snow & ice

Mighty icicle,

mighty cute little rider.

Sunny nap in snow,

and up again to hit the trail!

Tucked in under a snowy blanket.

holly-dazzle

A pre-holiday weekend with the cousins....

All aboard the Polar Express train ride in Duluth!

Choo, choo.

Classic L & L pose.

Listening to the story,

and hot chocolate for the bobbsey twins.

Later on in Bentleyville, Andrea snuggles in with Mateo and Emma.

Pop pushes Will, the marshmallow.

S'more making.

Up close with the reindeer lights.

Hello Rudolph,

and Hello, Mrs. Claus!

the holly-daze

Team Tree displays this year's harvest.

Little peanut eyes which ornament to rip down first.

Mmmm, sugar in many delicious and not-so-nutritious forms....

One less sweet tooth here. Big L lost his first tooth. Literally - at school somewhere. He says "maybe it just flipped out of my mouth when I was talking?" Or maybe it went the route of those carrots they had for snack today.....

more tiny love

Newest addition to the cousin gang: tiny wonder, Leo Christopher Carlson, born December 2. Big sister Izzy beams.....

gal pals

A glut of sisterly pics lately, as bro toils away in Kindergarten...

Clothes on,

clothes off.

Sledding (and slumping),

sipping hot chocolate (and wishing her milk was chocolate...).

Playdough chef,

and happy clean baby bum.

the big cheese

Amidst the swirl of turkeys and travel, little girl learns to stand alone....

with trusty pal dolly,

and tiny pillow.

Power squat!