Then Aunt Kris took me and the girls to a play, Stella Queen of the Snow. It was at the Capitol Theatre at Overture Center, and was made for little kids - big puppets, slow story, no shushing allowed. It was really neat!
Then it was my birthday. I love UWCU - even though I'm a very part-time worker and don't get any ETO, I still get my birthday off paid. Nice! So Kurt and I went to Interstellar at Sundance when I normally work, and Diana took care of the kids as usual.
We were all sick for various times before, during, and after these events. Winter :-( On the plus side, we thought Leif had croup, but then decided he just had a cough. Phew.
Then it was Thanksgiving and the girls' birthday. We stayed up way too late, ate way too much cake and pie, and saw lots of friends and family. Grandpa Jim and Ann hosted Thanksgiving at his house. It was fun and delicious. They had a little birthday celebration after dinner since Grandpa couldn't make the girls' party. Ann made very cute, yummy little layer cakes, decorated green (Freya) and yellow (Signe) per their instruction.
Then it was the birthday party. We had it at Warner Park Community Center. The kids got to play in the gym with all the toys first, then go to a room for cake and ice cream. We had lots of fun playing and catching up with friends.
And then two days later it turned into December and we started our Advent calendars. We're planning on getting our Christmas tree this weekend. Wow what a blur.
Oh and it is public now, our kids will have an official cousin (Of course we have lots of 2nd cousins and such that we love so much). Aunt Lara is pregnant and due in June!
Phew. Pictures!
This guy loves the bathroom and makes a beeline for it often. It think because the stools and bathtub are great for him to pull up on.
These cuddles are not going well
Crafting with Aunt Kerry
Freya's plate of spaghetti and meatballs
The girls named it of course
Kerry taught them pizza stretch - something she did when she taught kids gymnastics
Aunt Kerry is so cool, she built a rocket ship with the girls!
Complete with instrument panels they could use
Seems unconcerned about getting himself stuck
Yummy
On our way to the play
Signe's bandage
I don't even remember the game
Using the watercolors Diana rescued from her childhood room
First sledding!
Leif's first kind-of moving-while-standing-using-Signe-as-leverage
He loves watching their baths. He even took a bath with them once!
Thanksgiving cranberry sauce - he did seem to like it ok but not for this picture :-)
Great-grandpa Welch
Helping Papa do the dishes. She was super helpful because we had to wait to have cake/pie until the dishes were done
Uncle Will and Great Grandpa
The cute little cakes Ann made for them
Their birthday party
Janna, Betty, and Sophia
Timothy, Aileen, and Signe
Freya didn't really ever stop, This was the best picture I got of her
Cynthia and Viggo, Robin and Eowyn (it was a Nordic bunch)
And there's Rebecca and Charlie
My Olaf cake as requested. A suggestion of Olaf perhaps? Banana chocolate cake from http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2010/09/monkey-cake/
Key lime cheesecake, http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2008/01/key-lime-cheesecake/
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