Christmas Eve

Wiley fell asleep in his stroller about 5 minutes before the end of the Christmas Eve service. We had to wake him up to put him into his Canadian-rated fleece unisuit, but then he simply rolled over and passed out again under the coat rack.

Stop Sign

He was very excited about the Graydon-sized stop sign, and rather proud of his lollipop too.

One more aquarium picture

Just who is on display here?

Christmas Play at School

Whoever decided the three-year-olds should play the part of the angels in the Christmas story has kind of a twisted sense of humor...! :)

Aquarium part II

Just kidding - I ended up getting a photo of Graydon and Daddy engrossed with the shark tank. Hmm, not sure how good of an idea the hybrid shark-tank-petting-zoo is?? The staff member who was supervising this tank told people to "only touch lightly behind the head" and to "keep an eye on your fingers if they are in the water".

At the aquarium

We visited the newly minted Austin Aquarium today with our friends from the western outskirts of town. Vincent and Graydon had such a blast that I didn't keep up with them long enough to get their photos. Wiley was fascinated by the large tortoise (or maybe it was just the red glow of its warming lamp?). He liked the fish too, but only from the safety of his stroller.

Wiley's First Slide

More fun at the park today! Check out this video on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/AX0v4P2heSQ

Typical weekend...

First, survive Costco (yumm, pizza crust), then take a good long nap, and then head to the park to watch Graydon do laps on his bike. It was cold and windy, but that didn't stop us!

Lesson #1 from a Working Mom

Use the restroom before you leave work. When you get home,
"me time" doesn't exist.

It's been Cold in Texas

But that hasn't stopped us from having fun outside (and in)!

I want I want I want!

... to walk!

9' Christmas Tree

... 8' ceiling.

Tractor Ride

Graydon and Wiley got a ride with Daddy on Jess Holman's Ford 8N from the late 1940's. Jess was "Mama Bob's" father, which makes him the boys' great, great grandfather. 

At some point, Kiwi hitched a ride on the (disconnected) mower deck.