a very messy diaper

We had a very messy diaper (and clothes and baby)  this morning. I had to give up on baby wipes and put him in the sink.

decorating

Some tree decorating pictures. Some of them are really awful. If there isn't enough natural light my camera automatically sets itself on close up and then I can't take a clear picture of anything. If anyone knows how to fix it let me know.

Rory and Gage did almost all of the decorating. I only added a few ornaments where they couldn't reach. And they were standing on a chair so there was very little that they couldn't reach.

christmas tree

We got our Christmas tree yesterday at a farm in E-town.

Searching for a tree.

Our tree before it was cut down.

Timber! Piper was very upset  that our Christmas tree fell on the ground.

Carrying it our of the field.

Piper falling over a small tree. (The whole tree is under her belly.)

There is hot chocolate at the tree farm and a fire with hotdogs and marshmallows  to roast. Rory had hot chocolate with pumpkin pie creamer in it which she thought was the greatest thing she ever ate.

The kids all wore Christmas shirts (although no one could see them under their coats) and Gage wore a Santa hat and elf slippers. He made friends with the girls working at the farm. They had on elf costumes too so he showed them all his stuff. Before we left he made sure to run back to tell them good bye and give them hugs.

Four kids and a tree in a minivan.

trains

These are from a garden center in Lititz. They have a train display set up with little people and cartoon characters hidden throughout. The kids all get a list of things to find. Rory, Gage and Piper all loved it. They spent a long time running around finding everything. These were taken on my phone and apparently the left side of the lens is dirty - so, sorry about the half blurry pictures.

deer

These are some pictures from the path in the business park where Adam works.

Crosby got out of the van asleep and then got back into

the van still asleep after our walk.

Rory,  Gage and Piper with their sticks - all ready for a walk.

These deer statues are out behind a pavilion.

Crosby rode a deer while he slept.

This is a weird ledge thing in the pavilion. I'm not really sure what its purpose is - maybe to put food on.

A great blue heron. We followed it around the pond for a while but never quite got close to it. Eventually it flew away completely.

Here it is flying across the pond.

Running with a statue.

Playing at the playground.

Playing the guitar.

piano

Piper and her cousin, Clara, playing the piano.

curly

Big Cousin Kayli curled the girls' hair for them last week.