Squee!

One of my fashionable aunts sent the new one the cutest outfit I've ever seen. See?

I think she's adorable, although her horrified facial expression shows that she clearly doesn't trust me.

In other news, the little guy thoroughly enjoyed a chocolate-chip cookie last night.

Christmas Parade

Despite Eric's best efforts to talk the boy out of it, we went to the Christmas Parade downtown this evening. It was raining pretty hard, but it wasn't too cold out. All the pictures I took look pretty dark, rainy, and miserable, but we had a good time.

Although the new one wasn't impressed...

Wise Man?

The little dude has been assigned the role of a wise man in our church's Christmas pageant this Sunday. Here he is in costume (pre-hemming):

And here he is how he looked the rest of the day... with a sticker on his forehead.  Wise man my big toe!

My Mother's Daughter

I am my mother's daughter. Today, I took both kids (and my poor mother-in-law) outside in the cold because it was sunny. Anyway, the little one wasn't a huge fan of something, so she cried. Sometimes when she cries, the boy runs over and says "What's wrong, baby?" right in her face in a loud, high-pitched, sing-song voice. It's hilarious, but less than helpful.

We did finally go back inside-- look at the relief on her face!

Familiar Faces and Places

I took this picture of Number Two today...

and it looked familiar. I went through our old photos and found this picture of Number One dated from when he was almost two weeks old. I'm already in a rut.

Doctor, Doctor

After saying goodbye to my parents today, the little guy played doctor. He likes to give us shots with his needle. Luckily for us, his "needle" is the not-at-all-sharp antennae for a remote control car. Phew! Here's Eric being a good sport:

And here's baby girl, hanging out with her Pops:

Christmas Train

We took the Santa Express train ride today with my parents and both little ones. The giant child was enthralled with the train and the engineers. He was glued to the window and almost completely ignored Santa Claus and Santa's elf (who was handing out candy canes).

He was like this the entire ride, even when Santa came by.

When we asked him who gave him the candy cane, we got a blank stare. I said "Did Santa's elf give you the candy cane?" and he replied "No. It was some lady dressed up in red and green."

This one just slept.