Happy (early) New Year!

Thanks to the Netflix countdowns, some kid-friendly, cherry-flavored bubbly, and these awesome 3-ft sparklers, we celebrated an early 2016 with friends.

Flashback: unwrapping the ND blanket

And beaming at her Daddy.

More Christmas...

Lining up to run and see Santa's haul

MegaZord (we think. Parents still don't understand.)

John in his Batman suit with fins and muscles.

Mary Claire with her new high chair and Big Daddy's Suzy doll.

Sweet sleeping babies

Bedtime stories with Uncle Patrick

Candy Land!

Feeding baby

An early Merry Christmas!

From Team Mitchell-Lasseter

Great visit from friends today!

Fancy!

Gram and Big Daddy are here and Gram brought me fancy dress up things that belonged to her (and Mama) as little girls.

Deer watching

Side yard visitors on a Sunday morning.

Another birthday cupcake

Happy birthday, David!

Just another Thursday night

Wrestling super match.

Bad hair day

This girl loves shoes

MC's favorite game

Guess what's in my hands behind my back? The ornament you keep telling me to leave on the tree!

Stocking by David

Christmas outtakes

Good grief....

Cowgirl

Happy birthday, Larkin!

Mary Claire stole her daddy's milkshake to celebrate your special day. The boys weren't so lucky. She finished it quickly.

Gingerbread house from school

It's Advent!

Calendars and candles and Christmas carols every night. It's MB's favorite family tradition.

These boys love Bob Goblin!

MC loves Uncle George!

Happy Thanksgiving!

cutting feathers

stuffing tails

turkeys with turkeys

Thanksgiving crafts

Go Irish! Beat Eagles!

Ready for Thanksgiving

Our art wall is up!

MC and her 70s haircut

Thanksgiving parties at school

Flashback: MC's birthday

(Iron) Man of the House

Thanks, Great Aunt Marilyn and Great Uncle Chuck!

I love my gifts!

Incentives matter

David has become a champ when it comes to homework lately. Now that he associates completion with "getting a surprise," (in this case a green Army tank) he knocks his letter assignments out with ease.