Up North - Snuggle Time

Question: What do you do at the Real House?

Answer: Snuggle in Grandma Queen and Pop Pop's bed!

Up North - Playin' Trains

Question: What else do you do at the Real House?

Answer: Play trains with Pop Pop!

Big Boots

Mama's big boots are a big attraction...first with Owen (above), and now with Julian (below)!

SNOW!

Julian went to play with Aunt Ginny and Greta while we took Owen to see Peter Pan at Civic Theater over break. Julian's favorite part of playing in the snow was catching snowflakes on his tongue. Thanks for sharing these pictures Aunt Ginny!

Stockings

Here's a better picture of our stockings...I think Grandma Brooks has already started work on the fifth (and last) one for next year!

Christmas!

Grandma Brooks made these beautiful hand-knit stockings for our family. She just finished Julian's in time for Christmas (behind Owen). Thank you Grandma Brooks!

Owen loves nothing more than to match Julian..."look, we're twins!"

This is Owen's note to Santa. If you look close, you'll see all the letters to read "Love Santa (signed Owen)" Santa wrote back, "I love you too, Owen."

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

It's the annual trip to Hart Christmas Tree Farm (formerly our across the street neighbors) to cut down a Frasier Fir. This year we had to settle for putting the tree in the car instead of dragging it back to our house. Owen is most excited about Christmas this year and has insisted on snuggling on the couch and looking at the Christmas tree lights in the dark every night before bed. Julian's favorite part was getting to ride on a tractor!