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| Quinn is two so now he can start attending "school." It is even better that he can go with big sister, Lucy. He wasn't even phased when Walt and I dropped him off. And when we picked them up Quinn was more concerned about getting his art project from his teacher than seeing us. It was a success. He will only go one morning a week but I bet he will soon want more. |
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| Walking to the classroom like a pro. |
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| Getting settled in at the play dough table. Great job, Quinn! |
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| Two candles already? How can it be? Quinn celebrate his big day with his little buddies at one of his favorite hang-outs. A Kindermusic party. Quinn takes a fun music class each week and they host birthday parties so it was a perfect match. |
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| All the little ones, and parents alike, enjoyed music and dancing with Ms. Rebecca. |
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| We want shakers!!! |
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| Greyson and his daddy having fun! |
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| And maybe the best part of it all? |
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| Such a happy birthday boy! |
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| Quinn and the Overmann girls. |
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| Lucy and Carlee in their matching Christmas shirts. |
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| Waiting patiently to hear her name called for Christmas gifts. So intense. |
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| Money from Great Grandma Overmann, pretty excited! |
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| Christmas morning with Buzz Lightyear. What could be better? |
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| Of course a little Jessie would make everything perfect. Santa sure knows what the Rooney kids love! |
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| Lucy's first Lincoln Log house. |
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| We are off to the North Pole! |
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| OK Q, I'll just twist off his finger, and when he's distracted with that, you can make off with the goods! |
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| The Polar Express - Seattle style |
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| Random, unshaven dudes who become fashionable every December |
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| Really Q, Santa is not coming home with us. |
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| YeeHaw, mission accomplished, our requests for North Pole Loot have been made. |
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| Blog Note: We've been slacking on the blog, yes, I know. I've made a resolution to blog at least once per week. Although I haven't blogged much, we have been very busy doing many fun winter activities. If anyone is still interested, please catch up with us as I recap! In early December we headed up to the North Cascade Mountains for some snow tubing. It was a beautiful, sunny, clear day. Lucy and Quinn had a ball, as did Walt and I. We've since returned and know it will be a fun winter tradition. |
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| Our snow bunnies. |
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| The tubing course. |
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| We had a really wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. Grandma Jitty and Papa Mike were in town and we had a surprise snow falling that last several days. The snow was a great addition to all the festivities. |
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| Our driveway was the perfect slope for sledding. Lucy was quite the adventurous one, as usual. Don't worry we had someone in the street watching for cars. Most cars had a hard time making it up our neighborhood hill so the street was all clear. |
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| Enjoying the ride back up the hill! |
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| And back down the hill we go! |
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| We spent a lot of time inside during the week, we started putting up Christmas decor. |
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| Lucy found all of her favorite ornaments and chose one branch where they all fit. |
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| We made a lovely gingerbread house, where most candy actually made it on the house. I think? |
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| Then we played in the snow a little more. Is there anything cuter than wee ones in their snow gear? |
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| Daddy had so much fun building the house. What happened to all the candy? |
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| Papa and Quinn posing in their matching flannels. |
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| Lucy's first snowman. |
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| We enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving meal. Thank you, mom, for helping me prepare my first Thanksgiving feast. |
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| The man of the house sitting at the head. I always enjoy the holiday season and now, with little children, it is just magical. |
