Christmas Cookies

Nana came over to help us make Christmas cookies.

Bear's favorite was the train, of course.

 Lilli and mama loved eating the dough.

Say "frosting" Bear.

My friends came over the next day for decorating

and we had a fun cookie tower competition.

Gingerbread House

Daddy helped us build our 1st real Gingerbread House.

Now it's time to eat it!

Seeing Santa

Here is our annual visit to Santa,
it is the first year in a while with no screaming.

Oh, course when he asked me what I was thinking and smiling about

I couldn't help myself and had to tell him what I knew of him and his job.

Christmas Card 2013

Merry Christmas from the Wassink Family

He tends his flock like a shepherd:

He gathers the lambs in his arms

and carries them close to his heart;

he gently leads those that have young.

Is 40:11

We all, like sheep, have gone astray,

each of us has turned to our own way;

and the Lord has laid on him

the iniquity of us all.

Is 53:6

Christmas Pictures

Bear had just been running around the pool

(while not cooperating during picture taking)

and he FELL IN*.  He was a little shocked but it was all ok.

 Pretty pose

 *Bear's second outfit, almost needed another change.

My two favorite boys in the world!

Thanksgiving

 We had all our family over for Thanksgiving.

 Uncle Mick took some nice pictures of the "Brady" side

but we were thankful to spend the day with all of our grandparents, 

Aunts, Uncles, except Henry and Ema, and my fav- Nora!

 Thankful for mamma too, we don't say that enough.

Bear is 3

Bear loves helping mama in the kitchen,

especially if it involves making a mess or cracking eggs.

Here he is helping make his birthday cake.

Bear's Day Out with Thomas, Pops and Nana

Nana and Pops took Bear for a Day Out with Thomas

for his 3rd Birthday.

He got to go on his own big train ride.

It was a bit overwhelming to see it all in real life.

 Choo, choo- crazy conductor!

 Thanks Pops and Nana for all the great memories!

Soccer

 Lilli was a trooper in her first year of soccer.

 She was happy to have daddy be her coach.

We liked coming to cheer her on. My favorite part was 

going to the park after and getting donuts.

Halloween

I was a cat for Halloween

 Lil fit into her doggy costume (I think for the last time) 

but it was good for this cold morning while they were visiting the

Literature Day Parade at school.  Here we aren't fighting like cats and dogs (like usual).

 Nana came out for the fun at Trunk or Treat.

 Bear as Percy. Nora as Minnie.

 Lilli as pirate.

CANDY!

Disney Memories 2013

One of the highlights this year was that after I turned 7, 

I could go on Car's Single Rider and fly through the lines.

Bear and Lilli's favorite place was Car's Land, 

even if they could only go on 2 rides.

Above is how we would start the day...Lilli would be so excited she would be squeezing Bear's head off.  Bear's pants would always be falling down and Mom would be telling us how she likes to torture herself to experience our joy.

Above, by mid-day...Aunt Shannie (or Tita Ema) would have given us too many sweets, mom would be tired of hearing Bear whine that his pants are "Wet!" after Aunt Shannie let him play in the water fountain and this is just how we roll. So many great memories,

Bear at Nemo ride

Shannie's Minnie Me

Tick Tock, the year is almost up

Look at all those Lego's!

Pumpkins

Here we are carving pumpkins with Daddy, 

and I am saying Hello to camera woman Mommy.

 Bear and Lilli don't mind getting dirty,

so I let them do all the dirty work (as usual).