CT'exas

Craig came for a whirlwind  48 hour visit, which he should be sleeping off back in Seattle right now.

Everybody had a great time, and we can't wait until he visits again.

Temporary Move

Only Keira would pack a bag to move to a new bed for two nights while Craig visits.

Fit for Framing

I really dug this picture that Keira drew of Teddy and Jo this morning. 

It is a scene from the "Little Men" book that we are reading. She was laboring over all of the small details that she was putting in, and her nose was almost touching the paper at times.

Tonight I went into Photoshop for 15 minutes and dropped a quick Picasso palette on it and gave it a fancy frame. 

I would hang that up in my house :)

In the Wings

Keira performed at the North Park Mall yesterday.

I recorded her actual performances, but snapped some shots of her when she was waiting to go on.

Up top, she is the third clown from the left.

Perfect Form

Sherman in begging mode.

Rain or Shine

Lennon had skills with Nipper today, who loves to practice in the rain.

This was more of a Northwestern' style mist than a Northeaster style downpour, so he didn't get too soaked.

St. Nicholas Day

The boots were placed by the front door with care,  

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;  

Late Night TV

I have been re-watching Game of Thrones with Katharine, as she goes through the series for the first time.

This is when having kids starts to pay off :)

License to Lego

Lukas has been playing way too much Red Dead Redemption 2 and is surrounded by way too many piles of Lego; but a good thing came out of it all when he designed and built this cool looking pistol that has a working bullet chamber that fires Lego bricks (errr, "bullets").

Impressed!

Daddy / Daughter Date

Kassidy and I had a rare night out together, while everyone else was at church choir and the Nutcracker.

Dinner was at the California Pizza Kitchen (a tortilla soup for me, mac and cheese for Kassidy) and then we walked over to Barnes and Noble and bought a new book for her.

I made a mistake and mentioned that the DFW area was under a tornado watch (Kassidy is really paranoid about tornadoes) but the bad weather passed east of us and we stayed dry.

Morning Routine

A bowl of Raisin Bran cereal (with extra raisins added) and the New York Tines on my computer.

And sometimes Pepper stops by for a little affection (and a lick of milk).

School Room (home-style)

Parting Shots

The Martels have gone home, but will be back in January again.

Here are a some parting shots of the boys:

Scenes from Thanksgiving

We spent another wonderful Thanksgiving at the Martels today. 

Here are some random pictures that I took when I wasn't busy having a fun time.

Lego Ornaments

The wife and kids made some cool Lego ornaments last week.

We are going to need some strong branches!

Bathtime

Just goes to show how boring showers are.

Benefits of Getting a Kitten

Here is Katharine's eloquent essay for adopting a kitten.

Not going to work (famous last words?).. but I was impressed!

Lego Christmas Ornaments

The family broke out the Legos tonight and built some cool Christmas ornaments.

Did I just say... Christmas??