uh oh!

i think we have an official thumb sucker.

more christmas fun...

lena's favorite christmas present (frodo baggins action figure)



stella's first try in the jump-up



eli had to try it, too



mmm...sticky buns



tired ballerina

Merry Christmas!

some photos from last night and this morning...

lena quote

recently we were shopping at an upscale mall with lots of nice and expensive stores. we step into design within reach (a furniture store which is actually not quite within the reach of the tinkers...aka VERY expensive). so, we walk in and start looking around...all 5 of us. i'm trying to act slightly fancy and cool when lena blurts out "hey, is this the goodwill?" um...no.

roll over

eli and stella both rolled over for the first time today. isn't that twinny and cute?

more kiddos

eli "the tongue"




stella after her bath

Art projects

Here are a couple of art projects Lena made. The drawing is a "porcupine."

some december photos

stella's double chin...


one of lena's famous faces


lena and chris getting our tree


lena's christmas dress...she picked it out herself and wants to wear it constantly

dirty sock tree

well...you never know what you might find decorating your Christmas tree when there's an almost 4 year old in the house.

Christmas tree!

I love getting our Christmas tree each year. This year, the weather was beautiful and sunny which meant not much mud. Lena gave herself the special name of "Christmas tree decorator" and helped quite a bit. We have the lights on a remote control switch and Lena believes she can turn them off and on by saying "lights on" and "lights off" if she concentrates on having the Christmas spirit in her heart. Are we terrible? Maybe. But it sure is cute to watch!

the three kids...

happy thanksgiving!

we had a wonderful thanksgiving despite the pouring rain, and we are certainly thankful and blessed with three amazing kids. let me just say, though, that trying to get a halfway decent family photo with goon #1 and her two tiny sidekicks is just about impossible!

tinker girls

here are two pretty pictures of the tinker girls. in lena's photo, she's doing one of her poses (oh dear!). note: that's a pony tail holder, NOT a gigantic ear ring...

for stella's photo, lena has picked out stella's outfit and special hat. what a little cherub.

bumbo babies

here are eli and stella in their "bumbo" seats showing off their double chins. they'll sit in these seats for about 10 minutes and stare at each other and sometimes make each other laugh, which is really funny and cute to watch.

bald spots

check out eli and stella's bald spots. stella (on the left) has created a perfect circle. eli's is a little harder to see. both their hair is definitely thinning!