Nursery Rhyme Day at School

Mary (Laine!) had a little lamb

Mary and her lamb

Little Bo Peep and Mary had a Little Lamb

More of Mary Laine's Birthday

A picture showing that Langdon is 2, Susanne is 23, and Mary Laine is 3 (night before her birthday).
So... 2-2-3-3

We blew up a bunch of balloons for her to see when she woke up.

Dress up outfits from Mimi and Papa

Christmas 2012

Well, I stopped posting after Advent Day 17, so here are the very few pictures that I took after that (someone in our family was sick from that point until mid-January):

Breaking It Down

Here is a video of the kids having some fun in the rental house:

Where Have I Been, You Ask?

Well, we did alot of this:

(Packing Boxes)

To leave this: 

A little sad - I loved this house!

And move into a rental (for the next few months) that had a few of these:

... and none of this:

(Heat)

And in the middle of all of the above, we took a break to go here:

We are now mice-free (we hope!), with heat and no more boxes!! Ah, it is so nice to feel normal. I could probably use another trip to Costa Rica right about now, though! (**More on that to come!)