We went to the Dallas Symphony Family Series this afternoon. We had tons of fun playing instruments, making tambourines, magnets and learning about Tschaikowsky. The whole circus went and they all did well. Kassidy had a blast, but I didn't get a picture of her.
















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Sunday Morning Gallery

Lukas had a Green Crayon, so he naturally had to draw a Green Lantern picture. 

Here is Hal Jordan with Kilowog, fighting Zillous Zox. 

Superboy is in the bottom left corner, looking a little green. Maybe he got hit by some kryptonite...

Saturday Night

We went to Susan's birthday party last night, and had a fun time drinking wine (me) and eating gourmet walnuts (Iria). The Martels were there with baby Kate, and Brian Murphy showed up as well.

All of Susan's friends were really cool, and everybody had a great time. We will be seeing Meghan again today at a family Dallas Symphony event... this time with more kids in tow (and less wine).

Hats

Lennon has been wearing all kinds of hats as of late. Baseball hats, cowboy hats, or in this case... Kassidy hats.

Cold Comfort

Lukas and Katharine were so excited when they discovered that some water that they had been playing with had frozen over. It has been very mild this year, so I guess they'll take whatever signs of winter they can get.

Back near 60 again tomorrow....

Poodle Pal

We are eating a Texas style New Year's lunch (black eyed peas, cornbread and cabbage topped off with some key lime pie) over at Grandma Donna's house today.

Keira had been walking around with this singing poodle, and Iria finally pointed out how coordinated their outfits were.

Counting Sleep

Keira has been a real pain to get to bed as of late. 

She always insists on having Iria lay down with her before falling asleep, and then is up in a flash right after Iria leaves the room. Tonight we kept picking her up and bringing her back to bed, so much so that Iria starting keeping tabs.

She finally fell asleep on the 13th try, having only managed to get halfway down the stairs before passing out.

Happy New Year!

Lukas and Gwen

Lukas got a surprise visit from his buddy Gwen today.

Bike!

One of Keira's favorite words (and things) is "bike".

Here she is on her much treasured Christmas present from Grandpma and Grandpa. 

It is a cool training bike with two wheels and no pedals. The kids learn to push themselves along and they develop their balance as they glide. Keira is still pretty much walking it, but I have seen her try and push off once or twice. She is very athletic and daring... more so than our other kids were at that age.

Gator Lunch

Lennon and Lukas joined me in eating a Cajun style alligator dish for lunch.

Katharine was ferverorantly scribbling away at a "Save the Wildlife" poster when we were leaving...

Future dreams

Putting Lennon to bed...

When he grows up he wants to be a knight, a hunter, a zoo keeper, an animal scientist and a forest keeper.

Training Pocket

Keira is going through a potty training refresher course this week, and is putting her trainers to good use for carrying Iria's phone around.

I think I'll go clean mine off right now- in this house you never know where it has been.

Sticker Fun

The kids broke out their Christmas gifts from my Aunt Susan. She always sends them great presents- this year they got two really cool sticker books, some creative drawing pads, and a bunch of art supplies. A fairy and knight sticker session transitioned into an afternoon of fun and imaginative dress-up play.

Thanks, Aunt Susan!

Christmastime with Cornerstone

The Cornerstone class had a Christmas weekend lunch today, celebrating our continued (and growing) fellowship.

Merry Christmas!