Cecilia goes to work too

These are pictures I took last week of Cecilia helping us lees filter the Cranberry.  Having the girls at work is great, I love being with them, having some extra time with them one on one, but it can be a bit of a challenge, especially when it comes to serious talks with Dad, or conversations on the phone with important people.  It's a learning experience for them. =)

Christmas In Poplar Bluff

 Grandma and Dominic

 Little People Princess Castle

 Charlotte's Chef outfit

 She loves to help in the kitchen, now she has the outfit.

 Adam and Will put together a dinosaur

 Cecilia's veterinarian outfit

 Will, Dominic, Charlotte, Cecilia, Helen, and David

 The kids love the box

 John's mom and dad have a joke book that is always a hit

Why do we buy toys when what they really like to play with is the box.  4 cousins and a nightlight in the box, too funny

Melissa, Adam, and Will were for Christmas this year and Cecilia's birthday.  These pictures were all taken at John's parents' house in Poplar Bluff.

Christmas Eve at the Farm

 Dad making brunch

 Dominic looking cute

 Uncle Matt getting a smile from Dominic while Hannah holds him

 Family of 5

 Grandkids

 Charlotte playing with her Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs Little People

 Cecilia and Rapunzel

 Norah peeking out of the new Princess tent

 Chef Matt

 We got Lesa a new little French egg basket

 John plays Princess with Charlotte

 Charlotte checks out one of my mom's Christmas decorations

The teeny boppers play Hedbanz

Mission Impossible

I don't think you know how HARD it is to take your own snapshot of your kids for the PERFECT Christmas card.  It's enough to drive this mom batty.  150 pictures later, these are the best contenders.  I really like the top one, but I want it in black and white (that I can do) but then I want the yellow electric wires taken out behind Charlotte's head, and then I want Charlotte moved closed to Dominic.  Anyone with some photoshop skills and an ounce of extra time want to hook me up?  I'll love you forever (and my family will too since I won't be dressing them up and frantically waving things at them to look at me and SMILE!)

Bokeh

look it up

Party of 5

Family Photo 11/28/12

O Tannenbaum

Our 4 day weekend is going might well.  Pick out our tree yesterday, trimming it today. =)

Happy Thanksgiving!

These are just 3 of the 131 pictures we took today trying to get a good photo for our Christmas card.  Guess we'll try again soon.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Pumpkin Pajamas

Halloween night, only 2 and a half weeks ago.

And He's Off

Life in the Fast Lane

Cecilia usually comes to work with me on Fridays and today I had to make 12 loaves of pumpkin cranberry bread for an event this weekend at the winery.  It was a whirlwind day, looking at all these pictures, but not a day unlike most lately.  It started out with Cecilia very excited to help make the bread.

That excitement quickly subsided and she wanted to watch a show.  Then we colored, she played with little Ariel and Eric paper dolls and we listened to, sang and danced to The Little Mermaid soundtrack.  Notice the Ariel sitting in the chair.

We had to go back to the grocery store before lunch, then when we got home, she climbed onto the back of the car and we had a photo shoot.

She ate barely any lunch, but took a good nap.  I continued to bake more bread, and clean out the corner cabinet.  After she woke up, we put the last batch of bread into the oven, and took a walk.  She rose her scooter.  We walked to the post office, to a jewelry store, and back home in time to take the bread out of th oven.  When John got home with Charlotte and Dominic, I had dinner ready in the crock pot, and chocolately chocolate brownies going into the oven for dessert.  We ate, then had a nice evening, just hanging out.  And when I say nice, I mean Charlotte was in time out twice, Dominic bonked his head on whatever he could pull up on, and Cecilia teased Charlotte with whatever toy was the special toy of the moment that they could fight over.

After Dominic went to sleep, we played Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders.

I'm exhausted, how can it only be 9 p.m.?  Plus, I have to work all weekend, oh what fun.

Free Help

Cecilia helped us pick the last of the grapes.  She did a good job.  She bundled up, brought her ponies, played in the tractor, and even picked a few grapes.  She's fun to be around. =)

Cousins Are Fun

Norah and Louis came and stayed with us last weekend, and there were giggles, and good times all around.  John worked all weekend, so I had my hands full (mostly holding Dominic) but I was able to snap a couple shots.  This is what childhood should be made of.