Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Christmas Day

It's Christmas morning!
Can you feel the magic?
Can you see the pair of "Members Only" shorts 
waiting excitedly behind the girls to get downstairs and make coffee?

The girls' big gift this year was a giant swing from Nonnie
I should add, this is not the way the manufacturer intended for this swing to be used!
While mommy's blessings were doubled in the world of the electric mixer (oops!)

And, finally, the true gift of the holidays came with some family time.
The kids exchanged real gifts with each other this year, 


while the adults exchanged sock monkeys and ugly sweaters.


Merry Christmas, Mon!

Monday, December 23, 2013

Coronado Butterfly Preserve

Monarch Butterflies are pretty smart insects.
For one thing, they can circumnavigate the globe,
and for another, many of them opt to overwinter in Santa Barbara.

Since all of the cousins on mommy's side of the family were in town for Christmas,
we decided to spend the day hanging out with butterflies.


Friday, December 20, 2013

Oh! You Better Watch Out!

 You Better Not Pout!

You Better Not Cry...

I'm telling you why,
 Because Mommy will keep on making you pose
with various Santa Clauses until we get...
The Perfect One!