to drive:

Visiting Texas

We traveled to Texas to visit Robert's family for Thanksgiving.

The kids did amazingly well with all that driving:

 

They loved visiting G. G. Ma and Aunt Jan

The nearby town always does from Christmas decorations, so we went to visit those:

We decided to celebrate Christmas while we were there:

The weather was nice so David got to play outside:

If you click on this picture to make it bigger you can see Sarah's two teeth:

We spent Thanksgiving day with Robert's mom's family.

The youngest members getting to know each other:

The big girls loved playing with the younger ones:

Early November

 These roads are a bit small:

David has been enjoying cooking lately:

Yes, I like spaghetti (she will eat just about anything):

Cute and silly:

 

Look at cards Grandma sent:

 

Hot chocolate and a puppy:

Our friends Jessica and James got married!  They had a beautiful location at the top of Pajarito Mountain overlooking the Valles Caldera.

 

 Breaking it down at the reception: