Treeskirt is Back!

December 4: Treeskirt came back from the North Pole to
keep watch on the kids and let Santa know if they are
naughty or nice.

December 5: We had a lice scare but it turned out that Daphne
just had dirt in her hair. Treeskirt played it safe.

December 6: Nerf dart gun target practice

Even Treeskirt's mom makes him wear safety goggles
when playing with Nerf dart guns

Treeskirt even got a bullseye

December 7: Treeskirt was a little naughty! He took the fake
present that Daphne wrapped at school at the wrapping station
and he cut it in half.

December 8: Uh oh! Sledding accident...

Treeskirt broke the sled and had to ice his head and his knee.

December 9: Treeskirt blended in with
the stockings really well.

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

It was a pre-Christmas miracle- we got snow in Austin!!!! Last Thursday afternoon we got some snow flurries but they melted when they hit the ground. Then later in the evening it snowed some more and a bunch of it (well, a light dusting) stuck to the ground. We were all pretty excited. The snow turned icy overnight and the kids got their first ever snow day on Friday. Since Michael and I needed to work Daphne went over to Michael's parents house and played in the snow with Abuelito.

It was hard to capture the falling snow, especially at night!

This is probably as much snow as we will ever get in Austin.

Daphne with Rocco the Reindeer Dog

Snowman #1

Snowman #2

Scrambled Eggs

Daphne has become quite the expert at making scrambled eggs. She does a lot of it herself- cracks the eggs, whisks them, and stirs them on the stove. We help add the milk, help her with the salt grinder, and turn on/monitor the stove while she stirs.

Daphne's Naughty List

We have mentioned the naughty list a lot recently to keep behavior in check. Daphne informed me this weekend that she is making her own naughty list. So far here is who is on her naughty list and why:

• Tyler- for playing too many video games
• Daddy- for playing video games with Tyler
• PawPaw- for smooching, tickling, snatching, and appe-toe-zers [when he pretends to eat toes]

Thankfully I am still on the nice list. Daphne does not yet have a definitive plan for what happens to those on her naughty list so I will have to keep checking in.

Class Act

Daphne has been fake burping Jingle Bells for about 4 or 5 days now and thinks it is hysterical. Very classy!

Gaylord Texan

While Quinn took his long afternoon nap, Michael and I took the kids over to the Gaylord Texan resort in Grapevine for some holiday festivities.

Sleigh time

These are the largest pair of Santa's boots I have ever seen!
The kids are sitting in hollowed out ornament chairs.

There was manufactured snow. Daphne didn't want to tube,
which involved carrying tubes up stairs, so Tyler and I went
on a number of tubing runs.

Our animal lover

Santa's Workshop: This was the target at
the snow ball throwing station

Daphne only wanted to throw a few snow balls because they
made her hands really cold. Michael finished off her first
bucket and knocked down 4 gifts in a row to the oohs and
aahs of people waiting in line.

Tyler also threw some of Daphne's extra snow balls.

Flower Mound

Last weekend we went to Flower Mound (north side of Dallas/Ft Worth area) to visit our friends Chris and Angie and meet their 8-month old Quinton. We mostly hung out and caught up but also stopped by Twin Coves, which is a really nice park in Flower Mound on the north side of Grapevine Lake.