All Bundled Up

Gissela and Malcolm are getting ready to brave the cold weather. The poncho was a gift from Gissela to Malcolm before he was born and it finally fits him. She had it sent from Peru. The bunny hat was a hand-me-down that Gammy made for Wyatt before he was born.

Pink Bunny's Birthday

Out of the blue, Wyatt declared Monday (Dec. 15th for the record) Pink Bunny's Birthday. He was very insistent and requested that we repeatedly sing Happy Birthday to Pink Bunny. I felt bad because if I would've known ahead of time, I would have had a little party set up for him. Instead we surprised Wyatt when he got out of the tub and had a little cupcake and candle ready for him to sing happy birthday. The cupcake was actually a muffin with cream cheese on top but I knew, since there was no chance Wyatt would actually want to eat a cupcake, that it didn't matter. And, you can see how we had to improvise on the candle as well. For those of you who are wondering how old Pink Bunny is, he is apparently 2 and 3/4 which is actually just about right.

Cute Baby

Holiday Party

Wyatt and Malcolm had a little holiday party today. Some friends came over to drink warm cider and make ornaments for the tree. Here are Wyatt and Lucy concentrating hard on painting. He painted three gingerbread houses (which he called a puddin house and two puppy dog houses) and one Santa. Malcolm loved hanging out with Dottie and though he is able to sit up and look her in the big blue eyes, he seemed much more taken with her bright red shoes. Both boys had fun at the party - I think we'll have to make it a tradition.

Wii Bowling

Wyatt's really been bringing his "A Game" to the Wii Bowling Alley these days - here he is almost breaking 100 (that second frame did him in).

Moose on the Loose

Malcolm is definitely on the move. I was chatting with my friend Zoe yesterday about how he was really getting up on all fours, is rocking back and forth now and crawling backwards. I was just typing that he'd be crawling very soon when I literally turned around to witness him crawling across the living room floor to get Laverne. He is a very determined little bugger!

A Turkey on Turkey Day

Turns out Wyatt loves the Macy's Parade - marching bands, song and dance, the Rockettes - he went nuts! Who would have known? Here he is watching the parade on the big screen and letting loose, a rarity for him!

Turns out Wyatt was the only turkey in the house on Thanksgiving, as we decided to go with ham this year. Everyone pitched in and made one or two dishes and we had a yummy meal with family. Malcolm, of course, chowed on the sweet potatoes...his favorite!