Planting a flower garden at the CM

Peeking a boo

The "snow" room at the Children's museum.

This place is cool!

Gazing at the first tooth. Pre-bronzing.

Aaaaaand...it's OUT!

Francesca's tooth is going to come out today!

(Captured by Daddy)

rawwwwwrrrrr

Midnight Snack Monster PJs!

New PJs! Such a great feeling!!

A boy and his banana candy.

There is no candy like 25-cent, out-of-a-machine, post-sushi candy.

Angel with angel

Love this winter outfit! Thank you Zona Santa!!

This is loud, and heartfelt.

Oh sweet cousins.

With aunt/cousin Keili!

Oh yeah.

Stretching legs and as at intermission

Some are not so much in the mood for photos, but some are.

Mama and kiddos at the ballet

Almost curtain time!

Love child

In Lobby, getting ready for the Nutcracker

SWEET

It's a Xmas miracle-Francesca tried on a Xmas present!

New hat! Thanks GG!!

Ice Ice baby while we distribute presents

This was a present from Grandma Marsha! Instant ridiculous classic.

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

All dressed up and ready to go to the Nutcracker!!!

Perfect little gentleman

Hanging out on Xmas Eve Eve!

Love all yous guys!!

Angel Francesca

Kindergarten Christmas pageant

About that Christmas dragon...

It's to protect the baby Jesus -- of course!

On the way to church, Blaize decides he will be a Christmas dragon.

Daddy made snowmen pancakes for the kids this morning!

Perfect little Kermit frogger gymnast awaiting his end-of-class stamps

Two minutes later:

Pink plastic ice star applied to area because, "it's a little sore."

Milestone: FIRST LOOSE TOOTH!!!

Bottom left, right above mom's thumb. OMG OMG OMG!!! gulp. etc.

OMSI flight experiments...

Cut Dixie cups, hold over blower. watch them fly. Cool!!

Did you know that?

A bit of archival joy

Mommy + Daddy selfie

Picture this!

At Sarah and Jack's Christmas party with a sweet little angel...

At The Le Monde "spectacle" music recital

Blaize was pretty good. But for the last hour he has basically said nothing but meow. Meow can be said in a lot of different ways.

Shepherd with sheep selfie

Sweet little angels backstage ...

A sweet little sheep from the Xmas pageant

update to the update

Liz changed Gaven's name to Calvin.

Status update Wednesday 7:26 pm

Blaize is a flying dinosaur named Liz. I am a meat eating dinosaur mommy named Gaven. Liz has a cold. Liz loves his mommy.

He's a turtle ninja! That's why he doesn't need to be able to see.

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Cartwheel!

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Or this halo!

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If only she got to wear these wings for the Xmas pageant on Sunday...

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Littlest angel, almost looks like she's flying...

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Tied for first place for cutest sheep ever

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And also: Santa!

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We went to Mississippi Pizza and ran into Elsa and Anna!

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Backstage of "Twist Your Dickens"

I was the "celebrity guest"!

Adriana's last official day. But we'll see her soon!

Love!