Mini-Nut

As many of you know: Moxie has a serious obsession with ballet.  She took a class (cutest thing ever) and was very serious about her dancing.  This year we got tickets to Maryland Youth Ballet's Mini-Nutcracker performance.  It is the highlights of the longer ballet complete with Mouse King, sugar plum fairies, and, yep, Nutcrackers.  Mox took her class with her bestie Riley and we got to sit with them at the show AND go to dinner together.  At the end Moxie and Riley got a pizza with nutella and strawberries on it.  WIN.

We dressed up in our nice clothes (for the second and likely last time)

Both kids needed to blow off a little steam after sitting quietly and enjoying the show for a solid hour.

YES!

Sisters

As Keen gets older she both becomes more fun AND a bigger threat to Moxie's happy existence.  Now that Keen can crawl, climb, and sometimes walk (a little) she has become more of a playmate AND more competition for resources.  So far they play well together most of the time and we only catch Moxie trying to choke Keen occasionally.

Dual Slide Masters

"All the princesses are in the tower!"

No room in the bed left for parents.

Making silly faces during snack time.

Playing the piano together. (heart melts)

Christmas Decoration

This year we got a REAL tree.  We also decorated it, hung ornaments in the yard, put up a wreath, and hung stockings.  It was legit.

Moxie got an awesome Playmobil advent calendar that looked like a weird forest/farm scene until the last couple days.  Santa, an angel, the sled and reindeer all came at the end. 

Our stockings: all made by Teresa Lee were hung on our wall (using pens).  Keen's was sent directly to Wichita for the inaugural Santa visit. 

All kinds of crazy ornaments.  Moxie picked every. single. one.  She also tried to hang ALL of them on the same branch.  

She was quite proud of herself.

Keen tried to kill herself and the tree.