Flowers and snow

Goodness, January went fast. Without further ado, I give you the month in pictures.

Mom sent us these flowers when we were stricken with a G.I. bug. Nasty bug, pretty flowers.

Snow! Snow!! ACTUAL SNOW!!!

Eve took this picture of Samuel. (And of the snow! Which is sticking!)

Fat flakes in our backyard.

I wanna know... did you ever see the [snow]... comin' down.. onna sunny day.

The snow stuck for all of about one day before it melted, which is par for the course in our part of the Pacific NW. But the kids got to romp through it and throw snowballs, and Brian and I got to gaze out into the luminous night while it was falling, so I count myself blessed.

Christmas 2011

Surprisingly, or perhaps not surprisingly, of the many pictures I took over Christmas very few turned out to be blog-quality. Here's what made the cut:

I love having a proper mantel to hang stockings from.

Eve in her Christmas Dress (the picture doesn't do it justice, it was quite glamorous)

Samuel, channeling Donald Trump?

Isaiah, somehow managing to look three and forty-six at the same time.

Samuel hasn't fully grasped the concept of presents.

Loot

Colors that do not occur in nature (Brian surprised me with flowers! Squee!)

Belated Advent post

Before I launch into the Christmas photos, here are a couple more from this past Advent:

Samuel, this is the logical consequence of rubbing peanut butter in your hair.

Feast of Santa Lucia, Dec. 13

Eve's school Advent program (Eve is under the angel)

Isaiah helped me cut these cookies out, and Eve helped decorate them.