Christmas 2012

Visit from Santa

 

 Thanks for all our Christmas presents Mimi and Pa!

 Princess Leila

 Nice new Dino shirt for Kai

 Leila with her Barbie head getting ready to do her hair...

 ...and her nails

 "Twas the night before Christmas..."

 Riding their new stuffed tigers

 Christmas eve at the cousins house, we even got some snow!

 "Merry Christmas everybody!"

Aquarium and Halloween 2012

 We are not even related to this baby, but Leila wanted to hold him...and pose for the camera!

 

 

 At the Aquarium, Leila petting a stingray

 "Ready, set, go!"

 Kai petting the stingrays at the aquarium

 "Mmmm, I love cupcakes.  Don't anyone bother me."

"Who's that little boy and girl in the fishtank???"

 Relaxation time

 Halloween at school: Surprisingly Leila was a princess...

 ...and Kai shocked us and wanted to be a dinosaur!!!

 We also got displaced for a night by Hurricane Sandy.  Luckily, being displaced for us simply means going to Mimi and Pa's house!  Leila and Kai got to sleep together in bed which they thoroughly enjoyed by staying up for an extra couple hours, talking, yelling laughing, telling jokes, jumping on the bed, you name it!  Here they are after they FINALLY passed out from exhaustion!

Bye Bye Summer 2012

We were so lucky to get to spend almost two whole weeks at the beach this summer, here is a little pictorial recap of our vacation.

 Leila helping make breakfast

 Liz and Erin came down for a couple days too which was great.

 The men on the kayak

 Leila must have a little of Aunt Barbara in her, every time you tell her to smile for the camera, she makes a funny face!

 Hanging with the ipad, I mean, with Pa

 Leila liked the kayaks better when they were on land!  But mommy did get her out there with her the next day.

 Watching the incredible sunset

 A great blue heron landed on the dock next to our house

 Nap time at the beach.  Isn't that what vacation is all about?!!

We caught a meal full of crabs throughout the week and had a little crab feast on our last day of vacation.  Here is a video of Kai vs. Mr. Blue Claw

They were some big crabs!

 These are some pictures from home this past week.  Our last week together until school officially starts!

 Check out my new snake tattoo!