Stranger anxiety and more T-giving

Sara has got some stranger anxiety lately, she just doesn’t want to be held by ANYONE except Mommy and Daddy. 

Not Great-Grandma Myrtle.

Not Santa Claus

Not Grandma Sandy or Grandpa Dave

Not Grandma Judy

Not Grandpa Steve or Grandma Connie

Just Mommy and Daddy!  Otherwise – this is the face we get.  (Which is all very quickly resolved when firmly back on Mommy’s hip or snuggled in Daddy’s arms)









We enjoyed a day at the beach this Thanksgiving weekend, and boy it was cold!  So, we took our snow suits and had a blast!  Sara chewed on some shells (It’s almost the same picture I took of Alex in 2007!) and was just generally a happy girl.  Alex had a fun time exploring all around.  We didn’t spend too much time there, as it was so darn cold.  But, it was fun anyways.

Alex 2007

We got the kids dressed up and had Santa pictures at Chapters Photography.  They have a great thing – make an appointment (don’t stand in line!) and have Santa pictures with a (totally funny and fantastic) Santa, choose your custom photography package, and they mail you the prints!  You can’t get any better than this!  This year, Alex was soooo looking forward to the Santa visit – he knew exactly what he was going to ask for – a skateboard.  Last year, Santa was still to scary (so Santa had to be peeking behind the chair).  We walked in and Alex had a big smile on his face – it was so fun to see. 

Like a child’s dream come true type of smile.

He sat on Santa’s lap and Santa asked him what he wanted for Christmas.  He said what he wanted and then asked Santa what he wanted for Christmas – this is the funny part.  Santa said that he wanted “Verizon to start carrying the iPhone”.  After I totally cracked up, I said that that was a good one and I wanted that too! 

We put Sara on Santa’s lap to take the picture (and see above – we got a screaming little face) and got another one with Alex sitting in the chair, and Santa peeking out behind the chair.  This one she is smiling.   She loves her brother!

So, when we got home, they were dressed so nicely – I just had to take a few photos myself!

Thankful

We had a very thankful Thanksgiving.  Alex was thankful for getting the eggs at Uncle Mikey’s house, Sara was thankful for “Mum-Mum-Mum”, I was thankful for our health (+insurance!).  Lance never did say what he was thankful for… 

 

Lance – leave a comment (first time ever!) with what you are thankful for.  nnnn-K?  I’m waiting!!!!

 

 

Hmmm… If I were to have to guess – it would go something like this (in no particular order):

 

 

 

Snow, kids playing outside, sledding, cute snowsuits,

 

 

Two happy, healthy kids playing together happily

 

Having fun as a family, being kind to one another

 

Laughing and smiling,

 

 

Making funny faces,

Being beautiful on the inside and out,

Helping Mommy make warm out-of-the-oven pies

The smell from the kitchen is just so great, and a girl who is ready to eat,

Chowing down to some really good food with family and friends,

Sharing the kiddo attention to everyone in the family,

Even cousin Owen, who was so fun to play on,

So much fun to laugh and play,

And last, but not least, a wife who captures it all on “film”. 

How Daddy watches Sara and Football

So easy, when she’s not mobile.  So EASY!

 

Lance watches football every Sunday, has 4 fantasy football leagues he’s in, tracks it all on his computer, and also watches his daughter. 

 

We’ll see how things change when she’s mobile…  But, for now…

 

 

This is how I caught them last Sunday watching football on TV, watching the computer update his fantasy stats, and “watching” Sara