12.31.10

The best of the bad timer photos.
(We looked a little better earlier in the evening.)

Happy New Year!

12.30.10

Nap time for the Dilly Man.

{Two weeks of holiday excitement has finally caught up with him.}

12.29.10

Rapunzel and Barbie out for a joy ride in Barbie's new convertible.

12.28.10

Does anyone else get the urge to organize this time of year?

12.27.10

Week 4 and everyone is still going strong thanks in part to 

Monday night group workouts...

and her.

12.26.10

It's always a lot of work to round everyone up for a group shot,

but afterward you are always glad you did.

12.25.10

Two more photo bloggers in the making?

Merry Christmas!

12.24.10

Cousins.

{Christmas Eve 2010}

12.23.10

Merry Christmas Eve Eve.

12.22.10

Running last minute pre-Christmas errands without kids?

Priceless.

12.21.10

Look who's forward-facing now.

12.20.10

It took me a moment to realize 

what that whooshing sound was coming from the other room.

12.19.10

All Mommy wanted for Christmas was one good decent Christmas tree picture.

12.18.10

And she's off!

12.17.10

White elephant-ing at its very best.

12.16.10

Kitchen table or highway?

You decide.

12.15.10

Thanks to Santa's Secret Shop,

Dylan's Christmas shopping is complete.

12.14.10

Our little angel.

{Manger Day 2010}

12.13.10

Tea parties, by Ella.

12.12.10

Bottoms up!

12.11.10

True story.

12.10.10

Gingerbread house, girl style...

didn't get a good shot of the boys' house but it wasn't nearly as cute ;)

12.09.10

That's our boy.

{First elementary school Christmas program}

12.08.10

Note to self: 

the house key on my key chain does not actually open the door to this house.

12.07.10

Advent-ing.

12.06.10

Work Out Challenge, 

Day One.

12.05.10

After a brief incident that involved returning the first tree we brought home,

she's finally up and decorated.

12.04.10

My favorite part of decorating the Christmas tree -

looking through the ornaments, remembering.

12.03.10

Dylan's graham cracker gingerbread house,

carefully constructed today with Daddy at kindergarten.

12.02.10

Christmas came a little early for the Terpstra boys this year.
Any guesses?

12.01.10

First snow.

11.30.10

The wreath-making continues.

{Sometimes it just feels good to channel your inner Martha.}

11.29.10

Today my mom celebrates a milestone birthday - 

(hint: one grandchild for every decade).

I love you, Mom!

11.28.10

Hosting small group tonight,

trying out a new treat.

11.27.10

Thankful.

11.26.10

Hope you're enjoying your Friday morning -
I'm out shopping!

11.25.10

After our Thanksgiving meal the Jen women got crafty. 

Be impressed.

[To make your own, click here.]

11.24.10

This package arrived in the mail today and along with it

reason #536 why I love my friends.

11.23.10

There is now more than one scrapbook-er in our house.

11.22.10

Thanksgiving Feast. 

I'm thankful for my Kindergarten pilgrim who is still little enough to give me a hug (unprompted) as I am leaving his class.

11.21.10

Snack time, big girl style.

Note: the non-soft-spouted sippy cup and the bowl of baby Goldfish.

11.20.10

Watch out.

It's craft show season.

[A couple of my favorite booths here and here, towel patterns here.]

11.19.10

It's been that kind of week.

11.18.10

Yesterday Dylan brought home a birthday card from a girl.

Not sure if we're going to be friends or not, "Ashley."

11.17.10

Mady turns one!

11.16.10

Little ballerinas.

11.15.10

Rub-a-dub-dub, two girls in a tub.

11.14.10

The birthday banner lives to see another day (or three).

Just waiting to wrap up the birthday bonanza with Mady's first birthday this week Wednesday.

11.13.10

Six! Wow.

11.12.10

Four. Sigh.