Pictures Happenings From the Last Month or So

I'm so behind in posting that you get 3 in 1 day.  Bet you are so excited!

We drove to South Mountain on the cold, windy, dustormy Friday in early November.  Much colder than I thought it would be, so we didn't stay up there long.  But still a fun drive.  I only got car sick on the way back.  I enjoyed listening to Ryan tell the girls about the Weedle on the Needle and then we used our Groupon at Honey Bears.  Love family time and family dates made cheaper through Groupon.  And Honey Bears is the one restaurant we can take our girls to that they behave - Leta and Annie love the french fries which seems to act as a calming aid and they will actually sit for more than 2 minutes.  (I think I made it sound like we go out to eat a lot.  We don't.  We've only been to Honey Bears about 3 times in our kid to restaurant career, but each time, the girls have done great.)  

Leta nests...and nests...and nests...and loves her tiger mask

How many children do you spy?  That laundry basket that Leta is in was my grandmothers.  Many a children have hid in there.

Leta loves sitting in this hamper.  And can you spy my new slippers?  I used my vinyl cutting money to purchase these when I went Black Friday shopping.  I may or may not live in these and these may or may not be my favorite shoes to wear in public too.  Hey, they are shoe-like enough and they are keeping my feet nice and warm this winter.  And a comfy Kathryn equals a happy Kathryn.    

pop goes the weezle

We participated in Small Business Saturday.  Thanks to American Express, this family lunch date only cost us $5.  

Leta and Annie got to go to work with Ryan.  They traveled to Tucson with him to inspect some land.  I got 5 hours of no kid time.  I made me a huge list of everything I wanted to get done.  I think I finished only one thing completely.  (I was feeling quite spoiled - a date night and a kidless morning all in the same month.) 

Leta is like her daddy and doesn't like to wear jackets.  Annie is like her mommy and freezes.  (Lucy and Elsa are the same way - Lucy would wear shorts every day if I let her.  Elsa gets too chilled just drinking something with ice in it.)

I love a husband who volunteers and enjoys taking kids to work with him when the opportunity arises.    

Sometimes I bust up laughing at the outfits I put together for my littles.  We go for comfort (and of course, whatever is clean.)  

And sometimes they like to dress themselves and I realize, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

We went to Ryan's cousin's house for brunch...and some princess time.  I supplied 5 of the princesses, Amy supplied the fabulous breakfast food and the fun dress-up.  

Annie likes to savor her chocolate which means it gets licked until it's gone, or at least until she has a little guido mustache.  Who is the mom who didn't do this child's hair?  

Not pictured:

- The time Annie walked around for about 5 minutes in ONLY snowboots.

- The time my pops picked up Lucy and Elsa for a fun fishing afternoon (and more Happy Meals). 

- The time Leta and Annie made a "crib" out of my shallow tubs for Christmas decorations.  They barely fit in them, but they enjoyed climbing in and letting their twin put on the lid and lock the lid in place.  Needless to say, those tubs are put away so that no children suffocate.  If you wonder how accidents happen - there might be a good chance twins were involved.  After all, one of my sister's boys climbed in a microwave and his twin shut the door....