Leah and Zoe!

Christmas Eve Ruffles

Leah proudly shows her ruffled tights to her duly impressed Grammie.

THE Christmas Cookies

Decorating with Aunt Heather, Uncle Caleb, Great Aunt Lisa, and Grampa

Uncle Caleb was very patient with his cookie protege.

Yard Work

Happily mowing the sidewalk.

A more serious moment.

Nativity Scene

Leah thinks of our nativity set as, "Mary and her little lambs, plus a donkey."
Joseph and the shepherd occasionally get to play too. I expect baby Jesus
will be a big hit after he's born.

A Check-Up for Elmo

After she determined that Elmo's heart was OK, she took his blood pressure.
She wrapped the cuff around his arm and everything.

Shoes, Glorious Shoes

This was a very successful birthday present.

The complete look.

A Follow-up Party

We enjoyed Ryan's birthday party last weekend. Leah
enjoyed it so much that she came home and recreated
it for her friends and her daddy. They sang several
verses of the always popular, "Happy Day!" song.

The Joys of Catalog Shopping

Leah likes to look at toy catalogs. Mostly she likes pointing out the toys
she already has. "I have this." Pause, turn page. "I have this." Pause,
turn page, and so on.

"Christmas Tree!"

Shopping for a tree in the Kroger forest.

Crowning the chosen tree. Leah is MUCH more excited
about the season this year.

Wrestling

Wrestling disguised as a hug.

Love disguised as a choke hold.

The real thing.

Check out video of the match on Graham's blog (see the link to the left).

Visiting with the Meerkat

Grandpa and the Grandkids

Sorry, more backs.

The Three Ls

Our Moat

Peter helps Leah and Graham investigate Grandma and Grandpa's
moat. David and I used to do the very same thing.

Lap Time

A lot of reading was done.