Tuesday, February 22, 2011

X-mas Catch-up Continued

We had some nice warm days before Christmas and the big freezes (and snow...in Austin!).












Grandpa (my dad) joins us for caroling at the capital, and the lighting of the Texas capital building and Congress Ave.









We try to go every year.





Messin' around the house before Christmas.










Homemade hot chocolate can NEVER be wasted.




The tree is a total wonder this year.





Grandpa Ralph (my late mother's husband) comes for a visit and brings a rocking horse!




Boy does she love Grandpa.




Clothing optional Christmas fun.




We try out our new rule: "You can touch with one finger..." Too bad it only works when we're looking at her...




Playing in Stella's room.




Uncooperative typewriters...hate 'em.




Making Christmas cookie dough and fudge and dough and fudge and dough...


I so love it all. But I'm glad it's over.

2 comments:

BerlinBound said...

Stella has a big huge smile in every single picture. What a happy little girl you are raising! I like the one-finger-rule -- great idea!

Anonymous said...

i love the pic of you and the apron and the dough making. beautiful. and my fave stella pic is the one with her in a dipe by the typewriter. SO cute.