lately...

oh my goodness!

where to even begin!

i haven't done a "lately" post in awhile so get ready ;)

and enjoy!

christmas tree shopping!!

wassail walk downtown!

all snuggled :)

sporting his brother's boxer briefs. 

christmas season calls for whipped cream on everything!

getting nanny's tree decorated!

christmas pj and movie day!

sometimes the baby and i take an ice cream break after we get the three big boys down for a nap :)

decorating our tree!

we love our ornaments from all our travels!!

bach's christmas luncheon and concert!!

and later that night was an event at our local art museum!

crafting, crafting...

coloring pages at the local coffee shop!

christmas parade!

advent wreath!

sweet little crepe shop in houston!

remembering sweet aunt anne.
she passed right before christmas but my grandmother got to see her one last time.

more crafting for the market!

how baby robert feels about the holiday hustle bustle ;)

painting pinecones!

SANTA!

they have the coolest crafts downtown!

homemade hot chocolate and kettle corn!

and the first thing they did the next day, was to paint those trains!

almost ready for the market!

...almost.

christmas nativity with the children's choir!

mike, enjoying a conference in sunny miami!

the kid will find any apples you've got and take a few bites out of each.

the scents of christmas!

and lots of holiday baking!

moooooore crafts.

sweet sleeping boy.

robert's passport picture!!

more movie days!

and more crafting!

elf ornaments!

winter harvesting!

warm gingerbread and a sleeping hubby

finally market day!

a beautiful day downtown!

that night, we headed to a chili cookout with our cc family!

and had such a great time we didn't take many pictures!

zoo day with our friends!

michael is rocking his wrestling class!

homemade beignets!

nye party with my mama!

a super cool old elevator!

"daddy, can you make me a play doh shark!?"

actual nye.
the electricity went off for almost 12 hours so it was about 55 degrees in our house when we got back into that night.
we still poured some prosecco and watched a movie!

off on some adventure!

waffles for dinner at nanny and paw paw's

putting away the christmas ornaments!

post nye sparklers!

last day with uncle vince!

christmas puzzles!

church breakfast!

big helper :)

i feel this way about bread, too, baby robert.

almost done!

aaaaand done!

last day of the pretty tree!

baby sara!!

i love my kitchen helpers :)

passport (renewal) day!

rebecca and matt are engaged!!!

even though jack is a big five years old, he still passes out for naptime whenever we are in the car :)

more puzzles!

director's essays!

i feel like my poor diffuser has been run into the ground this season!

we left the special bedtime friends behind but luckily g-ma mailed them to us!!

four pie!! i saw this on a tasty video or food network or something and had to try it! it worked so well!

director's interview with my awesome friend and mentor!

shopping!

new hair for mommy!

10th anniversary!!!

we went to a friend's restaurant and her daughter was our waitress! we love you Skyla!

mommy time.

jack's version of duckface :)

aldi bingo!

splitting logs!

this baby nurses in the oddest positions :)

mike's birthday!!

library day!

with a stop off at our fav girl scout's :)

mike got a super cool adult lego set for his birthday but the boys have quickly taken over it :)

date night!-

sweetest brothers reading :)